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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog

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2020-2021 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

History Major – B.A. Degree

History Major (39-42 cr)

A. Foundation Courses (27 cr)

HIS 298 - Historical Methods Credit: 3
United States History (6 credits) - Select one at the 100-200 level and one at the 300 level
European History (6 credits) - Select one at the 100-200 level and one at the 300 level
World/Transnational/Comparative History (6 credits) - Select one at the 100-200 level and one at the 300 level
African, Asian or Latin American History (6 credits) - Select one at the 100-200 level and one at the 300 level

B. Capstone Track (6 cr)

Select one track from the following:

United States History Track

HIS 451 - Topics in American History Credit: 3
HIS 453 - Research Seminar in American History Credit: 3 *

European History Track

HIS 461 - Topics in European History Credit: 3
HIS 463 - Research Seminar in European History Credit: 3 *

World, Transnational, Comparative, African, Asian, Latin American Track

HIS 471 - Topics in World and Transnational History Credit: 3
HIS 473 - Research Seminar in World and Transnational History Credit: 3 *

C. Elective Requirements (6 cr)

Six hours of upper division history electives, under advisement.

D. Cognate Requirements (0-3 cr)

Any approved General Education computer and information literacy course - OR - passing the computer and information literacy competency exam.

*Research seminar papers in these courses require a second reader determined by the student and the instructor.

Note: A grade of C- or better must be earned in all courses credited toward the major.

History Courses

United States History Courses

HIS 202 - History of the United States to 1865 Credit: 3
HIS 203 - History of the United States Since 1865 Credit: 3
HIS 204 - African Americans to 1877 Credit: 3
HIS 248 - Women in American History to 1865 Credit: 3
HIS 249 - Women in American History, 1865 to Present Credit: 3
HIS 341 - America’s Vietnam War Credit: 3
HIS 343 - Colonial America Credit: 3
HIS 344 - American Immigration and Ethnic History Credit: 3
HIS 345 - The Early Republic: US 1789-1848 Credit: 3
HIS 348 - Women in Twentieth Century United States Credit: 3
HIS 350 - Slavery In America to 1865 Credit: 3
HIS 352 - The Gilded Ages and Progressive Era Credit: 3
HIS 353 - The Black Power Movement Credit: 3
HIS 354 - Native American History Credit: 3
HIS 356 - Civil War and Reconstruction Credit: 3
HIS 358 - American Urban History Credit: 3
HIS 369 - The United States Since 1945 Credit: 3
HIS 372 - History of Blaxploitation Cinema Credit: 3
HON 141 - American Intellectual Heritage Credit: 3

European History Courses

HIS 100 - The West and the World to 1500 Credit: 3
HIS 101 - The West and the World, 1500-1900 Credit: 3
HIS 230 - The Western Heritage I Credit: 3
HIS 231 - The Western Heritage II Credit: 3
HIS 300 - European Intellectual History in the 19th Century Credit: 3
HIS 301 - European Intellectual History in the 20th Century Credit: 3
HIS 308 - Jews, Christians, and Muslims to 1500 Credit: 3
HIS 311 - Europe in an Age of Revolution, 1789 - 1848 Credit: 3
HIS 312 - Early Middle Ages Credit: 3
HIS 313 - High and Late Middle Ages Credit: 3
HIS 315 - Ancient Rome Credit: 3
HIS 317 - Renaissance Europe Credit: 3
HIS 319 - History of England, 1914 - 1950 Credit: 3
HIS 323 - Europe Between the World Wars, 1917-1939 Credit: 3
HIS 324 - Europe Since 1945 Credit: 3
HIS 329 - The Cold War Credit: 3
HIS 330 - History of Russia to 1917 Credit: 3
HIS 331 - Twentieth Century Russia Credit: 3
HON 140 - Western Intellectual Heritage Credit: 3

World/Transnational/Comparative History Courses

HIS 102 - World History in the Twentieth Century Credit: 3
HIS 212 - Women in History Credit: 3
HIS 216 - Modern Latin America Credit: 3
HIS 244 - Introduction to Global Sport History Credit: 3
HIS 307 - World War I Credit: 3
HIS 326 - World War II Credit: 3
HIS 333 - History of Sexuality in the U.S. and Ireland Credit: 3
HIS 335 - History & Civilizations in South Asia Credit: 3
HIS 337 - Social and Cultural History of Sport Credit: 3
HIS 363 - The American Revolution Credit: 3
HIS 367 - Global Disease Credit: 3
HIS 379 - History in Video Games Credit: 3

African, Asian, or Latin American History courses

HIS 206 - Africa to 1800 Credit: 3
HIS 207 - Africa since 1800 Credit: 3
HIS 208 - Modern Asia Credit: 3
HIS 209 - Traditional Asia and Its Legacy Credit: 3
HIS 215 - Introduction to Latin American Civilizations Credit: 3
HIS 335 - History & Civilizations in South Asia Credit: 3
HIS 336 - South Asian Sacred Spaces Credit: 3
HIS 338 - History of Yoga Credit: 3
HIS 373 - History of Mexico Credit: 3
HIS 383 - Modern China Credit: 3
HIS 384 - Contemporary Chinese History Through Film: 1900 to Present Credit: 3
HIS 385 - Modern Japan Credit: 3
HIS 389 - History of the Middle East Credit: 3
HIS 390 - Harems, Bathhouses, and Brothels: Society, Gender, and Sexuality in the Early Modern Islamic World Credit: 3
HIS 391 - Modernization and Development in Africa Credit: 3
HIS 392 - History of Islam in Africa Credit: 3
HIS 394 - History of the Ottoman Empire Credit: 3