History B.A.

Degree Requirements

A major in History is achieved by completion of the following requirements, in addition to the General Education and electives required for a degree:

Required Core Course

HIS 200Intro to Historical Study

1 Course Credit

Required Capstone Course

HIS 406Senior Research Seminar

1 Course Credit

NOTE: In extraordinary circumstances, a student may petition to substitute HIS 490A or HIS 490B for HIS 406

Required Distribution Courses

Seven (7) additional HIS course credits selected by the student in consultation with the Academic Advisor and ensuring that the following distributive criteria are met:

Minimum of four (4) HIS courses at the 200- to 400- level, two of which must be at the 300- or 400- level. (Neither HIS 200 nor HIS 406 may be used to fulfill any of these.)

Minimum of two (2) course credits from the American area, one of which must be African-American (see list below).

Minimum of three (3) course credits in Regional history from two different areas:  European, African, Middle East, and Asian areas (see list below).

Minimum of one (1) course credit in Global history (see list below).

Minimum of two (2) course credits in which the bulk of the course content is pre-1700 (see list below).

It is the intention of the Department that a single course can meet one or more of these distributive requirements. For example, HIS 243: The Silk Road could serve as a 200-level class and meet the Global and pre-1700 requirements, thus fulfilling three of the seven required distribution courses.

 

American Distribution

Minimum of two (2) course credits from the American area, one of which must be African-American (see list below).
American Courses
HIS 132Appalachian America (APS)

1 Course Credit

HIS 161American History to 1865

1 Course Credit

HIS 162American History Since 1865

1 Course Credit

HIS 201/PSC 201Amer Political Thought(PSC)

1 Course Credit

HIS 250Patriotic Gore (AFR)

1 Course Credit

HIS 310Seminar in U. S. History

1 Course Credit

HIS 355Sem in American Rel Hist

1 Course Credit

African American Courses
HIS 165/AFR 165Intro to Afr Amer His(AFR)

1 Course Credit

HIS 242/AFR 242African American Cinema (AFR)

1 Course Credit

HIS 245/AFR 245Black Urban History (AFR)

1 Course Credit

HIS 250Patriotic Gore (AFR)

1 Course Credit

HIS 309Black Power Beyond Borders AFR

1 Course Credit

HIS 356/AFR 356Sem: African-Amer History(AFR)

1 Course Credit

Global Distribution

Minimum of one (1) course credit in Global history (see list below).
Global Courses
HIS 126Traces of the Global Past I

1 Course Credit

HIS 127Traces of the Global Past II

1 Course Credit

HIS 229/AST 229Modern Imperialism (AST)

1 Course Credit

HIS 243The Silk Road (AST)

1 Course Credit

HIS 309Black Power Beyond Borders AFR

1 Course Credit

HIS 320Topical Seminar in Global Hist

1 Course Credit

Pre-1700 Distribution

Minimum of two (2) course credits in which the bulk of the course content is pre-1700 (see list below).
Pre-1700 Courses
HIS 112The Worlds of the Middle Ages

1 Course Credit

HIS 124Medieval Animals

1 Course Credit

HIS 126Traces of the Global Past I

1 Course Credit

HIS 128Classical Greek Civ (CLS)

1 Course Credit

HIS 129Classical Roman Civ (CLS)

1 Course Credit

HIS 130Albion & Eire: British Isles

1 Course Credit

HIS 243The Silk Road (AST)

1 Course Credit

HIS 311Seminar: Medieval History

1 Course Credit

Regional History Distribution

Minimum of three (3) course credits in Regional history from two different areas:  European, African, Middle East, and Asian areas (see list below).
African Courses
HIS 103Survey of African His (AFR)

1 Course Credit

Asian Courses
HIS 122/AST 122History of China (AST)

1 Course Credit

HIS 123/AST 123History of Japan (AST)

1 Course Credit

HIS 324ASeminar in Asian History (AST)

1 Course Credit

HIS 324CSeminar in Asian History (AST)

1 Course Credit

HIS 324JSeminar in Asian History (AST)

1 Course Credit

European Courses
HIS 112The Worlds of the Middle Ages

1 Course Credit

HIS 124Medieval Animals

1 Course Credit

HIS 128Classical Greek Civ (CLS)

1 Course Credit

HIS 129Classical Roman Civ (CLS)

1 Course Credit

HIS 130Albion & Eire: British Isles

1 Course Credit

HIS 131Britain & the Emp, 1688 to Pre

1 Course Credit

HIS 140/SPN 140History of Spain (SPN)

1 Course Credit

HIS 244Medieval Justice

1 Course Credit

HIS 246There and Back Again

1 Course Credit

HIS 311Seminar: Medieval History

1 Course Credit

HIS 335Topic Sem-Modern European His

1 Course Credit

Middle Eastern Courses
HIS 133Hist of Pre-Modern Middle East

1 Course Credit

HIS 134Recent History of Middle East

1 Course Credit

HIS 175/PSC 175His & Pol of Arab-Isr (PSC)

1 Course Credit

Required Collateral Courses

A foreign language through the third (103) level. 

A student who has advanced language skills in a language other than English will be able to waive this requirement subject to a review by History Department. Such students should contact the Chairperson of the History Department to request this waiver. Students who are granted this waiver are still required to meet the General Education curriculum’s International Perspective either through further language study or through World Culture options for that Perspective.

 

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