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History Areas of Study

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History Major, B.A. or B.S.

I. Required Courses

HST 1114 United States History I, to 1877 (3 credits)
HST 1115 United States History II, since 1877 (3 credits)
HST 1304 World History I, Prehistory-1500 (3 credits)
HST 1305 World History II, 1500-Present (3 credits)
HST 2772 The Craft of the Historian (3 credits)
HST 3772 Readings in History (3 credits)
HST 4782 Pre-Thesis Seminar (2 credits)
HST 4783 Senior Thesis (1 credit)

Subtotal 21 Credits

II. Required Electives

Select 1 course from each of the following advanced groups:

A. American/United States

HST 2617 Film and American History (3 credits)
HST 2650 Witchcraft and Magic in Early America (3 credits)
HST 2667 Men and Women: Gender in America (3 credits)
HST 3117 American Revolutionary Era, 1763-1800 (3 credits)
HST 3128 Testing Democracy: Reform in 19th Century America (3 credits)
HST 3137 Civil War and Reconstruction, 1844-1877 (3 credits)
HST 3159 The World at War, 1931-45 (3 credits)
HST 3169 History of the Vietnam War (3 credits)
HST 3187 American West (3 credits)

B. European

HST 2208 Greece and Rome, 1500 BCE-500 CE (3 credits)
HST 2218 Medieval Europe (3 credits)
HST 2228 Renaissance and Reformation Europe (3 credits)
HST 3258 Foundations of the Western Legal Traditions (3 credits)
HST 3268 The Roman Revolution, 200 BCE-CE 14 (3 credits)

C. Non-Western

HST 2700 World Religions (3 credits)
HST 3409 Colonialism and Modernization in the Non-Western World (3 credits)
HST 3419 China (3 credits)
HST 3429 South and Southeast Asia (3 credits)
HST 3449 Middle East (3 credits)
HST 3459 Latin America (3 credits)

Subtotal 9 Credits

III. Other Required Electives

Select 15 credits of History courses numbered above 2200, or, with the consent of the department chair, relevant courses in allied disciplines.

Subtotal 15 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required For Major 45 Credits

A Total of 120 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor of Arts Degree

A Total of 128 Semester Credits is Required for a Bachelor of Science Degree

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SUGGESTED SEMESTER SCHEDULE FOR HISTORY MAJOR, B.A. OR B.S.

The following is a list of required history courses arranged by year. This schedule is intended to help you take your courses in an orderly fashion and complete your major in four years. These are only suggestions. The program is flexible, and you have some choice as to when to take certain courses.

Freshman

HST 1304 World History I
HST 1305 World History II
Liberal Education Requirements

Sophomore

HST 1114 United States History I
HST 1115 United States History II
HST 2772 The Craft of the Historian
Liberal Education Requirements

Junior

HST 3772 Readings in History
Complete II. Required Electives: A,B,C
Liberal Education Requirements
Professional Education courses for B.S. (Teacher Licensure) students

Senior

HST 4782 Pre-Thesis Seminar
HST 4783 Senior Thesis
History electives numbered above 2500
Complete Liberal Education Requirements
Complete Professional Education courses for B.S. ( Teacher Licensure) students

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History Minor

Note: Students selecting a Social Studies Major, B.S. (Teacher Licensure) are encouraged to consider a History Minor. Students selecting a Social Studies Major, B.A. (Non-teaching), History Field of Emphasis, may not elect to take a History Minor.

I. Required Courses

HST 1114 United States History I, to 1877 (3 credits)
HST 1115 United States History II, since 1877 (3 credits)
HST 1304 World History I, Prehistory-1500 (3 credits)
HST 1305 World History II, 1500-Present (3 credits)

Subtotal 12 Credits

II. Required Electives

Select 12 credits of History courses numbered 2500 or above, or with the consent of department chair, relevant courses in allied disciplines. The electives must include at least one course in United States history and one course in an area other than United States history.

Subtotal 12 Credits

Total Semester Credits Required For Minor 24 Credits