Updated 2026-2027 Undergraduate Catalog | 20275
History
Programs
- History, B.A. major
- History, B.S. major
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Social Studies, B.A. major
History Emphasis - History minor
History, B.S. major
A total of 120 semester credits are needed for the History B.S. degree and include the following:
- 40 upper division credits (level 3000/4000)
- 37 required major core credits
- Completion of Core Curriculum credits (Minnesota Transfer Curriculum [MnTC] Goal Areas 1-10) - required for all baccalaureate degrees
- Completion of BSU Focus and Nisidotaading Course Requirements
Dual Degrees
Students wishing to complete two degrees concurrently, (example: Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts) must complete a minimum of an additional 30 credits above the required 120 credits.
Multiple Credentials
Any additional major, minor or certificate in a degree must have at least 6 credits of course work not used to meet the requirements of another major, minor or certificate in the degree.
Multiple Credentials
Any additional major, minor or certificate in a degree must have at least 6 credits of course work not used to meet the requirements of another major, minor or certificate in the degree.
Required Credits: 37
Required GPA: 2.50
I REQUIRED COURSES
Complete three of the following courses:
- HIST 1114 United States History to 1865 (3 credits)
- HIST 1115 United States History since 1865 (3 credits)
- HIST 1304 World History, Prehistory-1500 (3 credits)
- HIST 1305 World History, 1500-Present (3 credits)
Complete the following course:
- HIST 4000 Historiography (3 credits)
Complete one of the following courses:
- HIST 4600 History Portfolio (1 credit)
- HIST 4783 Senior Thesis in History (3 credits)
II REQUIRED ELECTIVES
A. United States
Select 1 of the following courses:
- HIST 3117 American Revolutionary Era, 1763-1800 (3 credits)
- HIST 3128 Testing Democracy: Reform in Antebellum America, 1787-1865 (3 credits)
- HIST 3137 The American Civil War (3 credits)
- HIST 3159 The World at War, 1931-1945 (3 credits)
B. European
Select 1 of the following courses:
- HIST 2219 Medieval European Culture (3 credits)
- HIST 2228 Renaissance and Reformation Europe (3 credits)
- HIST 3208 Greece and Rome, 1500 BCE-500 CE (3 credits)
- HIST 3799 Tudor and Stuart England, 1485-1714 (3 credits)
C. Non-Western and Indigenous
Select 1 of the following courses:
- HIST 2300 History of China (3 credits)
- HIST 3459 Latin America (3 credits)
- INDS 3307 Ojibwe History (3 credits)
III OTHER REQUIRED ELECTIVES
Select 15 credits of History or Allied courses as
indicated:
a. History courses numbered 3000 or above (minimum
of 6 credits)
b. History courses numbered 1000 or above
c. Allied courses from the following list (maximum
of 6 credits)
- ENGL 2330 Diverse American Literatures to 1865 (3 credits)
- ENGL 2337 American Literature from 1865 to Present (3 credits)
- ENGL 2340 The American Film (3 credits)
- ENGL 2357 British Literature to 1800 (3 credits)
- ENGL 2358 Diverse British Literatures from 1800 to Present (3 credits)
- ENGL 2370 World Literature to 1600 (3 credits)
- ENGL 2377 World Literature from 1600 to Present (3 credits)
- ENGL 4420 Shakespeare and His Age (3 credits)
- ENGL 4455 Seminar: Literary Criticism and Theory (3 credits)
- INDS 2201 Creation to Contact (3 credits)
- INDS 2202 Survivance Since Contact (3 credits)
- INDS 3170 Indigenous Education (3 credits)
- PHIL 3310 Ancient and Medieval Philosophy (3 credits)
- PHIL 3320 Modern Philosophy (3 credits)
- PHIL 3330 Nineteenth Century Philosophy (3 credits)
- PHIL 3340 Twentieth and Twenty-First Century Philosophy (3 credits)
- POLS 3100 American Foreign Policy (3 credits)
- POLS 3140 Canadian Politics (3 credits)
- POLS 3180 International Law and Organization (3 credits)
- POLS 3400 Political Theory (3 credits)
- POLS 3410 Legislative and Executive Relations (3 credits)
- PSYC 4487 History and Systems of Psychology (4 credits)
- SPAN 4426 Latin American Culture and Civilization (3 credits)
- SPAN 4427 Spanish Culture and Civilization (3 credits)