History, BA
The BA with a major in history requires 31 semester hours in history courses, which include the following:
A minimum of nine hours of survey courses, drawn from at least three of the following six categories:
U.S.:
United States History: A Survey to 1877 | 3 | |
OR | ||
The American Mind (HON) | 3 | |
United States History: A Survey since 1877 | 3 | |
OR | ||
The American Mind since 1877 (Honors) | 3 | |
African American Experience Since 1619 | 3 | |
Multicultural America: A Historical Survey | 3 | |
History of Latinas/os in the United States | 3 |
Europe:
Origins of Western Civilization: Europe to 1348 | 3 | |
The World Expanded: Europe 1348-1789 | 3 | |
Modernization and its Discontents: Europe 1789 to the Present | 3 | |
OR | ||
Origins of Western Civilization: Europe to 1348 (Honors) | 3 | |
The World Expanded: Europe 1348-1789 (Honors) | 3 | |
Honors Modernization and its Discontents: Europe 1789 to the Present | 3 |
Latin America:
Latin American History: Colonial Period | 3 | |
Latin American History: National Period | 3 | |
OR | ||
Honors History of Latin American Civilization to 1830 | 3 | |
Honors History of Latin American Civilization since 1830 | 3 |
Asia:
East Asian Civilization to 1700 | 3 | |
East Asian Civilization Since 1700 | 3 | |
OR | ||
Honors History Asian Civilization to 1500 | 3 | |
Honors History of Asian Civilization Since 1500 | 3 |
Middle East:
Introduction to Islamic Civilization | 3 | |
Introduction to the Modern Middle East | 3 | |
History of Islamic Slavery | 3 |
World:
World History to 1500 | 3 | |
World History since 1500 | 3 |
A maximum of 15 hours (exclusive of the History Major Seminar) in any one of these geographic areas may count toward the requirements for the major. Geographic association is indicated by the abbreviations U.S., EU, LA, AS and ME.
A minimum of 12 hours taken in courses numbered 30000 or above.
History majors must take:
Make Your Major Work | 1 | |
The Historian's Craft | 3 | |
History Major Seminar | 3 |
The department recommends that students take course their sophomore year.
Prerequisites for the History Major Seminar are:
junior or senior standing and
at least 15 completed hours in History including the Historian's Craft
Students pursuing departmental Honors may, with the advisor's approval, substitute a History Major Seminar for: