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The Major For The BA In History
A minimum grade of a C in INST 160, 161 is a requirement for all History Majors.
Required:
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 201/202 | U.S. History Survey | 3,3 |
| HIST 210W | Historiography: Varieties of the Historical Interpretation | 3 |
| HIST 414 | Historical Interpretation and Integration | 3 |
| Subtotal Credit Hours: | 12 |
Pre-Modern Europe
Choose ONE from the following courses:
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 315 | Ancient Greece | 3 |
| HIST 316 | Rome: Republic and Empire | 3 |
| HIST 317 | Early Middle Ages | 3 |
| HIST 318 | High Middle Ages | 3 |
| HIST 319 | The Renaissance | 3 |
| HIST 320 | Age of Reformation: 1500-1648 | 3 |
Modern Europe
Choose ONE from the following courses:
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 321 | The Age of Reason: 1648-1789 | 3 |
| HIST 322 | The Age of Revolutions: 1789-1848 | 3 |
| HIST 323 | The Age of Empires: 1848-1914 | 3 |
| HIST 324 | Twentieth-Century Europe | 3 |
| HIST 325 | Cultural & Intellectual Origins of the Holocaust | 3 |
| HIST 420 | European Intellectual History | 3 |
American
Choose ONE from the following courses:
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 435 | U.S Legal History | 3 |
| HIST 440* | The Black Church in America | 3 |
| HIST 450 | Colonial and Revolutionary | 3 |
| HIST 460 | The Early American Republic | 3 |
| HIST 470 | American Intellectual History | 3 |
| HIST 480 | Civil War and Reconstruction | 3 |
| HIST 485 | The Gilded Age and Progressivism | 3 |
| HIST 490 | The Modern United States | 3 |
National, Regional or Topical
Choose TWO from the following courses:
| Course Number | Course Name | Credit |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 333 | Medieval and Renaissance England | 3 |
| HIST 334 | Great Britain since 1603 | 3 |
| HIST 335 | World since World War II | 3 |
| HIST 342 | Topics in the History of Science | 3 |
| HIST 350* | African-American History | 3 |
| HIST 352* | Russian History | 3 |
| HIST 353* | History of the Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 354* | History of Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 370 | History of Economic Thought | 3 |
| HIST 371* | The Byzantine Empire | 3 |
| HIST 372* | Eastern Orthodox History and Theology | 3 |
*Fulfills Knowledgeable about Global Diversity general education requirement
- Subtotal credit hours: 15
Choose FIVE elective HIST courses at 300 and 400-level (may include an additional CSE or Senior Seminar)
- Electives in History: 15
- Subtotal credit Hours: 15
- Total Credit Hours: 42