History (B.A.)

Program Requirements

General Education 23 Requirements
33 credit hours33
History Major Requirements (39 credit hours)
American History ( 6 credit hours)
HIS 106HISTORY OF AMERICAN LIFE I3
HIS 107HISTORY OF AMERICAN LIFE II3
European History (6 credit hours)
Select two from the following:6
FOUNDATIONS OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION
EUROPE SINCE 1500
TWENTIETH-CENTURY EUROPE
World History (6 credit hours)
Two electives in Asian, African, Middle Eastern, or Latin American history6
Research and Writing Seminar (3 credit hours)
HIS 300RESEARCH AND WRITING SEMINAR3
Historiography Seminar (3 credit hours)
HIS 400SENIOR SEMINAR IN HISTORY3
HIS 490SENIOR SEMINAR IN HISTORIOGRAPHY3
Upper-Division History Electives (15 credit hours)
Select five 300 or 400-level courses by advisement15
All College Electives
48 credit hours48
Total Credit Hours123

Students will:

  1. demonstrate mastery of subject material
  2. demonstrate knowledge of historiography
  3. be able to identify and interpret primary sources
  4. understand the relationship between cause and effect
  5. appreciate different cultural patterns, behaviors, actions, and the influence of ideas on human behavior
  6. be able to write clearly and effectively according to the standards and the conventions of the historical profession