History, B.A.

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A minimum of 120 credit hours is required for a Bachelor of Art in History.

History Major Requirements

39 credits:

WCIV 102 - Origins of the West Credits: (3)
WCIV 201 - Atlantic Encounters: 1450-1850 Credits: (3)
AMER 202 - America in the World Credits: (3)
HIST 202 - Making History Credits: (3)
HIST 350 - Historical Methods Credits: (3)
HIST 498 - Senior Seminar Credits: (3)

History Electives (21 Credits)

History majors must complete 21 elective credits in history, including each of the categories below.

American History (6 Credits)

HIST 120 - Pirates! Credits: (3)
HIST 151 - The 80’s Credits: (3)
HIST 152 - Catholics in the Movies Credits: (3)
HIST 201 - Class, Race, & Baseball Credits: (3)
HIST 241 - American Military History 1775-1902 Credits: (3)
HIST 252 - African American Oral History Credits: (3)
HIST 253 - The American Revolution Credits: (3)
HIST 255 - Age of Jefferson/Jackson, 1790-1848 Credits: (3)
HIST 257 - The Atlantic Experience to 1877 Credits: (3)
HIST 260 - The Age of the American Civil War, Credits: (3)
HIST 268 - The Civil Rights Era Credits: (3)
HIST 269 - African American Women’s History Credits: (3)
HIST 276 - U.S. Women’s History to 1877 Credits: (3)
HIST 277 - Modern U.S. Women’s History Credits: (3)
HIST 297 - Special Topics in American History Credits: (1-3)
HIST 338 - American Foreign Policy Credits: (3)
HIST 381 - African American History Credits: (3)
HIST 387 - Manhood in America Credits: (3)

European History (3 Credits)

FAAR 204 - Art History: Survey of Western Art Credits: (3)
HIST 205 - Ancient Greece Credits: (3)
HIST 206 - Ancient Rome Credits: (3)
HIST 209 - Aegean Art and Archaelogy Credits: (3)
HIST 210 - The High Middle Ages Credits: (3)
HIST 212 - Pagans, Christians, and Barbarians Credits: (3)
HIST 227 - Tudor and Stuart Britain Credits: (3)
HIST 240 - Republics and Tyrants Credits: (3)
HIST 262 - World War I Credits: (3)
HIST 263 - World War II Credits: (3)
HIST 266 - Nazi Germany Credits: (3)
HIST 280 - European Military History:1600-1815 Credits: (3)
HIST 298 - Special Topics in European History Credits: (3)
HIST 303 - The Holocaust Credits: (3)
HIST 361 - The French Revolution Credits: (3)
HIST 359 - The Politics of Gender in Europe Credits: (3)
HIST 438 - The Public Sphere in Britain Credits: (4)

Non-Western History (3 credits)

This course will also count for the core Global Encounters requirement.

FL 201 - Latin America Today Credits: (3)
HIGE 303 - Non-West Middle Classes Credits: (3)
HIGE 304 - The Rise of Modern China Credits: (3)
HIGE 306 - Medes and ‘Othered’ Barbarians Credits: (3)
HIGE 307 - Modern South Africa Credits: (3)
HIGE 311 - History of Mexico Credits: (3)
HIGE 322 - Food, Water, Power, Dignity Credits: (3)
HIGE 324 - Rebels of the Atlantic Credits: (3)
HIGE 331 - Resisting States Credits: (3)
HIGE 332 - Weak State Nuclear War Credits: (3)
HIGE 335 - Native American History Credits: (3)

Internship (0-6 credits)

The history department requires history majors to complete an internship in their intended professional field. The internship does not need to be credit-bearing. Consult your advisor for more information.

Other History Electives (0-12)

The following courses also count toward the history degree. Students may not need to take courses in this category to reach 21 total history elective credits.

COMM 227 - History of Sports Media Credits: (3)
ECON 205 - History of Economic Thought Credits: (3)
FAMU 205 - Music History I Credits: (3)
FAMU 206 - Music History II Credits: (3)
FAMU 214 - Black Music History Credits: (3)
HIST 107 - Historically Based Games Credits: (3)
HIST 110 - Controversies in Sports History Credits: (3)
HIST 207 - Introduction to Archival Science Credits: (3)
HIST 208 - Technology and the Digital Liberal Credits: (3)
HIST 299 - Special Topics in History Credits: (1-3)
HIST 304 - The History of Beer and Wine Credits: (3)
HIST 398 - Independent Study Credits: (1-3)
FATH 221 - History of Theatre Credits: (3)

Core Requirements (46 to 49 credits)

The First Year Symposium (3 credits)

Complete the First Year Symposium

FSYM 101 - The First Year Symposium Credits: (3)
Students who cannot complete First Year Symposium must pass one of the following composition courses:
COMM 200 - Foundations of Writing Credits: (3)
COMM 125 - Essentials of Speaking and Writing Credits: (3)
GENED 104 - Work and Education Credits: (3)

World Language Requirement (3-6 Credits)

Complete either 6 credits at the 101 and 102 level or 3 credits at the 200 level or above

Introductory Language (For students beginning at the 101 level)
- XXXX 101 (3)
- XXXX 102 (3)
Advanced Language (For students who begin at the 201 level or above)
- XXXX 201/301 (or higher).

Foundations of Social Science (3 Credits)

Choose 3 credits from among the following:

CJUST 110 - Introduction to Criminal Justice Credits: (3)
ECON 101 - Foundations of Economics: Macroecon Credits: (3)
ECON 102 - Foundations of Economics: Microecon Credits: (3)
EDUC 100 - Foundations of American Education Credits: (4)
PSCI 100 - Foundations of American Government Credits: (3)
PSYCH 100 - Foundations of Psychology Credits: (3)
SOC 100 - Foundations of Sociology Credits: (3)

Modernity in Literature or the Arts (3 Credits)

Choose from among one of the following:

ARMO 300 - Modernity in Visual Art Credits: (3)
ENMO 300 - Modernity in Literature Credits: (3)
MUMO 300 - Modernity in Music Credits: (3)
THMO 300 - Modernity in Theatre Credits: (3)

Laboratory Science (3-4 Credits)

Choose one laboratory science course:

BIOL 110 - Introduction to Biology I Credits: (4)
BIOL 111 - Introduction to Biology II Credits: (4)
BIOL 298 - Anatomy and Physiology I Credits: (4)
CHEM 101 - General Chemistry I Credits: (4)
PHYS 101 - College Physics I Credits: (4)
PHYS 201 - General Physics I Credits: (4)
GNSCI XXX: General Science Course: Credits (3)

Global Encounters (3 Credits)

Choose one Global Encounters course:

XXGE Global Encounters
- Global Encounters courses are offered in many departments, including Business, Communication, English, Education, Foreign Language, History, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology and Theology.

Ethics and the Human Good (3 Credits)

Complete one of the following:

PHIL 300 - Ethics and the Human Good Credits: (3)
THEOL 300 - Ethics and the Human Good Credits: (3)

Ethical Leaders (0 Credits)

The Ethical Leadership Experiential Learning Core Requirement invites students to integrate their own personal call to leadership with a mature reflection on one or more of the core virtues of Justice, Courage, Integrity, and Humility. Students will accomplish this by engaging in and reflecting upon the practice of virtue ethics within the context of one or more experiential learning activities.

Optional Concentrations

Applied History-Digital Concentration

16 credits:

HIST 208 - Technology and the Digital Liberal Credits: (3)
CMSCI 120 - Introduction to Computer Science I Credits: (3)
BUS 225 - Technology Skills for Business Credits: (1)
HIST 107 - Historically Based Games Credits: (3)
HIST 207 - Introduction to Archival Science Credits: (3)
Choose three courses from the following:
FAAR 108 - Two-Dimensional Design Credits: (3)
FAAR 309 - Graphic Design I Credits: (3)
FAAR 310 - Graphic Design II Credits: (3)
CMSCI 115 - Computer Games and Gaming Credits: (3)
CMSCI 125 - Introduction to Computer Science II Credits: (3)
CMSCI 256 - Principles of Software Development Credits: (3)
CMSCI 359 - Database Management Systems Credits: (3)

Teacher Certification

The Education Department offers a social studies/education major. The program prepares students wishing to teach at the secondary level, grades 7-12. The History Department collaborates with the Education Department to offer the history courses needed for certification. Admission requirements for the program are described in the School of Education .

Note

To earn a Bachelor of Art in History, students must complete a minimum of 120 credit hours. Students must also earn a major GPA of 2.0, and a cumulative GPA of 2.0.

Any student contemplating graduate work should understand that most history graduate programs involve the knowledge of foreign languages. Especially if you aim at a College or University teaching career, you should consult with one of the history faculty to discuss what languages you will likely have to know, and begin the study of those languages as an undergraduate.