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)
• HIGE 3XX History Global Encounters Credits: (3)
• HIST 202 - Making History Credits: (3)
• HIST 350 - Historical Methods Credits: (3)
• HIST 480 - History Internship Credits: (1-3)
• HIST 498 - Senior Seminar Credits: (3)

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  Six total credit hours of electives in North America:

• HIST 120 - Pirates! Credits: (3)
• HIST 253 - The American Revolution 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 381 - African American History Credits: (3)

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  Three total credit hours of electives in Europe

• HIST 266 - Nazi Germany Credits: (3)

• HIST 297 - ST: Special Topics in History Credits: (3)

• HIST 303 - The Holocaust Credits: (3)
• HIST 359 - The Politics of Gender in Europe Credits: (3)

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  Additional HINW XXX History Electives may need to be taken to reach 39 credit hours required for the History Major:

• HINW 300 - ST: Special Topics in History Credits: (3)
• HINW 301 - Viewing America’s Landscapes Credits: (3)
• HINW 322 - Food, Water, Power, Dignity Credits: (3)
• HINW 323 - China, America, and the Pacific Rim Credits: (3)
• HIGE 324 - Rebels of the Atlantic Credits: (3)
• HINW 331 - Resisting States Credits: (3)
• HINW 332 - Weak State Nuclear War Credits: (3)
• HINW 335 - Native American History Credits: (3)
• HINW 337 - Medes and Othered Barbarians Credits: (3)
• HINW 338 - Non-West Middle Classes Credits: (3)

Core Requirements

40 Credits:

Optional Concentrations

Applied History-Digital Concentration

16 credits:

• BUS 225 - Technology Skills for Business Credits: (1)
• BUS 311 - Information Systems Credits: (3)
• CMSCI 120 - Introduction to Computer Science I Credits: (3)
• HIST 208 - Technology and the Digital Liberal Credits: (3)
• HIST 480 - History Internship Credits: (1-3)

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  Choose one of the following Digitally Tagged History Courses:

• HIST 107 - Historically Based Games Credits: (3)
• HIST 207 - Introduction to Archival Science Credits: (3)

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  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)

Applied History-History & Business Concentration

24 credits:

• ACCT 101 - Accounting Principles I Credits: (3)
• BUS 311 - Information Systems Credits: (3)
• BUS 250 - Intro to Business & Decision Making Credits: (3)
• HIST 480 Internship with Business Component Credits: (3)
• HIST 480 Internship with History Component Credits: (3)

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  Choose three courses from the following:

• BUS 201 - Business Law I Credits: (3)
• BUS 307 - Business Mgmt. & Organization Credits: (3)
• BUS 313 - Principles of Marketing Credits: (3)
• BUS 322 - An Introduction to Game Theory Credits: (3)
• BUS 334 - Intro to Nonprofit Management Credits: (3)
• BUS 347 - Data Mining I 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 .

Electives

Additional HINW XXX History Electives may need to be taken to reach the 39 credit hours required for the History Major. 

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.