Bachelor of Arts in History

Graduation Requirements.

All history majors are required to take the following courses in addition to the General Education Requirements for the B.A. degree:

HIST 101	Foundation of  
		Western Civilization		3 cr 
HIST 102	Development of 
		Western Civilization		3 cr 
HIST 121	U.S. to 1865			3 cr 
HIST 122	U.S. Since 1965			3 cr 
HIST 291	The Historian's Craft		3 cr 
HIST g491 	Seminar 			3 cr
One of these Third World Classes:

HIST 251 	Latin American Civilization 	3 cr
HIST 252 	East Asian History 	3 cr 
HIST 254 	Middle Eastern Civilization 	3 cr
HIST 255	African History and Culture 	3 cr
Two of these upper division classes with a comparative or world history emphasis:

HIST g311 	American Cultures 
		before 1800 			3 cr 
HIST g320	Renaissance Creativity		3 cr 
HIST g322	Religious Reformation and 
		Conflict			3 cr 
HIST g325	Industrialization and 
		Social Change			3 cr 
HIST g356	Imperialism and 
		Progressivism			3 cr 
HIST g360	The Spanish Empire		3 cr 
HIST g427	American West			3 cr 
HIST g429	Foreign Relations since 1900	3 cr
HIST g435	Colonial Frontiers in America
		and Africa			3 cr 
HIST g437	Families in Former Times	3 cr
HIST g439	Women in History		3 cr 
HIST g446	Social and Economic 
		History of Greece and Rome	3 cr 
HIST g448	Medieval Social and 
		Economic History		3 cr 
HIST g451	Constituting Modern Spain	3 cr
IN ADDITION:

 
Any three additional 300-400 level classes:	9 cr
Any two additional 200-400 level 
history classes:				6 cr
						Total: 42 cr
Using more than one independent study class (461, 462, or 463) to fulfill the requirements necessitates the permission of the History Chair.

Minor in History

All history minors are required to take the following:

HIST 101	Foundation of Western 
		Civilization			3 cr 
HIST 102	Development of 
		Western Civilization		3 cr 
HIST 121	U.S. to 1865			3 cr 
HIST 122	U.S. Since 1965			3 cr
One of these Third World Classes:

HIST 251 Latin American Civilization 3 cr HIST 252 East Asian History 3 cr HIST 254 Middle Eastern Civilization 3 cr HIST 255 African History and Culture 3 cr Two additional 200-400 level classes in history: 6 cr Total: 21 cr

Teaching Majors and Minors

All students exercising this option must have an advisor in the History Department as well as in the College of Education.

Pre-Law Majors

Tom Hale is the pre-law advisor for the History Department. Students interested in a post-graduate legal education should consult regularly with him.

Foreign Language Recommendation

All students are strongly urged to develop a foreign language program in consultation with their advisors.