History, B.A.

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Students in the B.A. history program must complete 121 credits. The courses must include the University Core Curriculum and 36 credits of history courses, including those listed below. Students will choose one of the Area Studies (9 credits, 2000-level or higher) from the following: Asia, Europe, Latin America, or the United States.

Students must take at least 3 credits from each of the following areas for a total of 9 credits: Europe, Latin America, and the United States. At least 3 of the 9 credits must cover the pre-modern period and at least 3 cover the modern period.

All students are encouraged to demonstrate an intermediate proficiency (2000-level course) in a foreign language either through a placement test or by passing 2000-level courses.

In line with the University's core mission of experiential education, history majors should participate in at least one experiential learning course or activity (e.g., Study Abroad, Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowship, internship, service learning course, etc.) in addition to the senior thesis.

Required Courses

University Core Curriculum

The completion of 40 credits of the University Core Curriculum with the following restrictions:

Tier 1:

CC 3.1:MATH 1108 College Math or higher
CC 6.1: Historical Perspective: HIST 1000 Thinking Historically About ...
CC 8.1: GLBS 1100 Introduction to Global Studies

Tier 2 (12 credits):

CC 6.2: History majors may take only 3 credits in the CC 6.2 competency to encourage them to develop breadth in the liberal arts.
History majors have the option of choosing any course(s) in any of the other Tier 2 core categories to complete the required 12 credits.

Major Courses

Three credits from each of the following areas, for a total of 9 credits. At least three credits must be from a course on the pre-modern period and at least three must be from a course on the modern period.

Area I - Europe:
HIST 1101 - Foundations of the Western World
or
HIST 1102 - The Western World in Modern Times
Area II Latin America:
HIST 2240 - Colonial Latin America
or
Area III - United States:
HIST 1121 - United States to 1865
or
HIST 1122 - United States Since 1865
HIST 2200 - History Methods
HIST 2260 - Modern Asia
HIST 4491 - Senior Seminar
9 History credits in the chosen Area Studies (2000-level or higher)
6 credits of upper-division history courses (3000-level or higher)
PSCI 2241 - International Relations

Plus:

Plus fifteen free electives (45 credits) - students are encouraged to use the free elective for a foreign language