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. The balance of the program can be arranged in consultation with an adviser. Students interested in pursuing a career as a social studies teacher in secondary schools through the Bachelors Plus program will take five education courses instead of free electives in consultation with an adviser from the Education Department.

Required Courses

HIST 1101 - Foundations of the Western World
HIST 1102 - The Western World in Modern Times
HIST 2200 - History Methods
Plus four upper-division history courses,
one history elective at any level, and
two restricted electives,
one in social science and
one in international relations
Plus fourteen electives

Plus either:

HIST 2211 - United States to 1865 and
HIST 2212 - United States Since 1865
or
HIST 1110 - American History Since 1607 and
any other upper division history course excluding: HIST 2211 , HIST 2212 , HIST 2260 - Modern Asia , HIST 4491 - Senior Seminar