History B.A.

Degree Requirements

A major in History is achieved by completion of the following requirements, in addition to the General Education and electives required for a degree:

Required Core Course

HIS 200

Intro to Historical Study

1 Course Credit

Required Capstone Course

HIS 406

Senior Research Seminar

1 Course Credit

Required Distribution Courses

Seven (7) additional HIS course credits selected by the student in consultation with the Academic Advisor and ensuring that the following distributive criteria are met:

Minimum of four (4) HIS courses at the 200- to 400- level, two of which must be at the 300- or 400- level. (Neither HIS 200 nor HIS 406 may be used to fulfill any of these.)

Minimum of two (2) course credits from the American area, one of which must be African-American (see list below).

Minimum of three (3) course credits in Regional history from two different areas:  European, African, Middle East, and Asian areas (see list below).

Minimum of one (1) course credit in Global history (see list below).

Minimum of two (2) course credits in which the bulk of the course content is pre-1700 (see list below).

It is the intention of the Department that a single course can meet one or more of these distributive requirements. For example, HIS 243: The Silk Road could serve as a 200-level class and meet the Global and pre-1700 requirements, thus fulfilling three of the seven required distribution courses.

 

American Distribution

Minimum of two (2) course credits from the American area, one of which must be African-American (see list below).

American Courses

HIS 132/APS 132	Appalachian America (APS)	1 Course Credit
HIS 161	American History to 1865	1 Course Credit
HIS 162	American History Since 1865	1 Course Credit
HIS 201/PSC 201	Amer Political Thought(PSC)	1 Course Credit
HIS 250	Patriotic Gore (AFR)	1 Course Credit
HIS 310	Seminar in U. S. History	1 Course Credit
HIS 355	Sem in American Rel Hist	1 Course Credit

African American Courses

HIS 165/AFR 165	Intro to Afr Amer His(AFR)	1 Course Credit
HIS 242/AFR 242	African American Cinema (AFR)	1 Course Credit
HIS 245/AFR 245	Black Urban History (AFR)	1 Course Credit
HIS 250	Patriotic Gore (AFR)	1 Course Credit
HIS 309/AFR 309	Black Power Beyond Borders AFR	1 Course Credit
HIS 356/AFR 356	Sem: African-Amer History(AFR)	1 Course Credit

Global Distribution

Minimum of one (1) course credit in Global history (see list below).

Global Courses

HIS 126	Traces of the Global Past I	1 Course Credit
HIS 127	Traces of the Global Past II	1 Course Credit
HIS 229/AST 229	Modern Imperialism (AST)	1 Course Credit
HIS 243	The Silk Road (AST)	1 Course Credit
HIS 309/AFR 309	Black Power Beyond Borders AFR	1 Course Credit
HIS 320	Topical Seminar in Global Hist	1 Course Credit

Pre-1700 Distribution

Minimum of two (2) course credits in which the bulk of the course content is pre-1700 (see list below).

Pre-1700 Courses

HIS 112	The Worlds of the Middle Ages	1 Course Credit
HIS 124	Medieval Animals	1 Course Credit
HIS 126	Traces of the Global Past I	1 Course Credit
HIS 128/CLS 128	Classical Greek Civ (CLS)	1 Course Credit
HIS 129/CLS 129	Classical Roman Civ (CLS)	1 Course Credit
HIS 130	Albion & Eire: British Isles	1 Course Credit
HIS 243	The Silk Road (AST)	1 Course Credit
HIS 311	Seminar: Medieval History	1 Course Credit

Regional History Distribution

Minimum of three (3) course credits in Regional history from two different areas:  European, African, Middle East, and Asian areas (see list below).

African Courses

HIS 103/AFR 103

Survey of African His (AFR)

1 Course Credit

Asian Courses

HIS 122/AST 122	History of China (AST)	1 Course Credit
HIS 123/AST 123	History of Japan (AST)	1 Course Credit
HIS 324A	Seminar in Asian History (AST)	1 Course Credit
HIS 324C	Seminar in Asian History (AST)	1 Course Credit
HIS 324J	Seminar in Asian History (AST)	1 Course Credit

European Courses

HIS 112	The Worlds of the Middle Ages	1 Course Credit
HIS 124	Medieval Animals	1 Course Credit
HIS 128/CLS 128	Classical Greek Civ (CLS)	1 Course Credit
HIS 129/CLS 129	Classical Roman Civ (CLS)	1 Course Credit
HIS 130	Albion & Eire: British Isles	1 Course Credit
HIS 131	Britain & the Emp, 1688 to Pre	1 Course Credit
HIS 140/SPN 140	History of Spain (SPN)	1 Course Credit
HIS 244	Medieval Justice	1 Course Credit
HIS 246	There and Back Again	1 Course Credit
HIS 311	Seminar: Medieval History	1 Course Credit
HIS 335	Topic Sem-Modern European His	1 Course Credit

Middle Eastern Courses

HIS 133	Hist of Pre-Modern Middle East	1 Course Credit
HIS 134	Recent History of Middle East	1 Course Credit
HIS 175/PSC 175	His & Pol of Arab-Isr (PSC)	1 Course Credit

Required Collateral Courses

A foreign language through the third (103) level. 

A student who has advanced language skills in a language other than English will be able to waive this requirement subject to a review by History Department. Such students should contact the Chairperson of the History Department to request this waiver. Students who are granted this waiver are still required to meet the General Education curriculum’s International Perspective either through further language study or through World Culture options for that Perspective.