HISTORY PROGRAM INFORMATION
The history major consists of 39 hours:
Required courses (15 hours):
| HIST 103 |
America and Western Civilization |
3 hours |
| HIST 104 | Europe and Western Civilization | 3 hours |
| HIST 200 | Introduction to Historical Inquiry | 3 hours |
| HIST 371 | Philosophy of History | 3 hours |
| HIST 401 | Senior Research Seminar: Topics in History | 3 hours |
The field education requirement is met in History 401.
Electives (21 hours):
1. Electives in American history survey (6 hours)
Choose two from the following: History 231, 232, 338
2. Elective in European and Trans-Atlantic history (3 hours)
Choose one of the following: 209, 211, 216, 282, 305, 330, 353
3. Elective in non-Western history (3 hours)
Choose one of the following: 281, 285, 286, 383
4. Other history electives (9 hours)
Communication requirement (3 hours):
| COMM 101 |
Fundamental of Public Speaking |
3 hours |
The secondary history education major consists of 42 hours. Students seeking
certification should follow the standard history major, with the following additional
requirements:
1. Students seeking certification must take History 282 and History 338 as history
electives (part of the 39 hours in the history major; these may be used to fulfill
American and European electives);
2. Students seeking certification must take History 380 (3 hours) in addition to the
39 hours required for the major;
3. Students seeking certification should fulfill one of the Cross-Cultural Studies
General Education requirements by taking Geology 201, and the Social Science
requirement with Psychology 123.
4. Complete the education minor requirements found in the education department
section of the catalog.
A history minor consists of (18 hours):
Required courses (9 hours):
| HIST 103 or other American history elective |
3 hours |
| HIST 104 or other European history elective | 3 hours |
| HIST 200 Introduction to Historical Inquiry | 3 hours |
| Three other history electives |
9 hours |
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