The History Program requires only the signature of the department chair. Students who wish to major in History must have a 2.0 GPA for admission. Students with a major in History must maintain a 2.0 GPA in History courses with no more than two grades of D+ or lower in major courses.
Summary of Requirements
| |
2023-2024 |
| Core Curriculum |
43 |
| Pre-Major Courses |
12 |
| Major and Related Courses |
24 |
| Free Elective Courses |
41 |
| TOTAL |
120 |
Students who wish to major in history must have a 2.0 GPA for admission. Students with a major in history must maintain a 2.0 GPA in history courses with no more than two grades of D+ or lower in major courses.
Required pre-major courses 12 credits
To be taken in the freshman or sophomore year:
Required history courses 6 credits
Elective history courses 18 credits
Students must take at least one 300- or 400-level history course in each of the three following geographical areas: Europe, the United States, and a non-Europe non-U.S. area (Latin America, Africa, or Asia). The remaining nine hours (three courses) may be satisfied with any 200-level or higher history course. A history major will be allowed to substitute one government course for a history elective in the major. Such substitution must be done with the approval of academic advisors.
U.S. history courses
Choose one course:
| HIS 331 | History of the American Deaf Community | 3 |
| HIS 332 | History of Mass Media and the Deaf Community | 3 |
| HIS 333 | History of Disability in the U.S. | 3 |
| HIS 334 | Introduction to Documentary Film | 3 |
| HIS 340 | Nineteenth Century American Deaf History | 3 |
| HIS 375 | African American History: Civil War to the Present | 3 |
| HIS 376 | The History of the American City | 3 |
| HIS 377 | The United States in the Twentieth Century | 3 |
| HIS 378 | U.S. Women's History | 3 |
| HIS 381 | Gay & Lesbian History | 3 |
| HIS 400 | Deaf Women's History | 3 |
| HIS 460 | American Colonial History | 3 |
European history courses
Choose one course:
| HIS 300 | Nazi Germany and World War II Through Film | 3 |
| HIS 345 | Nineteenth-Century Europe | 3 |
| HIS 346 | Twentieth Century Europe | 3 |
| HIS 380 | The History of Sexuality | 3 |
| HIS 440 | The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon | 3 |
African, Asian, Middle-Eastern, and Latin American history courses
Choose one course:
| HIS 344 | History of the Modern Middle East | 3 |
| HIS 351 | History of Africa | 3 |
| HIS 352 | Social Movements and Revolution in Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HIS 353 | History of Race, Gender and Culture in Latin America | 3 |
| HIS 430 | History of Latin America | 3 |
Other elective history courses
1. Demonstrate understanding of some significant historical concepts, events, people, and themes.
2. Demonstrate understanding of how historians think and approach the past using debate or argument.
3. Apply historical methods to historical problems, including how changes occurred over time, in research, writing, and presentation.
4. Articulate understanding of diversity within and among past cultures and societies.
5. Demonstrate the application of historical approaches to historical issues and problems in written English and American Sign Language.
6. Demonstrate ability to contextualize and evaluate primary and secondary source evidence.