Undergraduate Catalog

B.A. in History

Declaring a Major

Requirements for Admission to a Major in History

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.

Undergraduate Majors offered:

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:

HIS 101World Civilization I

3

HIS 102World Civilization II

3

HIS 111American History I

3

HIS 112American History II

3

Required history courses 6 credits

HIS 287Research Methods in History

3

HIS 493Senior Seminar

3

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 331History of the American Deaf Community

3

HIS 332History of Mass Media and the Deaf Community

3

HIS 333History of Disability in the U.S.

3

HIS 334Introduction to Documentary Film

3

HIS 340Nineteenth Century American Deaf History

3

HIS 375African American History: Civil War to the Present

3

HIS 376The History of the American City

3

HIS 377The United States in the Twentieth Century

3

HIS 378U.S. Women's History

3

HIS 381Gay & Lesbian History

3

HIS 400Deaf Women's History

3

HIS 460American Colonial History

3

European history courses

Choose one course:

HIS 300Nazi Germany and World War II Through Film

3

HIS 345Nineteenth-Century Europe

3

HIS 346Twentieth Century Europe

3

HIS 380The History of Sexuality

3

HIS 440The Era of the French Revolution and Napoleon

3

African, Asian, Middle-Eastern, and Latin American history courses

Choose one course:

HIS 344History of the Modern Middle East

3

HIS 351History of Africa

3

HIS 352Social Movements and Revolution in Modern Latin America

3

HIS 353History of Race, Gender and Culture in Latin America

3

HIS 430History of Latin America

3

Other elective history courses

HIS 150Introduction to Women's Studies

3

HIS 322Cultural Geography

3

HIS 323Geography and the Environment

3

HIS 395Special Topics

1-5

HIS 495Special Topics

1-5

HIS 499Independent Study

1-3

Program Outcomes

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.

Subject:

History