The Department of History & Political Science offers a four-year program leading to a Bachelor of Arts in History. Following completion of foundation courses, students pursue different fields of history depending upon their intellectual and career interests. This flexible program furnishes a useful background for careers in public service, education, environmental studies, government, law, journalism, public communication, and business.

Students graduating with a major in History will be able to:

• Demonstrate a comprehensive understanding of subject matter, methodologies, and a variety of historiographical approaches;
• Demonstrate the ability to think clearly and critically about history and historical narratives, and to express ideas logically and persuasively in written and oral form;
• Demonstrate familiarity with diverse cultures and chronological periods and capacity for both empathetic and critical understanding of one’s own culture and society as well as those different from one’s own;
• Demonstrate competence in historical research and presentation, including the ability to appropriately access, use and evaluate primary and secondary sources in order to make a coherent historical argument.

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
HISTORY MAJOR FOUNDATION COURSES
HIST 110	Introduction to History Major Seminar	1
HIST 103	Pre-Modern World Civilization	3
HIST 104	Modern World Civilization	3
HIST 113	United States History to 1877	3
HIST 114	United States History after 1877	3
HIST 290	Historical Methods and Theory	3
POSC 201	United States Government	3
or POSC 202	Comparative Government
Select two of the following: 1		6
HIST 220	Reformers, Rebels, Revolutionaries in East Asia
HIST 230	War, Science, and Society
HIST 240	Reacting to the Past
HIST 250	Museums, Monuments & Memory
HIST 260	Superheroes and American Society
JUNIOR LEVEL REQUIREMENTS
Select four of the following: 2		12
HIST 305	Topics in European History
HIST 310	Topics in Asian History
HIST 320	Topics in United States History
HIST 330	Topics in Latin American History
HIST 340	Topics in the Middle East and Muslim World
HIST 350	Topics in African History
HIST 360	Practicing History
SENIOR LEVEL REQUIREMENTS
HIST 450	Career Readiness Workshop	1
Select two from either/or of the following:		6
HIST 401	Seminar in Historical Periods
HIST 403	Seminar in Issues in History
Select one of the following:		3
One additional 400-level seminar
HIST 405	Senior Thesis
HIST 540	Internship in History
Total Hours		47

¹

History majors pursuing education licensure may substitute POSC 201 United States Government or POSC 202 Comparative Government for one of these courses.

²

No more than one course from a country or region can count towards this requirement