History, B.A.
The Major in History consists of 47 hours, including 39 in history and 8 in related fields. Transfer students bringing 45 or more credit hours in transfer are exempted from HUM 299, with the result that the major requirement is reduced to 46 hours.
Required courses include:
Major and Major-Related Courses
HIS 149 | Selected Topics in History | 3 |
HIS 242 | World Civilization from Earliest Times to 1500 C.E | 3 |
HIS 243 | Modern World History: 1500-Present | 3 |
HIS 262 | Theory and Method in the Study of History | 3 |
HUM 299 | Issues in Professional Development | 1 |
HUM 347 | Research in the Humanities | 1 |
HIS 351 | Senior Study I | 3 |
HIS 352 | Senior Study II | 3 |
HIS 149: Or other History course meeting core requirement in the Historical Reasoning Domain
Six credit hours selected from the following courses:
HIS 131 | Early American History: 1492-1865 | 3 |
HIS 132 | Modern American History: 1865-Present | 3 |
HIS 248 | Appalachian Cultural and Social History | 3 |
HIS 251 | Economic History of the United States | 3 |
Three credit hours selected from the following courses:
HIS 221 | Europe and the World in the 20th Century | 3 |
HIS 224 | Latin America and the United States | 3 |
Twelve credit hours selected from the following courses:
HIS 303 | Studies in United States History | 3 |
HIS 305 | African American History: 1500-Present | 3 |
HIS 307 | History of the U.S. South: 1600-Present | 3 |
HIS 321 | Studies in Modern European History | 3 |
HIS 333 | Studies in Asian History | 3 |
HIS 334 | Studies in Latin American History | 3 |
HIS 335 | Studies in African History | 3 |
HIS 341 | Medieval Love (3) | 3 |
HIS 345 | Studies in World History | 3 |
HIS 342 | Studies in Pre-Modern History | 3 |
HIS 349 | Selected Topics in History | 3 |
Six credit hours in related courses selected from:
ART 111 | Survey of Ancient Through Medieval Art | 3 |
ART 212 | Renaissance, Baroque and Modern Art | 3 |
ART 311 | 20th Century Art | 3 |
ECN 334 | History of Economic Thought | 3 |
ENG 191 | American Literature: Puritan through Romantic | 3 |
ENG 292 | American Literature: Realism to the Present | 3 |
ENG 311 | History of the English Language | 3 |
ENG 333 | English Literature of the 17th Century | 3 |
ENG 334 | English Literature of the Restoration and 18th Century | 3 |
ENG 335 | English Literature of the 19th Century | 3 |
MUS 312 | History of Music in the United States | 3 |
PHL 201 | Ancient and Medieval Philosophy | 3 |
PHL 205 | Early Modern Philosophy from 16th to the 18th Century | 3 |
PHL 206 | Enlightenment & Late Modern Philosophy 18th-20th Century | 3 |
PHL 207 | Contemporary Philosophy | 3 |
REL 348 | Explorations in the History of Religions | 3 |
THT 316 | Theatre History I | 3 |
THT 317 | Theatre History II | 3 |