The history major has recently been re-designed to better suit professional aspirations and interests. The new major ensures that students will learn about the "big picture" through exposure to four historical perspectives, while allowing them to tailor the major to individual needs during the junior and senior years.

Students in this program are exposed to the social impact, consequences, and changes of various pivotal historical events. They learn critical and analytical thinking, and effective writing and research methods.

Students graduating from this program apply their skills and abilities as curators and archivists or in professions involving research, writing, editing, advocacy, politics, and historical preservation.

Degree Program Objectives

In addition to the institutional and general education level learning objectives, the Bachelor of Arts in History also seeks the following specific learning outcomes of its graduates. With reference to each of the respective areas of history, graduates in this degree program will be able to:

Historical Research and Analysis

• Conduct historical research using the historical method.
• Formulate historical analysis in appropriate professional form.

Historical Knowledge

• Identify a broad knowledge of the historical literature that pertains to the topics of study included in the degree program.
• Describe and locate the linkage between historical studies and allied disciplines.
• Compare and contrast the historical experiences that go beyond a single time period and national or cultural experience.
• Interpret historical forces that have shaped social change and contemporary human problems.
• Analyze history from diverse perspectives of ancient and contemporary historical cultures, nations, and regions.
• Analyze history from in-depth study of one or more periods, cultures, nations, regions, or seminal events.
• Analyze historical material and make judgments, to establish causal relationships between facts, to find order and patterns, to answer why and how -- not just simply report; and
• Demonstrate an understanding of history as a creative art, a subjective discipline and an imaginative interpretation of the past.

Degree Program Requirements

RQ295 / COL 100 Foundations of Online Learning (fomerly Academic and Career Planning) (3 semester hours) - Required as the first course in all undergraduate programs.

General Education Requirements (34 semester hours)
English Composition - 6 semester hours
EN101 / ENG 101 - Proficiency in Writing (Required)
EN102 / ENG 102 - Effectiveness in Writing or
EN202 / ENG 200 - English Composition and Literature

Social Sciences - 6 semester hours
SS101 / ECO 101 - Microeconomics
SS102 / ECO 102 - Macroeconomics
SS111 / GEO 101 - Introduction to Geography
SS133 / SOC 111 - Introduction to Sociology
SS134 / PSY 101 - Introduction to Psychology 
SS190 / ANT 100 - Introduction to Anthropology
SS210 / CFD 220 - Human Sexuality  
SO220 / SOC 220 - American Popular Culture

Science - 4 semester hours including required 1 hour labs
SC100 / SCI 100 - Introduction to Biology
SC198 / SCI 100 L - Introduction to Biology Lab
SC101 / SCI 110 - Introduction to Chemistry
SC199 / SCI 110 L - Introduction to Chemistry Lab   
SC102 / SCI 102 - Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology 
SC122 / SCI 102 L - Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology Lab
SC103 / SCI 103 - Introduction to Physics 
SC123 / SCI 103 L - Introduction to Physics Lab
SC104 / SCI 104 - Introduction to Astronomy
SC124 / SCI 104 L - Introduction to Astronomy Lab
SC106 / SCI 106 - Introduction to Oceanography 
SC126 / SCI 106 L - Introduction to Oceanography Lab
SC107 / SCI 107 - Introduction to Meteorology
SC127 / SCI 107 L - Introduction to Meteorology Lab

Mathematics - 3 semester hours
MA110 / MA112 / MAT 110 - Introduction to College Algebra and Trigonometry / College Algebra, or
MA111 / MA113 / MAT 111 College Algebra and Trigonometry / College Trigonometry, or
MA125 / MAT 125 - Math for Liberal Arts Majors, or
MA225 / MAT 225 - Calculus

History - 6 semester hours
HS101 / HIS101 - American History to 1877
HS102 / HIS 102 - American History since 1877
HS111 / HIS 111 - World Civilization I
HS112 / HIS 112 - World Civilization II
HS121 / HIS 121 - Western Civilization Before The Thirty Years War
HS122 / HIS 122 - Western Civilization Since Thirty Years War
HS215 / HIS 223 - History of the American Indian
HS217 / HIS 221 - African-American History before 1877
HS218 / HIS 222 - African-American History since 1877

Humanities - 3 semester hours
HM101 / SPA 100 - Spanish I 
HM102 / SPA 101 - Spanish II (Prerequisite: HM101) - or other foreign language
HM200 / MUS 200 - Music Appreciation
HM230 / REL 201 - Introduction to World Religions  
HM240 / ART 200 - Art Appreciation  
HM277 / PHI 200 - Introduction to Ethics
PH101 / PHI 101 - Introduction to Philosophy

Literature - 3 semester hours
HM201 / LIT 220 - American Literature before the Civil War
HM202 / LIT 221 - American Literature from Civil War to Present
HM221 / LIT 210 - English Literature: Beowulf to 18th Century
HM222 / LIT 211 - English Literature: 18th Century to Present
HM211 / LIT 201 - World Lit through the Renaissance
HM212 / LIT 202 - World Lit since the Renaissance

Political Science - 3 semester hours
SS121 / POL 210 - American Government I
SS131 / INR 210 - International Relations
 

Core Requirements (3 semester hours)
HS334 / HIS 300 - Research Methods in History

Major Course Requirements (36 semester hours)
History majors will complete courses from the following categories:

American History
Choose four of the following:
HS402 / HIS 402 - Colonial America
HS413 / HIS 403 -The Early Republic
HS414 / HIS 404 - Jacksonian America                  
HS415 / HIS 405 - Antebellum United States   
HS416 / HIS 406 - Civil War &Reconstruction   
HS417 / HIS 407 - The Gilded Age 
HS418 / HIS 408 - The United States: 1900 – World War II
HS419 / HIS 409 - The United States: World War II to the Present
                    
Ancient and Classical History
Choose three of the following:
HS301 / HIS 301 - Ancient Greece
HS302 / HIS 302 - Ancient Rome
HS313 / HIS 303 - The Middle Ages 
HS305 / HIS 304 - The Renaissance
HS307 / HIS 305 - France in the Age of Enlightenment
HS308 / HIS 306 - The British Empire
HS306 / HIS 307 - The Age of Dictators  

Diplomatic History
Choose two of the following:
MH353 / MLH 411 - Diplomacy and War I
MH354 / MLH 412 - Diplomacy and War II
MH371 / MLH 421 - History of Peacekeeping: 1945 – 1987
MH372 / MLH 422 - History of Peacekeeping: 1988 – Present

Global Cultures and History
Choose three of the following:
IR376 / HIS 310 - History of Modern Europe
HS320 / HIS 320 - History of Russia
HS300 / HS336 / HIS 330 - The Pacific Century / History of the Pacific Rim
HS340 / HIS 340 - History of Africa
HS350 / HIS 350 - History of the Middle East
IR355 / HIS 351 - History of Iraq
IR362 / HIS 360 - History of Latin America
IR342 / HIS 370 - Asia & the Modern World
HS480 / HIS 480 - Special Topic - this course, when offered, may be applied to fulfill major course requirements or elective requirements with permission of the Department Chair.
HS490 / HIS 490 - Independent Study – this course may be applied to fulfill major course requirements or elective requirements with permission of the Department Chair.

Capstone Course (3 semester hours)
HS498 / HIS498 - Senior Seminar in History
Prerequisite: Senior Standing and completion of all core and major courses prior to enrollment.

The Senior Seminar in History is required for all History majors. The capstone experience for History majors will review and integrate their academic coursework, strengthen their understanding of historical methodology, and relate their academic preparation to their post-graduation goals.  Students will analyze works by professional academics in order to explore research methods and style of presentation. They will also conduct original research and present their findings to the class in both written and e-portfolio formats.

Electives (36 semester hours)
Select any courses that have not been used to fulfill core or major requirements. Credits applied toward a
minor or certificate in an unrelated field may be used to fulfill elective credit for the major.

Total = 121 semester hours