History

The Department of History offers students the opportunity to learn about the human story across the centuries and around the globe. Our majors come to read critically, analyze carefully, and write clearly and persuasively, prepared for careers in business, education, law, government service, and many other fields. While survey courses in the Origins of the Modern World provide a broad overview, upper division courses explore particular eras, themes, and regions in depth.

Major Program Requirements

Prerequisites:
HS-E111 Origins of the Modern World to 1600
HS-E112 Origins of the Modern World 1600 to the Present

Required Courses:
HS-A260 History of the United States to 1865
HS-A261 History of the United States Since 1865
24 Hours of upper-division history, 300 and 400 level courses.

Two upper division courses in fields closely related to history can be substituted to fulfill 6 hours of the upper-division history requirement with the approval of the student's advisor. This 24 hour requirement must include the following:

3 hours of pre-1600 European history
3 hours of Modern European history since 1600
3 hours of United States history
3 hours of non-western history including Asian, African,or Latin American
6 hours (or more) of two three-hour seminars: one in American history and one in either European or non-Western history. Both seminars will count toward upper-division distribution requirements, and both are open to non-majors with permission of instructor.