120 credits of coursework is required for the baccalaureate degree with a minimum 2.0 overall GPA, and a minimum 2.7 major GPA.
Program Requirements
Students must complete General Education requirements and World Languages and Cultures Requirements.
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| HIST 100 | The Study of History | 3 |
| HIST 117 | History of the United States to 1876 | 3 |
| or HIST 118 | History of the United States Since 1876 |
| 3 |
| Foundations of Western Civilization | |
| Emergence of European Civilization, 1500-1914 | |
| Contemporary Europe, 1914 to the Present | |
| 3 |
| Introduction to African Civilization | |
| Introduction to Islamic Civilization | |
| Introduction to the Modern Middle East | |
| Early Latin America | |
| Modern Latin America | |
| Pre-Modern Japan: A History of Japan to the Meiji Restoration | |
| Modern Japan: A History of Japan From the Meiji Through the Showa | |
| Introduction to Indian Civilization | |
| Introduction to Chinese Civilization | |
| Modern Chinese Civilization | |
| Introduction to Modern South Asia | |
| Introduction to World History Since 1500 | |
| 3 |
| HIST 270 | Introduction to Digital History | 3 |
| HIST 290 | Historical Thinking and Communication | 3 |
| HIST 466 | Historical Geographic Information Systems and Mapping | 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| 3 |
| Oral History Methods and Analysis | |
| Archives and Publics: Theory and Practice | |
| HIST 443 | Internship in History | 3 |
| HIST 461 | Public History | 3 |
| Total Credits | 39 |
Developmental Sequence Electives
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| HIST 108 | Introduction to African Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 109 | Introduction to Islamic Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 112 | Introduction to the Modern Middle East | 3 |
| HIST 114 | Early Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 116 | Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 128 | Pre-Modern Japan: A History of Japan to the Meiji Restoration | 3 |
| HIST 129 | Modern Japan: A History of Japan From the Meiji Through the Showa | 3 |
| HIST 131 | Introduction to Indian Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 132 | Introduction to Chinese Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 133 | Modern Chinese Civilization | 3 |
| HIST 138 | Introduction to Modern South Asia | 3 |
| HIST 141 | Introduction to World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 223 | Communist Revolution in China | 3 |
| HIST 330 | Chinese Social History Through Literature | 3 |
| HIST 334 | Women and Gender in the Middle East: Past and Present | 3 |
| HIST 339 | Seminar in Latin American History | 3 |
| HIST 340 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| |
300-400 Level Electives
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| HIST 300 | Research Seminar | 3 |
| HIST 309 | Feminist Ideas in Western Thought | 3 |
| HIST 312 | Historical Geography of the United States | 3 |
| HIST 313 | Biography in American History | 3 |
| HIST 314 | Women and Migration | 3 |
| HIST 319 | American Urban History to 1880 | 3 |
| HIST 320 | American Urban History Since 1880 | 3 |
| HIST 321 | History of American Workers Since 1860 | 3 |
| HIST 322 | Medieval European Civilization 450-1350 | 3 |
| HIST 323 | History of Russia to 1917 | 3 |
| HIST 324 | Russia Since 1917 | 3 |
| HIST 326 | Modern German History | 3 |
| HIST 327 | History of France Since 1789 | 3 |
| HIST 328 | Conflict in Modern Ireland | 3 |
| HIST 329 | History of England to 1714 | 3 |
| HIST 330 | Chinese Social History Through Literature | 3 |
| HIST 331 | History of England 1714-1914 | 3 |
| HIST 333 | History of Brazil | 3 |
| HIST 334 | Women and Gender in the Middle East: Past and Present | 3 |
| HIST 339 | Seminar in Latin American History | 3 |
| HIST 340 | History of Mexico | 3 |
| HIST 342 | Frontiers and Borderlands of the Americas | 3 |
| HIST 365 | History of the Mass-Communication Media in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 401 | Kingdoms in the Sun:Sicily and Southern Italy in Antiquity and the Middle Ages | 3 |
| HIST 406 | History of Capitalism in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 407 | U.S. Immigration History | 3 |
| HIST 408 | Independent Study European History | 3 |
| HIST 409 | Independent Study Non-Western History | 3 |
| HIST 410 | Independent Study in American History | 3 |
| HIST 411 | Cultural and Intellectual History of the United States Since 1880 | 3 |
| HIST 413 | The Philosophy of History | 3 |
| HIST 415 | European Social History | 3 |
| HIST 419 | Age of Renaissance, 1350-1517 | 3 |
| HIST 420 | The Reformation Era, 1500-1650 | 3 |
| HIST 426 | The Nazi Third Reich | 3 |
| HIST 427 | The Holocaust, 1939-1945 | 3 |
| HIST 430 | Revolutions in Latin American History | 3 |
| HIST 431 | Development of Indian Character and Culture | 3 |
| HIST 432 | Development of Japanese Character and Culture | 3 |
| HIST 433 | American Colonial History 1607-1763 | 3 |
| HIST 434 | American Revolution and Early Republic, 1763-1828 | 3 |
| HIST 435 | The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877 | 3 |
| HIST 436 | The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1877-1920 | 3 |
| HIST 437 | The Rise and Decline of the New Deal Order: United States Politics and Society, 1920·1980 | 3 |
| HIST 499 | Special Topics in History | 1-3 |
400 Level Electives
Course List
| Code |
Title |
Credits |
| HIST 401 | Kingdoms in the Sun:Sicily and Southern Italy in Antiquity and the Middle Ages | 3 |
| HIST 406 | History of Capitalism in the United States | 3 |
| HIST 407 | U.S. Immigration History | 3 |
| HIST 408 | Independent Study European History | 3 |
| HIST 409 | Independent Study Non-Western History | 3 |
| HIST 410 | Independent Study in American History | 3 |
| HIST 411 | Cultural and Intellectual History of the United States Since 1880 | 3 |
| HIST 413 | The Philosophy of History | 3 |
| HIST 415 | European Social History | 3 |
| HIST 419 | Age of Renaissance, 1350-1517 | 3 |
| HIST 420 | The Reformation Era, 1500-1650 | 3 |
| HIST 426 | The Nazi Third Reich | 3 |
| HIST 427 | The Holocaust, 1939-1945 | 3 |
| HIST 430 | Revolutions in Latin American History | 3 |
| HIST 431 | Development of Indian Character and Culture | 3 |
| HIST 432 | Development of Japanese Character and Culture | 3 |
| HIST 433 | American Colonial History 1607-1763 | 3 |
| HIST 434 | American Revolution and Early Republic, 1763-1828 | 3 |
| HIST 435 | The Civil War and Reconstruction Era, 1845-1877 | 3 |
| HIST 436 | The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1877-1920 | 3 |
| HIST 437 | The Rise and Decline of the New Deal Order: United States Politics and Society, 1920·1980 | 3 |
| HIST 499 | Special Topics in History | 1-3 |