History (B.A.)
Department of History, College of Liberal Arts
Effective Spring 2009
In addition to general education requirements, a total of 39 semester hours is required for a major in history with at least 18 semester hours drawn from 300 and 400 level courses. Some history major requirements also satisfy select general education requirements.
42.121 United States History Survey: Colonial Period to 1877
42.122 United States History Survey: 1877 to the Present
42.125 Western Civilization to 1650
42.126 Western Civilization since 1650
42.298 Historiography and Historical Methods (grade of C or better required)
42.398 Research and Writing Skills (grade of C or better required)
Choose two from the following regional or non-western history courses:
- 42.131 Asian Civilization to 1500
- 42.132 Asian Civilization since 1500
- 42.141 Modern China and Japan
- 42.142 Latin America: From European Colonization to the Present
- 42.143 Black Africa
- 42.145 Muslim World to 1405
- 42.146 Muslim World since 1405
- 42.151 History of Pre-Colonial Africa
- 42.152 History of Modern Africa
- 42.216 Africa and the Black Atlantic to 1790
- 42.217 Africa and the Black Atlantic since 1790
One 300-400 level U.S. history course
One 300-400 level European history course
One 300-400 level regional/non-western history course
Two 300-400 level history electives