| Department: | History, Political Science, & Geography / College of Liberal & Performing Arts |
| Hours Required: | 120 |
| Categories: | Major, Minor, Undergraduate |
| Delivery: | On-Campus |
Graduates in history enter a variety of professional fields and work as historians in government agencies, archives, museums, libraries, and non-profit institutions. Those earning degrees in political science understand the governing process and its relationship to complex issues arising in a modern society. Political science graduates are also prepared for many professions and find employment in both the private and public sector.
The department also provides a curriculum for history or political science majors who plan to enter law school following graduation.
Learning Goals
- Our graduates effectively communicate a written historical argument.
- Our graduates examine cultural, social, or political aspects of the history of a nation other than the United States.
- Our graduates plan, organize, and resolve historical problems, questions, or controversies.
- Our graduates demonstrate familiarity with the sources of information, methods of analysis, digital tools and contextual literature necessary for the research of historic events, developments, and issues.
- Our graduates demonstrate a broad and sophisticated knowledge of major historical epochs and of developments unfolding across time.
- HIST 1003 World History I
- HIST 2013 U.S. History I
- HIST 3133 Research Methods
- HIST 3113 Western Thought
- HIST 3213 Eastern Thought
Major in History (BA) 120 hours
University Requirement (2 hours)
- GSTD 1002 – Freshman Seminar
General Education (26 hours)
(3 hours foreign language and 6 hours of history requirements are included in major requirements)
History (36 hours)
- HIST 1003 – World History I
- HIST 1013 – World History II
- HIST 2013 – United States History I
- HIST 2023 – United States History II
- HIST 3133 – Research Methods
Electives (21 hours)
- Upper-Level U.S. History Electives (6 hours)
- Upper-Level Non-U.S. History Electives (6 hours)
- Upper-Level History Choice Electives (9 hours)
Other Requirements (15 hours)
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- PSCI 2003 – American Government: National
- Geography Elective (3 hours)
- HIST 4353 – Senior Paper Research or Upper-Level Non-Creative Writing Course (3 hours) (Choice should be made in consultation with a faculty advisor)
- Foreign Language Choice (6 hours)*
* May be fulfilled by freshman-level courses in the same language or a satisfactory score on a language proficiency exam. 3 hours of foreign language may be double-counted to meet the general education requirement.
Additional Information
Students may choose to complete a minor area in consultation with their advisor. Depending upon the chosen minor, the student may need additional upper-level hours to complete the required 40 junior/senior hours.
If a student does not choose to complete a minor, the student may need to complete additional elective hours to reach the required 120 total hours.
Minor Requirements:
Minor in History – 18 hours
HIST 1003 World History I
HIST 1013 World History II
HIST 2013 U.S. History I
HIST 2023 U.S. History II
3 hours of upper-level U.S. History
3 hours of upper-level non-U.S. History
