Degree Requirements
History Major
A major consists of 33 SH including:
- HIST 101 US History I: Race and Reason (to 1860) - 2
- HIST 102 US History II: Mechanization and Modernization (1860-1918) - 2
- HIST 103 US History III: Power and Paradox (1918-present) - 2
- HIST 121 Global Past I: Civilization (to 1400) - 2
- HIST 122 Global Past II: Modernization (post-1400) - 2
- HIST 123-126 Global Past III: Comparative Themes - 2
- HUM 200 Foundations of Humanities - 2
- HUM 490 Seminar in Humanities - 4
- Additional HIST, HUM, OR CCHIS courses - 15
Majors are strongly encouraged to divide their courses among various regions and periods.
In addition, majors contemplating graduate study in history are advised to acquire a high level of proficiency in at least one foreign language. It is also strongly suggested that majors do both a semester long intercultural
and the WCSC program.
History and Social Science
This interdepartmental major of 42-43 SH consists of the following:
United States History (6 SH)
Choose 6 SH from the following courses:
- HIST 101 US History I: Race and Reason (to 1860) - 2
- HIST 102 US History II: Mechanization and Modernization (1860-1918) - 2
- HIST 103 US History III: Power and Paradox (1918-present) - 2
- *HIST 222 African American History - 3
- *HIST 312 19th Century America - 3
- *HIST 321 Modernizing America - 3
- *HIST 411 History of Recent America - 4
(Students pursuing teacher licensure are required to take HIST 101, 102, and 103,
and are strongly encouraged to take additional US history courses.)
European and World History (6 SH)
Choose 6 SH from the following courses:
- HIST 121 Global Past I: Civilization (to 1400) - 2
- HIST 122 Global Past II: Modernization (post-1400) - 2
- HIST 123-126 Global Past III: Comparative Themes - 2
- *HIST 231 Medieval Europe - 3
- *HIST 362 Renaissance and Reformation - 3
- *HIST 391 Birth of Modernity in Europe - 3
- *HIST 461 Modern Europe- 3
(Students pursuing teacher licensure are required to take HIST 121, 122, and 123-126
and are strongly encouraged to take additional European history courses.)
Area Studies (3 SH)
Choose one of the following courses:
- *HIST 251 History of Africa - 3
- *HIST 432 History of the Middle East - 3
- *PPX 371 Peace and Security in East Asia - 3 (may count for Area Studies or Political Science, not both)
- CCHIS from an international cross-cultural experience - 3
Historiography (6 SH)
- HUM 200 Foundations of Humanities - 2
- HUM 490 Seminar in Humanities - 4
Political Science (9-10 SH)
- POL 111 Comparative Politics - 2
- POL 112 American Politics - 2
- POL 113 International Relations - 2
Choose one of the following courses:
- *POL 230 International Norms and Institutions - 3
- *POL 250 Law, Justice and the Local Context - 3
- *PPX 371 Peace and Security in East Asia - 3 (may count for Area Studies or Political Science, not both)
- *PPX 401 Human Rights and Dignity - 4
- *PPX 421 Genocide in the 20th Century - 4
- *PPX 431 Political Reconciliation - 4
Economics (3 SH)
- ECON 201 Survey of Economics - 3
Geography (3 SH)
- GEOG 231 Cultural Geography - 3
Social Science (6 SH)
Choose two of the following courses:
- PSYC 101 General Psychology - 3
- PSYC 202 Developmental Psychology - 3
- SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology - 3
(Students pursuing teacher licensure must take PSYC 202 and SOC 101.)
