History
We offer the following programs of study:
Students majoring in History who complete all requirements earn the degree of BA, History.
Core
- Choose one:
- HIST 111 - The Ancient and Medieval World
- HIST 112 - The Modern World
- Choose one:
- HIST 121 - Early America to the Civil War
- HIST 122 - Modern America: Reconstruction to Global Power
- HIST 300W - Historical Methods and Historiography
- HIST 490W - Senior Seminar
History Major Coursework
A minimum of 24 additional credit hours, six of which must be at the 400-level.
- Six credits of American history:
- HIST 304 - U.S. Women’s History
- HIST 305 - History of Gender and Sexuality in the United States
- HIST 324 - America and the Second World War
- HIST 325 - Cold War Politics and Culture
- HIST 327 - History on Film
- HIST 336 - American Foreign Relations
- HIST 341 - The Long Civil Rights Movement
- HIST 342 - American Environmental History
- HIST 346 - History of the American Frontier
- HIST 348 - Introduction to Historical Archaeology
- HIST 349 - The Rise and Fall of American Slavery
- HIST 350 - American Indians
- HIST 351 - American Military History
- HIST 352 - Colonial North America to 1700
- HIST 354 - The American Revolution and Early Republic, 1775-1820
- HIST 355 - Civil War and Reconstruction
- HIST 356 - The United States in the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era, 1877-1919
- HIST 357 - Twentieth Century America, 1920-1960
- HIST 358 - Twentieth Century America, 1961-Present
- HIST 388 - The US South: Histories, Cultures, and Identities
- HIST 396 - African American Women's History
- HIST 397 - Medicine and the African American Experience
- HIST 407 - American Energy and Power
- HIST 435 - Public History
- HIST 443 - 20th Century American Popular Culture
- HIST 446 - The Rise of Jacksonian America
- HIST 480 - The United States as a World Power
- HIST 485 - The Great Depression
- HIST 489 - Women and Social Movements in U.S. History
- Six credits of European history:
- HIST 301 - The Ancient Greeks
- HIST 302 - The Roman Republic
- HIST 306 - Revolutions in France: Violence, Culture, and Mass Society, 1750-1918
- HIST 308 - Tudor Britain
- HIST 310 - The Reformation Era
- HIST 317 - Europe since 1945
- HIST 320 - Imperial Russian History
- HIST 321 - Soviet History and Beyond
- HIST 326 - The Nazi State and the Holocaust
- HIST 329 - Modern France
- HIST 338 - History of Modern Germany, 1945 to the Present
- HIST 339 - History of Propaganda: A Film Study Course
- HIST 379 - Early Middle Ages
- HIST 380 - Later Middle Ages
- HIST 382 - Disease and the Rise of Modern Medicine
- HIST 383 - Filthy Paris: Sex, Health, and Hygiene in the City of Light
- HIST 408 - The Crusades
- HIST 415 - The Byzantine Empire
- HIST 423 - Communism’s Collapse
- HIST 432 - World War II in European Memory
- Six credits of World regions history:
- HIST 312 - Ancient Egypt
- HIST 343 - Global Environmental History
- HIST 347 - Atlantic World Encounters 1400-1700
- HIST 360 - History of Traditional East Asia
- HIST 364 - History of Brazil
- HIST 367 - Modern Chinese History
- HIST 368 - Modern Japanese History
- HIST 375 - History of the Modern Middle East
- HIST 376 - Modern North Africa: History, Society, and Culture since 1830
- HIST 389 - Comparative Slavery
- HIST 403 - Ancient Persia
- HIST 405 - Law and Justice in Chinese History
- HIST 462 - The Mexican Revolution
- HIST 466 - Society and Culture in Chinese History
- HIST 479 - De-Colonizing the Middle East: Theory and Methods
- Six additional credits of history electives, satisfied by the following options:
- one 200-level lecture/discussion course
- HIST 276 - The Study of History Abroad (study abroad)
- HIST 299 - Undergraduate Research in History
- HIST 491 - Practicum (internship at partner institution)
- HIST 499 - Independent Study (undergraduate research or internship)
- an additional three or six credit hours of American, European, and/or World Regions history at the 300-level or higher (excluding HIST 490W)
- Select one:
- HIST 111 - The Ancient and Medieval World
- HIST 112 - The Modern World
- Select one:
- HIST 121 - Early America to the Civil War
- HIST 122 - Modern America: Reconstruction to Global Power
- Select four courses (12 credit hours) in history courses at the 200-, 300-, or 400-level, provided that only three credit hours from the 200-level may be counted toward the history minor.
- HIST 210 - History of Virginia
- HIST 211 - Comic Books and American Society
- HIST 212 - Viva Zapata? Revolution and the Peoples of America
- HIST 213 - Greek and Roman Warfare
- HIST 214 - The Black Death
- HIST 216 - Israel/Palestine: One Land, Two Peoples
- HIST 299 - Undergraduate Research in History
- HIST 300W - Historical Methods and Historiography
- HIST 301 - The Ancient Greeks
- HIST 302 - The Roman Republic
- HIST 304 - U.S. Women’s History
- HIST 305 - History of Gender and Sexuality in the United States
- HIST 306 - Revolutions in France: Violence, Culture, and Mass Society, 1750 - 1918
- HIST 308 - Tudor and Stuart Britain
- HIST 310 - The Reformation Era
- HIST 312 - Ancient Egypt
- HIST 317 - Europe since 1945
- HIST 320 - Imperial Russian History
- HIST 321 - Soviet History and Beyond
- HIST 324 - America and the Second World War
- HIST 325 - Cold War Politics and Culture
- HIST 326 - The Nazi State and the Holocaust
- HIST 327 - History on Film
- HIST 329 - Modern France
- HIST 336 - American Foreign Relations
- HIST 338 - History of Modern Germany, 1945 to the Present
- HIST 339 - History of Propaganda: A Film Study Course
- HIST 339 - History of Propaganda: A Film Study Course [formerly HIST 429, NOT equivalent]
- HIST 341 - The Long Civil Rights Movement
- HIST 342 - American Environmental History
- HIST 343 - Global Environmental History
- HIST 346 - History of the American Frontier
- HIST 347 - Atlantic World Encounters 1400-1700
- HIST 348 - Historical Archaeology
- HIST 348 - Introduction to Historical Archaeology
- HIST 349 - The Rise and Fall of American Slavery
- HIST 350 - American Indians
- HIST 351 - American Military History
- HIST 352 - Colonial North America to 1700
- HIST 354 - The American Revolution and Early Republic, 1775-1820
- HIST 355 - Civil War and Reconstruction
- HIST 356 - The United States in the Gilded Age and the Progressive Era, 1877-1919
- HIST 357 - 20th-Century America, 1920-1960
- HIST 358 - 20th-Century America, 1961-Present
- HIST 360 - History of Traditional East Asia
- HIST 362 - History of Modern Latin America
- HIST 364 - History of Brazil
- HIST 367 - Modern Chinese History
- HIST 368 - Modern Japanese History
- HIST 375 - History of the Modern Middle East
- HIST 376 - Modern North Africa: History, Society and Culture since 1830
- HIST 379 - Early Middle Ages
- HIST 380 - Later Middle Ages
- HIST 382 - Disease and the Rise of Modern Medicine
- HIST 383 - Filthy Paris: Sex, Health and Hygiene in the City of Light
- HIST 388 - The U.S. South: Histories, Cultures and Identities
- HIST 389 - Comparative Slavery
- HIST 396 - African American Women's History
- HIST 397 - Medicine and the African American Experience
- HIST 403 - Ancient Persia
- HIST 405 - Law and Justice in Chinese History
- HIST 407 - American Energy and Power
- HIST 408 - The Crusades
- HIST 415 - The Byzantine Empire
- HIST 423 - Communism’s Collapse
- HIST 432 - World War II in European Memory
- HIST 435 - Public History
- HIST 443 - 20th Century American Popular Culture
- HIST 446 - The Rise of Jacksonian America
- HIST 462 - The Mexican Revolution
- HIST 466 - Society and Culture in Chinese History
- HIST 479 - De-Colonizing the Middle East: Theory and Methods
- HIST 480 - The United States as a World Power
- HIST 485 - The Great Depression
- HIST 489 - Women and Social Movements in U.S. History
- HIST 491 - Practicum (internship at partner insititution)
- HIST 499 - Independent Study (undergraduate research or internship)