Requirements for a Major in History
Bachelor of Arts
A major in history consists of a minimum of 42 credit hours in fourteen courses, of which at least six (6) courses must be numbered 300 or above. HIST 300 is a prerequisite for proceeding to an internship and/or capstone and must be taken before the senior year. Only one 100-level course may count on the major.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| One world history survey course: | 3 | |
| World History I | ||
or HIST 112 | World History II | |
| HIST 300 | Historical Methods & Historiography | 3 |
| Two courses from each distribution area: 1 | ||
| Non-Western | 6 | |
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| Modern Latin American History | ||
| East Asia to 1650 | ||
| Middle East 500-1400 | ||
| The Modern Middle East | ||
| T:Special Topics | ||
| Women & Gender in Chinese History | ||
| Native American History | ||
| The Problem of Slavery | ||
| Modern Egypt | ||
| Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | ||
| Special Topics in History | ||
| Modern China, 1800-1949 | ||
| Modern China, since 1949 | ||
| Early Modern (primarily covering historical subjects prior to 1750) | 6 | |
| History of Western Medicine | ||
| European Warfare & Society | ||
| England to 1690 | ||
| Holy Roman Empire, 1500-1789 | ||
| Royal France | ||
| The Lives of Wives 1 | ||
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| East Asia to 1650 | ||
| T:Special Topics | ||
| Geographical History | ||
| The Contest for Eastern North America, 1550-1763 | ||
| The Renaissance | ||
| Religious Revolution in Europe | ||
| The History of Witchcraft | ||
| T:Special Topics | ||
| Six Wives of Henry VIII | ||
| Modern (primarily covering historical subjects since 1750) | 6 | |
| African-American History since 1865 | ||
| The United States to 1865 | ||
| The U.S. Since 1865 | ||
| Virginia History | ||
| The Sixties | ||
| History of Western Medicine | ||
| 19th Century Germany & Europe | ||
| Global Women in WWII | ||
| T:Special Topics | ||
| The American Revolution, 1763-1789 | ||
| The Age of Jackson, 1824-1845 | ||
| The Crisis of the Union, 1845-1861 | ||
| The Civil War and Reconstuction, 1861-1877 | ||
| The Guilded Age, 1877-1919 | ||
| The United States in the 20th Century | ||
| The Antebellum South | ||
| The Black Novel as History | ||
| Women of the Black Freedom Movement | ||
| The Great War in Fiction and Film | ||
| Modern Egypt | ||
| T:Special Topics | ||
| Modern China, 1800-1949 | ||
| Modern China, since 1949 | ||
| Multi-/Transnational | 6 | |
| European Warfare & Society | ||
| Holy Roman Empire, 1500-1789 | ||
| 19th Century Germany & Europe | ||
| The Lives of Wives | ||
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| Modern Latin American History | ||
| East Asia to 1650 | ||
| Global Women in WWII | ||
| Middle East 500-1400 | ||
| The Modern Middle East | ||
| T:Special Topics | ||
| Geographical History | ||
| The Contest for Eastern North America, 1550-1763 | ||
| The Problem of Slavery | ||
| The Renaissance | ||
| Religious Revolution in Europe | ||
| The History of Witchcraft | ||
| Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | ||
| T:Special Topics | ||
| Electives | ||
| Must complete nine hours (3 courses) of history electives selected from all history courses numbered 200 or higher not previously taken for credit. | 9 | |
| Capstone | ||
| Must complete any 400-level history course. 2 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 42 | |
- 1
Courses qualifying for two or more designations may count in only one area on a student's major or minor program.
- 2
Except HIST 496 Senior Project. Completed during a student’s senior year or the preceding summer. EDUC 426 may substitute for the capstone (must be a social science placement if secondary).
Courses taken abroad, special topics courses, and 400-level courses can also satisfy the distribution requirements; please consult with the department chair. A minimum grade of C- is required in all courses used on the history major, as is a minimum GPA of 2.0 for all courses in the major.
The Requirements for Teacher Certification
The program requirements of a student planning to minor in education for the purpose of certification in secondary social science vary slightly from those of other history majors:
- A minimum GPA of 2.80 on the major and on all courses counting toward certification is required by the time of application to the Teacher Preparation Program and must be maintained through graduation.
- HIST 111 and HIST 112 are required.
- In completing the major, education students must include the following:
- Must complete the following non-departmental coursework:ECON 201
- Must complete the Education minor.
Capstone: successful completion of the student teaching portion of the EDUC minor will substitute for the capstone in the major. A social studies placement is required.