Courses in the Department of History are designed to meet the General Education needs of all students as well as to provide a solid foundation for those planning to pursue careers in history, law, journalism, business, and other fields.

HISTORY GENERAL EDUCATION REQUIREMENTS

All students seeking a degree from the University must complete 6 semester hours in General Education History, selected from HIST 2010, 2020, and 2030. Sophomore-level standing (or above) is recommended for HIST 2010, 2020, and 2030.

For General Education Humanities and/or Fine Arts, one course of Western Civilization (HIST 1010, 1020) or of World Civilizations (HIST 1110, 1120) may be taken.

HISTORY GENERAL EDUCATION COURSES

HIST 1010 Survey Western Civilization I. Three credits. A survey of Western humanity from the earliest cultures to 1715. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education Humanities and/or Fine Arts requirement. Student may not take both 1010 and 1110 for credit. HIST 1010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1020.

HIST 1020 Survey Western Civilization II. Three credits. A survey of Western humanity since 1715. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education Humanities and/or Fine Arts requirement. Student may not take both 1020 and 1120 for credit.

HIST 1110 Survey World Civilization I. Three credits. A global approach to history, with cultural interchange as a major thematic focus; reasons for the rise and decline of civilizations. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education Humanities and/or Fine Arts requirement. Student may not take both 1010 and 1110 for credit. HIST 1110 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1120.

HIST 1120 Survey World Civilization II. Three credits. The impact of Western expansion upon the indigenous civilizations of Asia, Africa, and the Americas; their mutual interchange in the creation of the modern world. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education  Humanities and/or Fine Arts requirement. Student may not take both 1020 and 1120 for credit.

HIST 2010, 2020 Survey of United States History I, II. Three credits each. Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. HIST 2010 discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. HIST 2020 discusses the era from 1877 to the present. These courses are prerequisite for all advanced courses in American history and satisfy the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020.

HIST 2030 Tennessee History. Three credits. The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy a General Education History requirement as a substitution for either HIST 2010 or HIST 2020.

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Tennessee Civil War National Heritage Area

Center for Historic Preservation

Center for Popular Music

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Middle Tennessee District History Day

Teaching American History-Cumberland River Valley Consortium

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