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For additional information on our undergraduate programs in history, please contact the department's Undergraduate Director, Dr. Jeremy Rich, PH 274, phone: 615-898-2574, e-mail: jrich@mtsu.edu

Major in History (B.A.)
A major in history consists of 39 semester hours, (13 courses). Four are lower-division courses: two 1000-level courses consisting of 1010* or 1110* and 1020* or 1120*; two 2000-level courses selected from 2010*, 2020* and 2030*. Nine are upper-division courses, one of which must be 3010 (Historian's Craft); two must be selected from each of the following areas: global, European, and U.S.; the remaining two may be any upper-division courses. The student must also fulfill all the other requirements for the B.A. degree (see pages 60-62 of the 2009-2011 Undegraduate Catalog), to include a foreign language and a specific minor listed for the B.A.. History majors are to see their departmental advisors at least once per semester.

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Major in History (B.A.) with Teacher Licensure

A major in History with teacher licensure consists of 39 semester hours (13 courses): five lower-division courses: 1110*, 1120*, 2010*, 2020*, and 2030 (3060 may substitute for 2030); and eight upper-division courses. Of the eight upperdivision History courses, one must be 3010 (Historian’s Craft); two must be selected from each of the following areas: global, European, and U.S.; and the remaining course may be any upper-division course. Students must also fulfill all the other requirements for the B.A. degree (see pages 60-62 of the 2009-2011 Undegraduate Catalog), to include a foreign language** and a specific minor listed for the B.A., and must meet additional teacher licensure requirements and the Secondary Education minor requirements. History majors are to see their departmental advisors at least once per semester.

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