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MTSU offers a hands-on experience in the study of history that encourages critical thinking and original research. In the classroom, History majors study everything from ancient Egypt to the Soviet Union. Many classes include experiential learning that takes students into the community for hands-on learning, or challenges students to role play major events in history. Outside the classroom, students meet nationally known historians through the department’s Strickland Scholars program. They study abroad on faculty-led programs to Scotland, Senegal, Vietnam, and other locales. They socialize with other students through History Club and travel to American historical sites with their classmates. They join the national honors society, Phi Alpha Theta, to network and share their research with students and scholars nationwide. They also have access to a range of scholarships available only to History majors at MTSU.

The program emphasizes the field of Public History, with MTSU among the first American universities to embrace the field. Public historians may teach, but they also oversee historical sites, curate archives and collections, run museums, conduct oral histories, and pursue many other careers that bring history to the broader community. Some History majors decide to continue their study of public history at MTSU, which offers a masters and doctoral degree in Public History.


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Ben Wilkinson

MTSU history alumnus secures Nashville historical marker for icon Bettie Page

MTSU history alumnus Ben Wilkinson channeled his passion for history into action by successfully proposing a new Nashville historical marker for pinup icon and Nashvillian Bettie Page. “Her importance in our pop culture history is immeasurable,” he said. “Everyone from artists, actors, photographers, models and musicians have sung the praises of the impact Bettie has had on pop culture. She deserves the recognition,” he said. Wilkinson thought for years that Nashville needed to formally recognize itself as Page’s hometown. When he decided to act, he leaned on his MTSU education to complete the proposal process for the Nashville Historical Commission. “I had to collect all the (required) facts and ensure that they were properly cited. I had written many research papers during my time at MTSU, so this came naturally,” he explained. The marker is located at Page’s alma mater Hume-Fogg Academic High School. Read more here

Hamza Hawsawi

MTSU professor sees fast-paced Saudi music industry from front-row seat

The sound of Saudi Arabia is changing at breakneck speed, and an MTSU professor is an eyewitness to it all. With help from Grammy Award-nominated sound engineer John Merchant from MTSU’s Department of Recording Industry, history professor Sean Foley organized a concert and academic symposium on the emerging independent music scene in Saudi Arabia. “Saudi Arabia has a conservative religious tradition, and, for a variety of reasons, music was not as much a part of public space … until the last couple of years,” Foley said. “It is moving very, very quickly.” Singer-songwriter Ghada Sheri; Moe Abdo, a Sudanese musician born and raised in Saudi Arabia; R&B artist Ahmed Amin; and singer Hamza Hawsawi, winner of the 2015 “X-Factor Middle East” competition, were the entertainers. Foley said he feels that this musical transformation is moving so quickly that his essays and research papers could become outdated by the time they are published. Foley is the author of “Changing Saudi Arabia: Art, Culture and Society in the Kingdom.” He has written about modern changes in Saudi culture for years, including a July 2021 article published by The Arab Gulf States Institute in Washington that mentioned Wall of Sound, the first independent music label in the kingdom. Read more here.  


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MTSU graduates are hired by universities and school systems, historic sites, state agencies, private consulting firms, historical agencies, historic preservation organizations, exhibit design firms, Main Street programs, museums, archives, and planning commissions throughout the nation. Public historians work in a wide range of professional settings with public audiences of all ages.

Employers of MTSU alumni include

  • National Trust for Historic Preservation
  • National Park Service
  • Tennessee State Library and Archives
  • Belmont Mansion
  • Rutherford County Archives
  • Special Collections Research Center at North Carolina State University

Students majoring in History can choose to earn a B.A. (Bachelor of Arts) in History or a B.S. (Bachelor of Science) in History or they may pursue either degree with Teacher Licensure.

For complete curriculum details, click on the REQUIREMENTS button to the right.

A minor in history is also offered. The department additionally coordinates interdisciplinary minors in African American Studies; Media, History, and Culture; Environment and Human Society; Medieval Studies; Southern Studies; Twentieth-Century European Studies; American Culture; and War, Policy, and Security.

Three graduate degrees are available: the M.A. in History, the M.A. in History with emphasis in Public History, and the Ph.D. in Public History.

Students in the Master of Arts in History program may choose a major field in United States or European History, but graduate classes in global history can fulfill requirements for the minor field.

Students in the Master of Arts in History program with an emphasis in Public History may choose one of four areas: historic preservation, cultural resource management, museum management, and archival management. Heritage tourism studies and oral history are also significant faculty strengths.

MTSU's Ph.D. program, which began in 2005, is the first to declare public history as the major field of study. The innovative, practice-based, individualized program of study is offered in partnership with the Center for Historic Preservation and the Center for Popular Music.

Professional Licensure Disclosure

The Middle Tennessee State University (MTSU) College of Education’s teacher licensure preparation programs are accredited by the National Council for the Accreditation of Teacher Education (NCATE) and are eligible for accreditation by the Council for the Accreditation of Educator Preparation (CAEP). The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) and Bachelor of Science (B.S.) in History with teacher licensure programs at MTSU are designed to meet the licensure requirements set by the Tennessee Department of Education. Students should be aware that licensure requirements vary from state to state and are subject to change. MTSU has not made a determination whether a specific program will meet all of the requirements of another US state or territory. MTSU recommends that students who plan to seek licensure outside the state of Tennessee contact the appropriate licensing agency and discuss their plans with their advisor. To obtain current information about each state’s and territory’s licensure requirements and any additional regulations, students should consult the US Department of Education’s website for state contacts at https://www2.ed.gov/about/contacts/state/index.html.

Graduates of MTSU teacher education programs certified to teach in Tennessee are eligible for certification reciprocity in many states. Reciprocity is not an automatic or complete transfer of certification, thus individuals should consult the Tennessee Department of Education (TDOE) site at https://www.tn.gov/education/licensing.html and the National Association of State Directors of Teacher Education and Certification (NASDTEC) site at https://www.nasdtec.net/page/Interstate as well as the US Department of Education state contacts site for information about any additional state requirements.

History (B.A.)

History, B.A.

History 
615-898-2631
Aliou Ly, program coordinator
Aliou.Ly@mtsu.edu

Students majoring in History must fulfill all the requirements for the B.A. degree (see Academic Policies and Procedures), 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.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

History, B.A., Academic Map  

Degree Requirements

General Education41 hours
Major Requirements39 hours*
Foreign Language6 hours
Approved Bachelor of Arts Minor15-18 hours
Electives16-28 hours
TOTAL120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase. 

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

The following courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

Major Requirements (39 hours)

  • HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I

    3 credit hours

    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. HIST 1010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1020.

  • HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II

    3 credit hours

    A survey of Western humanity since 1715. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education Humanities and/or Fine Arts requirement.

 

  • HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I

    3 credit hours

    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. HIST 1110 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1120.

  • HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II

    3 credit hours

    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.

NOTE: Three hours from HIST 1010, 1110, 1020, or 1120 may be counted in General Education.

 

Choose 6 hours from:

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

(6 credit hours counted in General Education)

 

  • HIST 3010 - The Historian's Craft  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 3010 - The Historian's Craft

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Investigates the full range of activities of professional historians, teaches skills of research and writing history, and prepares students to enter the professional job market or to seek further education. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

  • HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Offers preparation for learning to think historically and developing that skill in middle and high school students and to people in public settings including planning, developing, and implementing lesson plans and assessing their results. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

  • U.S. History electives 6 credit hours
  • European History electives 6 credit hours
  • Global History electives 6 credit hours
  • HIST elective 3 credit hours
  • HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar  3 credit hours  

    HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: HIST 3010/HIST 3011 and a minimum of 12 upper-division hours in history or permission of the undergraduate director. Capstone course for History majors. Students will conduct original research and produce a research paper, a pedagogical project, or a research-based creative project. Requires a formal oral presentation for completion of the course. May be taken for credit once.

Foreign Language Requirement (6 hours)

  • Students must successfully complete 2010 and 2020 or any courses numbered above the 2000 level in a single foreign language.

Minor (15-18 hours)

  • Approved Bachelor of Arts minor

Electives (16-28 hours)

Curriculum: History

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

 

  • ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing

    3 credit hours

    The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication

    3 credit hours

    Introduces principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. TBR Common Course: COMM 2025

  • Foreign Language (2000-level) 6 credit hours (requires testing out of FL 1010 and FL 1020)
  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
  • Mathematics 3 credit hours

 

Choose 6 hours from:

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 31 Hours

 

Sophomore

 

  • ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture  3 credit hours  
    OR(Hum/FA) OR  dotslash:(Hum/FA) OR title:OR 
    (Hum/FA) OR 

    ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.

  • ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature  3 credit hours  
    OR(Hum/FA) OR  dotslash:(Hum/FA) OR title:OR 
    (Hum/FA) OR 

    ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.

  • HUM 2610 - World Literatures  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA)(Hum/FA)  dotslash:(Hum/FA) title:(Hum/FA) 
    (Hum/FA) 

    HUM 2610 - World Literatures

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Representative works of French, German, and Hispanic authors in English translation. No foreign-language proficiency required. Carries General Education credit.

 

  • Foreign language or electives 6 credit hours
  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
  • Minor courses 6 credit hours
  • HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I  3 credit hours  
    Hum/FA ORHum/FA OR  dotslash:Hum/FA OR title:Hum/FA OR 
    Hum/FA OR 

    HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I

    3 credit hours

    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. HIST 1010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1020.

  • HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I  3 credit hours  
    Hum/FAHum/FA  dotslash:Hum/FA title:Hum/FA 
    Hum/FA 

    HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I

    3 credit hours

    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. HIST 1110 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1120.

AND

  • HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II  3 credit hours  
    Hum/FA ORHum/FA OR  dotslash:Hum/FA OR title:Hum/FA OR 
    Hum/FA OR 

    HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II

    3 credit hours

    A survey of Western humanity since 1715. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education Humanities and/or Fine Arts requirement.

  • HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II  3 credit hours  
    Hum/FAHum/FA  dotslash:Hum/FA title:Hum/FA 
    Hum/FA 

    HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II

    3 credit hours

    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.

Subtotal: 31 Hours

 

Junior

 

  • HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Offers preparation for learning to think historically and developing that skill in middle and high school students and to people in public settings including planning, developing, and implementing lesson plans and assessing their results. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

  • HIST 3010 - The Historian's Craft

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Investigates the full range of activities of professional historians, teaches skills of research and writing history, and prepares students to enter the professional job market or to seek further education. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

 

  • Minor courses 9 credit hours
  • European history electives 6 credit hours
  • U.S. history electives 6 credit hours
  • Global history elective 3 credit hours
  • General elective 3 credit hour

Subtotal: 30 Hours

 

Senior

  • HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar  3 credit hours  

    HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: HIST 3010/HIST 3011 and a minimum of 12 upper-division hours in history or permission of the undergraduate director. Capstone course for History majors. Students will conduct original research and produce a research paper, a pedagogical project, or a research-based creative project. Requires a formal oral presentation for completion of the course. May be taken for credit once.

  • Minor course 3 credit hours (if necessary for 18-hour minor)
  • Global history elective 3 credit hours
  • History elective 3 credit hours
  • General electives 16 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

 

History Teacher Licensure

History, Teacher Licensure, B.A.

History 
615-898-2631
Aliou Ly, program coordinator
Aliou.Ly@mtsu.edu
 

Students majoring in History must fulfill all the requirements for the B.A. degree (see Academic Policies and Procedures), 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.

NOTE: Prerequisites in foreign language may result in more than 122 hours.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

History, Teacher Licensure, B.A., Academic Map  

Degree Requirements

General Education41 hours
Major Requirements39 hours*
Foreign Language6 hours
Secondary Education Minor30 hours
Approved Bachelor of Arts Minor15-18 hours
TOTAL122-134 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If courses for this program are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the program of study may be completed in 122 hours.

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral categories.

The following courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

Major Requirements (39 hours)

  • HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I

    3 credit hours

    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. HIST 1110 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1120.

  • HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II

    3 credit hours

    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.

Note: 3 credit hours from HIST 1110 or 1120 counted in General Education.

 

Choose 9 hours from:

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

NOTE: 6 credit hours counted in General Education.

 

  • HIST 3010 - The Historian's Craft  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 3010 - The Historian's Craft

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Investigates the full range of activities of professional historians, teaches skills of research and writing history, and prepares students to enter the professional job market or to seek further education. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

  • HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking  3 credit hours  
    (recommended)(recommended)  dotslash:(recommended) title:(recommended) 
    (recommended) 

    HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Offers preparation for learning to think historically and developing that skill in middle and high school students and to people in public settings including planning, developing, and implementing lesson plans and assessing their results. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

  • HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar  3 credit hours  

    HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: HIST 3010/HIST 3011 and a minimum of 12 upper-division hours in history or permission of the undergraduate director. Capstone course for History majors. Students will conduct original research and produce a research paper, a pedagogical project, or a research-based creative project. Requires a formal oral presentation for completion of the course. May be taken for credit once.

  • Global History 6 credit hours
  • U.S. History 6 credit hours
  • European History 6 credit hours

Foreign Language Requirement (6 hours)

  • Students must successfully complete 2010 and 2020 or any courses numbered above the 2000 level in a single foreign language.

Secondary Education Minor (30 hours)

Minor (15-18 hours)

  • Approved Bachelor of Arts minor

Curriculum: History, Teacher Licensure, B.A.

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

 

  • ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing

    3 credit hours

    The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication

    3 credit hours

    Introduces principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. TBR Common Course: COMM 2025

  • Foreign Language 6 credit hours
  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
  • Mathematics 3 credit hours

 

Choose 6 hours from:

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 31 Hours

 

Sophomore

 

  • ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA) OR(Hum/FA) OR  dotslash:(Hum/FA) OR title:(Hum/FA) OR 
    (Hum/FA) OR 

    ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.

  • ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA) OR(Hum/FA) OR  dotslash:(Hum/FA) OR title:(Hum/FA) OR 
    (Hum/FA) OR 

    ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.

  • HUM 2610 - World Literatures  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA)(Hum/FA)  dotslash:(Hum/FA) title:(Hum/FA) 
    (Hum/FA) 

    HUM 2610 - World Literatures

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Representative works of French, German, and Hispanic authors in English translation. No foreign-language proficiency required. Carries General Education credit.

 

  • HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA)(Hum/FA)  dotslash:(Hum/FA) title:(Hum/FA) 
    (Hum/FA) 

    HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I

    3 credit hours

    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. HIST 1110 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1120.

  • HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II

    3 credit hours

    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.

  • YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment

    3 credit hours

    Offers preparation for planning instruction, assessing student learning, and understanding how classroom assessment and standardized testing should impact instruction. Introduces education policy, professionalism, and theory which informs students as they enter and practice the profession. Field experience required.

  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
  • Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
  • Minor courses 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

 

Junior

 

  • HIST 3010 - The Historian's Craft  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 3010 - The Historian's Craft

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Investigates the full range of activities of professional historians, teaches skills of research and writing history, and prepares students to enter the professional job market or to seek further education. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

  • HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Offers preparation for learning to think historically and developing that skill in middle and high school students and to people in public settings including planning, developing, and implementing lesson plans and assessing their results. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

  • YOED 3000 - Classroom Management

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: YOED 2500 with grade of B- or better and admission to Teacher Education. Introduces a variety of classroom management strategies and techniques that will foster a positive learning environment in the classrooms. Provides an overview of behavior management models, theories, and research as a foundation for classroom practice. Facilitates, through the use of field experiences, the analysis of school-wide policies/procedures and insight on real life classroom management expectations of the first-year teacher.

  • YOED 3300 - Problem-Based Instructional Strategies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: YOED 2500 with grade of B- or better and admission to Teacher Education. Offers preparation for students to develop and present instructional strategies that frame curriculum content in problem-solving contexts. Field experience in a public school setting required.

  • Global history electives 6 credit hours
  • European history electives 6 credit hours
  • U.S. history electives 6 credit hours
  • Minor courses 9 credit hours

Subtotal: 36 Hours

 

Senior

 

  • YOED 4030 - Residency I: Grades 7-12

    9 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education program; successful completion of YOED 2500, YOED 3000, YOED 3300 with a grade of B or better; overall grade point average maintained at a minimum of 2.75; grade point average in the major at a minimum of 2.5; and senior standing. A school-based clinical experience in a problem-based learning format.

    NOTE: All students must obtain a grade of B or better in this course to move forward to Residency II.

  • YOED 4400 - Residency II  12 credit hours  

    YOED 4400 - Residency II

    12 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education program; successful completion (with grade of B or better) of YOED 2500, YOED 3000, YOED 3300, YOED 4020,YOED 4030, or YOED 4040; passing score(s) on the specialty area exam(s) of Praxis II; overall grade point average maintained at a minimum of 2.75; grade point average in the major at a minimum of 2.50; and senior standing. A full-day, full-semester supervised teaching experience in a public school classroom. Pass/Fail grading.

  • HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar  3 credit hours  

    HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: HIST 3010/HIST 3011 and a minimum of 12 upper-division hours in history or permission of the undergraduate director. Capstone course for History majors. Students will conduct original research and produce a research paper, a pedagogical project, or a research-based creative project. Requires a formal oral presentation for completion of the course. May be taken for credit once.

 

Choose 3 hours from:

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 27 Hours

 

NOTE:

*The minimum number of hours for graduation is 120; however, the number of hours required for this program may exceed this depending on the minor chosen and the number of hours awarded through AP or FL placement exam.

History (B.S.) 

History, B.S.

History 
615-898-2631
Aliou Ly, program coordinator

Aliou.Ly@mtsu.edu

Students majoring in History must fulfill all the requirements for the B.S. degree (see Academic Policies and Procedures). History majors are to see their departmental advisors at least once per semester.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

History, B.S., Academic Map 

Degree Requirements

General Education41 hours
Major Requirements39 hours*
Minor15-18 hours
Electives22-34 hours
TOTAL120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase. 

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

The following courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

Major Requirements (39 hours)

  • HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I

    3 credit hours

    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. HIST 1010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1020.

  • HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I

    3 credit hours

    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. HIST 1110 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1120.

 

  • HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II

    3 credit hours

    A survey of Western humanity since 1715. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education Humanities and/or Fine Arts requirement.

  • HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II

    3 credit hours

    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.

NOTE: Three hours from HIST 1010, 1110, 1020, or 1120 counted as General Education credit.

 

Choose 6 credit hours from:

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

(6 credit hours counted in General Education)

 

  • HIST 3010 - The Historian's Craft  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 3010 - The Historian's Craft

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Investigates the full range of activities of professional historians, teaches skills of research and writing history, and prepares students to enter the professional job market or to seek further education. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

  • HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Offers preparation for learning to think historically and developing that skill in middle and high school students and to people in public settings including planning, developing, and implementing lesson plans and assessing their results. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

  • HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar  3 credit hours  

    HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: HIST 3010/HIST 3011 and a minimum of 12 upper-division hours in history or permission of the undergraduate director. Capstone course for History majors. Students will conduct original research and produce a research paper, a pedagogical project, or a research-based creative project. Requires a formal oral presentation for completion of the course. May be taken for credit once.

  • U.S. History 6 credit hours
  • European History 6 credit hours
  • Global History 6 credit hours
  • HIST elective 3 credit hours

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (22-34 hours)

Curriculum: History

Curricular listings include General Education  requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

  • ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing

    3 credit hours

    The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication

    3 credit hours

    Introduces principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. TBR Common Course: COMM 2025

  • Natural Sciences 8 credit hours
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
  • Mathematics 3 credit hours

 

Choose 6 hours from:

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Sophomore

  • ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA) OR(Hum/FA) OR  dotslash:(Hum/FA) OR title:(Hum/FA) OR 
    (Hum/FA) OR 

    ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.

  • ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA) OR(Hum/FA) OR  dotslash:(Hum/FA) OR title:(Hum/FA) OR 
    (Hum/FA) OR 

    ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.

  • HUM 2610 - World Literatures  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA)(Hum/FA)  dotslash:(Hum/FA) title:(Hum/FA) 
    (Hum/FA) 

    HUM 2610 - World Literatures

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Representative works of French, German, and Hispanic authors in English translation. No foreign-language proficiency required. Carries General Education credit.

 

  • Minor courses 6 credit hours
  • General electives 12 credit hours
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours

 

  • HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I  3 credit hours  
    OR(Hum/FA) OR  dotslash:(Hum/FA) OR title:OR 
    (Hum/FA) OR 

    HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I

    3 credit hours

    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. HIST 1010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1020.

  • HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I  3 credit hours  
    (Hum/FA)(Hum/FA)  dotslash:(Hum/FA) title:(Hum/FA) 
    (Hum/FA) 

    HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I

    3 credit hours

    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. HIST 1110 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1120.

 

  • HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II

    3 credit hours

    A survey of Western humanity since 1715. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education Humanities and/or Fine Arts requirement.

  • HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II

    3 credit hours

    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.

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

  • HIST 3010 - The Historian's Craft  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 3010 - The Historian's Craft

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Investigates the full range of activities of professional historians, teaches skills of research and writing history, and prepares students to enter the professional job market or to seek further education. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

  • HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Offers preparation for learning to think historically and developing that skill in middle and high school students and to people in public settings including planning, developing, and implementing lesson plans and assessing their results. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

 

  • Minor courses 6 credit hours
  • General electives 6 credit hours
  • Global history elective 3 credit hours
  • European history electives 6 credit hours
  • U.S. history electives 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

  • HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar  3 credit hours  

    HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: HIST 3010/HIST 3011 and a minimum of 12 upper-division hours in history or permission of the undergraduate director. Capstone course for History majors. Students will conduct original research and produce a research paper, a pedagogical project, or a research-based creative project. Requires a formal oral presentation for completion of the course. May be taken for credit once.

  • Minor course 3 credit hours
  • History elective 3 credit hours
  • General electives 13 credit hours
  • Global history elective 3 credit hours
  • Minor/elective courses 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours

History Teacher Licensure (B.S)

History, Teacher Licensure, B.S.

History 
615-898-2631
Aliou Ly, program coordinator
Aliou.Ly@mtsu.edu

Students majoring in History must fulfill all the requirements for the B.S. degree (see Academic Policies and Procedures). Students 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.

Academic Map

Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

History Teacher Licensure, B.S., Academic Map 

Degree Requirements

General Education41 hours
Major Requirements39 hours*
Secondary Education Minor30 hours
Electives10-19 hours
TOTAL120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours may vary. 

General Education (41 hours)

General Education requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

The following courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

Major Requirements (39 hours)

  • HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I

    3 credit hours

    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. HIST 1110 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1120.

  • HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II

    3 credit hours

    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.

NOTE: 3 credit hours from HIST 1110 or 1120 counted in General Education

 

Choose 9 hours from:

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

NOTE: 6 credit hours from counted in General Education

  • HIST 3010 - The Historian's Craft  3 credit hours  
    OROR  dotslash:OR title:OR 
    OR 

    HIST 3010 - The Historian's Craft

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Investigates the full range of activities of professional historians, teaches skills of research and writing history, and prepares students to enter the professional job market or to seek further education. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

  • HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Offers preparation for learning to think historically and developing that skill in middle and high school students and to people in public settings including planning, developing, and implementing lesson plans and assessing their results. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

  • HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar  3 credit hours  

    HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: HIST 3010/HIST 3011 and a minimum of 12 upper-division hours in history or permission of the undergraduate director. Capstone course for History majors. Students will conduct original research and produce a research paper, a pedagogical project, or a research-based creative project. Requires a formal oral presentation for completion of the course. May be taken for credit once.

  • U.S. History 6 credit hours
  • European History 6 credit hours
  • Global History 6 credit hours

Secondary Education Minor (30 hours)

See Secondary Education Minor for further information.

Electives (10-19 hours)

Curriculum: History

Curricular listings include General Education requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman

  • ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing

    3 credit hours

    The first General Education English course. Emphasis on learning to adapt composing processes to a variety of expository and analytic writing assignments. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisite: ENGL 1010. The second General Education English course. Emphasis on analytic and argumentative writing and on locating, organizing, and using library resource materials in the writing. Minimum grade of C- required to meet degree requirements.

  • COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication  3 credit hours  
    (Comm)(Comm)  dotslash:(Comm) title:(Comm) 
    (Comm) 

    COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication

    3 credit hours

    Introduces principles and processes of effective public oral communication including researching, critical thinking, organizing, presenting, listening, and using appropriate language. Counts as part of the General Education Communication requirement. TBR Common Course: COMM 2025

  • Natural Sciences 8 credit hours
  • Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
  • Mathematics 3 credit hours
  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours

 

Choose 6 hours from:

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 32 Hours

Sophomore

  • ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Traces a specific theme or idea through a number of literary texts that reflect different historical and cultural contexts. Subject will vary.

  • ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature  3 credit hours  
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    ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. The reading of a variety of literary types which illuminate themes and experiences common to human existence.

  • HUM 2610 - World Literatures  3 credit hours  
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    HUM 2610 - World Literatures

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: ENGL 1010 and ENGL 1020. Representative works of French, German, and Hispanic authors in English translation. No foreign-language proficiency required. Carries General Education credit.

 

  • HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I  3 credit hours  
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    HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I

    3 credit hours

    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. HIST 1110 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1120.

  • HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II

    3 credit hours

    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.

  • YOED 2500 - Planning and Assessment

    3 credit hours

    Offers preparation for planning instruction, assessing student learning, and understanding how classroom assessment and standardized testing should impact instruction. Introduces education policy, professionalism, and theory which informs students as they enter and practice the profession. Field experience required.

  • Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
  • Electives 12 credit hours

 

Choose 3 hours from:

  • HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

  • HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II

    3 credit hours

    Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

  • HIST 2030 - Tennessee History

    3 credit hours

    The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

  • HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

    NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

  • HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II

    3 credit hours

    The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Junior

  • HIST 3010 - The Historian's Craft  3 credit hours  
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    HIST 3010 - The Historian's Craft

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Investigates the full range of activities of professional historians, teaches skills of research and writing history, and prepares students to enter the professional job market or to seek further education. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

  • HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Offers preparation for learning to think historically and developing that skill in middle and high school students and to people in public settings including planning, developing, and implementing lesson plans and assessing their results. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

 

  • YOED 3000 - Classroom Management

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: YOED 2500 with grade of B- or better and admission to Teacher Education. Introduces a variety of classroom management strategies and techniques that will foster a positive learning environment in the classrooms. Provides an overview of behavior management models, theories, and research as a foundation for classroom practice. Facilitates, through the use of field experiences, the analysis of school-wide policies/procedures and insight on real life classroom management expectations of the first-year teacher.

  • YOED 3300 - Problem-Based Instructional Strategies

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: YOED 2500 with grade of B- or better and admission to Teacher Education. Offers preparation for students to develop and present instructional strategies that frame curriculum content in problem-solving contexts. Field experience in a public school setting required.

  • Global history 6 credit hours
  • European history 6 credit hours
  • U.S. history 6 credit hours
  • Electives 6 credit hours

Subtotal: 33 Hours

Senior

  • YOED 4030 - Residency I: Grades 7-12

    9 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Admission to teacher education program; successful completion of YOED 2500, YOED 3000, YOED 3300 with a grade of B or better; overall grade point average maintained at a minimum of 2.75; grade point average in the major at a minimum of 2.5; and senior standing. A school-based clinical experience in a problem-based learning format.

    NOTE: All students must obtain a grade of B or better in this course to move forward to Residency II.

  • YOED 4400 - Residency II  12 credit hours  

    YOED 4400 - Residency II

    12 credit hours

    Prerequisites: Admission to Teacher Education program; successful completion (with grade of B or better) of YOED 2500, YOED 3000, YOED 3300, YOED 4020,YOED 4030, or YOED 4040; passing score(s) on the specialty area exam(s) of Praxis II; overall grade point average maintained at a minimum of 2.75; grade point average in the major at a minimum of 2.50; and senior standing. A full-day, full-semester supervised teaching experience in a public school classroom. Pass/Fail grading.

  • General elective 1 credit hour
  • HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar  3 credit hours  

    HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar

    3 credit hours

    Prerequisites: HIST 3010/HIST 3011 and a minimum of 12 upper-division hours in history or permission of the undergraduate director. Capstone course for History majors. Students will conduct original research and produce a research paper, a pedagogical project, or a research-based creative project. Requires a formal oral presentation for completion of the course. May be taken for credit once.

Subtotal: 25 Hours

 

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History

HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I
3 credit hours

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. HIST 1010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1020.

HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I
3 credit hours

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. HIST 1010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1020.

HIST 1015 - Themes in Western Civilization
3 credit hours

Explores a specific theme or topic in the history of Western Civilization. Subject will vary.

HIST 1015 - Themes in Western Civilization
3 credit hours

Explores a specific theme or topic in the history of Western Civilization. Subject will vary.

HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II
3 credit hours

A survey of Western humanity since 1715. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education Humanities and/or Fine Arts requirement.

HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II
3 credit hours

A survey of Western humanity since 1715. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education Humanities and/or Fine Arts requirement.

HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I
3 credit hours

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. HIST 1110 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1120.

HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I
3 credit hours

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. HIST 1110 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 1120.

HIST 1115 - Themes in World Civilization
3 credit hours

Explores a specific theme or topic in the history of World Civilization. Subject will vary.

HIST 1115 - Themes in World Civilization
3 credit hours

Explores a specific theme or topic in the history of World Civilization. Subject will vary.

HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II
3 credit hours

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.

HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II
3 credit hours

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.

HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I
3 credit hours

Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I
3 credit hours

Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from the beginning to 1877. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2010

HIST 2015 - Themes in Early United States History
3 credit hours

Explores a specific theme or topic in Early American history. Subject will vary.

HIST 2015 - Themes in Early United States History
3 credit hours

Explores a specific theme or topic in Early American history. Subject will vary.

HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II
3 credit hours

Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II
3 credit hours

Survey of the political, economic, social, cultural, and diplomatic phases of American life in its regional, national, and international aspects. Discusses the era from 1877 to the present. May be used to satisfy one part of the the General Education History requirement. HIST 2010 is NOT a prerequisite for HIST 2020. TBR Common Course: HIST 2020

HIST 2025 - Themes in Modern United States History
3 credit hours

Explores a specific theme or topic in Modern American history. Subject will vary.

HIST 2025 - Themes in Modern United States History
3 credit hours

Explores a specific theme or topic in Modern American history. Subject will vary.

HIST 2030 - Tennessee History
3 credit hours

The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

HIST 2030 - Tennessee History
3 credit hours

The role of the state in the development of the nation. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement. TBR Common Course: HIST 2030

HIST 2035 - Themes in Tennessee History
3 credit hours

Explores a specific theme or topic in Tennessee history. Subject will vary.

HIST 2035 - Themes in Tennessee History
3 credit hours

Explores a specific theme or topic in Tennessee history. Subject will vary.

HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I
3 credit hours

The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I
3 credit hours

The role of African Americans in establishing and shaping the American nation. Covers their historical development and contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

NOTE: HIST 2040 is not a prerequisite for HIST 2050.

HIST 2045 - Themes in African American History
3 credit hours

Explores a specific theme or topic in African American history. Subject will vary.

HIST 2045 - Themes in African American History
3 credit hours

Explores a specific theme or topic in African American history. Subject will vary.

HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II
3 credit hours

The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II
3 credit hours

The role of African Americans in shaping the American nation and creating a twentieth-century racial identity. Covers their historical development and examines their contributions to American art, music, literature, and religion. May be used to satisfy one part of the General Education History requirement.

HIST 3010 - The Historian's Craft
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Investigates the full range of activities of professional historians, teaches skills of research and writing history, and prepares students to enter the professional job market or to seek further education. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

HIST 3010 - The Historian's Craft
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Investigates the full range of activities of professional historians, teaches skills of research and writing history, and prepares students to enter the professional job market or to seek further education. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Offers preparation for learning to think historically and developing that skill in middle and high school students and to people in public settings including planning, developing, and implementing lesson plans and assessing their results. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Offers preparation for learning to think historically and developing that skill in middle and high school students and to people in public settings including planning, developing, and implementing lesson plans and assessing their results. Either HIST 3010 or HIST 3011 fulfills the History major requirement . Grade of C- or above is required.

HIST 3020 - Topics in American History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. A detailed analysis of a topic pertinent to U.S. history. Topics vary from year to year. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic.

HIST 3020 - Topics in American History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. A detailed analysis of a topic pertinent to U.S. history. Topics vary from year to year. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic.

HIST 3020 - Topics in American History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. A detailed analysis of a topic pertinent to U.S. history. Topics vary from year to year. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic.

HIST 3030 - Topics in African American History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. A seminar course exploring selected topics and problems in the African-American experience since 1619. Possible topics include the Great Migration, the life and work of Malcolm X, Pan-Africanism, Caribbean enslavement, the African American church, the African American woman, African American education, and the Harlem Renaissance.  May repeat for up to six credit hours.

HIST 3030 - Topics in African American History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. A seminar course exploring selected topics and problems in the African-American experience since 1619. Possible topics include the Great Migration, the life and work of Malcolm X, Pan-Africanism, Caribbean enslavement, the African American church, the African American woman, African American education, and the Harlem Renaissance.  May repeat for up to six credit hours.

HIST 3030 - Topics in African American History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. A seminar course exploring selected topics and problems in the African-American experience since 1619. Possible topics include the Great Migration, the life and work of Malcolm X, Pan-Africanism, Caribbean enslavement, the African American church, the African American woman, African American education, and the Harlem Renaissance.  May repeat for up to six credit hours.

HIST 3040 - Topics in American Cultural History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Literature, arts, social sciences, and popular culture examined with regard to a particular topic (such as the history of morality or the history of cultural rebellion) in order to understand how Americans have reacted to conflicting values in society. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic (up to six credit hours).

HIST 3040 - Topics in American Cultural History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Literature, arts, social sciences, and popular culture examined with regard to a particular topic (such as the history of morality or the history of cultural rebellion) in order to understand how Americans have reacted to conflicting values in society. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic (up to six credit hours).

HIST 3040 - Topics in American Cultural History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Literature, arts, social sciences, and popular culture examined with regard to a particular topic (such as the history of morality or the history of cultural rebellion) in order to understand how Americans have reacted to conflicting values in society. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic (up to six credit hours).

HIST 3050 - Topics in Southern Studies
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Detailed examination of a particular topic important to the region's society, life, and development. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic.

HIST 3050 - Topics in Southern Studies
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Detailed examination of a particular topic important to the region's society, life, and development. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic.

HIST 3050 - Topics in Southern Studies
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Detailed examination of a particular topic important to the region's society, life, and development. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic.

HIST 3070 - Topics in World History
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. A detailed examination of a topic pertinent to world history. Topics vary. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic.

HIST 3070 - Topics in World History
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. A detailed examination of a topic pertinent to world history. Topics vary. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic.

HIST 3070 - Topics in World History
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. A detailed examination of a topic pertinent to world history. Topics vary. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic.

HIST 3075 - History Abroad
3 to 6 credit hours

(Same as AST 3075.) Examines historical issues while participating in an educational abroad program. Experiential learning experience utilizes resources such as historical sites, museums, archaeological sites, and archives while abroad. Course is repeatable. Three to six credits may be applied to the History major as an elective. Three credits may be applied to the History minor as an elective.

HIST 3075 - History Abroad
3 to 6 credit hours

(Same as AST 3075.) Examines historical issues while participating in an educational abroad program. Experiential learning experience utilizes resources such as historical sites, museums, archaeological sites, and archives while abroad. Course is repeatable. Three to six credits may be applied to the History major as an elective. Three credits may be applied to the History minor as an elective.

HIST 3075 - History Abroad
3 to 6 credit hours

(Same as AST 3075.) Examines historical issues while participating in an educational abroad program. Experiential learning experience utilizes resources such as historical sites, museums, archaeological sites, and archives while abroad. Course is repeatable. Three to six credits may be applied to the History major as an elective. Three credits may be applied to the History minor as an elective.

HIST 3080 - Topics in Modern Middle East History
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. A major problem or political or social development in the contemporary Middle East. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic (up to six credit hours).

HIST 3080 - Topics in Modern Middle East History
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. A major problem or political or social development in the contemporary Middle East. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic (up to six credit hours).

HIST 3080 - Topics in Modern Middle East History
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. A major problem or political or social development in the contemporary Middle East. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic (up to six credit hours).

HIST 3090 - Topics in European History
1 to 3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. A detailed examination of a topic pertinent to European history. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic.

HIST 3090 - Topics in European History
1 to 3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. A detailed examination of a topic pertinent to European history. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic.

HIST 3090 - Topics in European History
1 to 3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. A detailed examination of a topic pertinent to European history. May be taken more than once for credit with different topic.

HIST 3110 - Explorations in Public History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Historical artifacts with special emphasis on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American architecture and furnishings. Related work in techniques of genealogical research. Readings, discussions, reports, and field trips.

HIST 3110 - Explorations in Public History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Historical artifacts with special emphasis on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American architecture and furnishings. Related work in techniques of genealogical research. Readings, discussions, reports, and field trips.

HIST 3110 - Explorations in Public History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Historical artifacts with special emphasis on eighteenth- and nineteenth-century American architecture and furnishings. Related work in techniques of genealogical research. Readings, discussions, reports, and field trips.

HIST 3125 - First World War
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Explores the causes of the war; the conflict's vast geographic extent; the dramatic changes in combat brought by such weapons as improved field artillery, poison gas, airplanes, and submarines; the war's reworking of the values and structures of western civilization; the war's long-lasting ripple effects in the Middle East, the former Russian Empire, Africa, the Pacific, and the newly powerful United States.

HIST 3125 - First World War
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Explores the causes of the war; the conflict's vast geographic extent; the dramatic changes in combat brought by such weapons as improved field artillery, poison gas, airplanes, and submarines; the war's reworking of the values and structures of western civilization; the war's long-lasting ripple effects in the Middle East, the former Russian Empire, Africa, the Pacific, and the newly powerful United States.

HIST 3125 - First World War
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Explores the causes of the war; the conflict's vast geographic extent; the dramatic changes in combat brought by such weapons as improved field artillery, poison gas, airplanes, and submarines; the war's reworking of the values and structures of western civilization; the war's long-lasting ripple effects in the Middle East, the former Russian Empire, Africa, the Pacific, and the newly powerful United States.

HIST 3125 - First World War
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Explores the causes of the war; the conflict's vast geographic extent; the dramatic changes in combat brought by such weapons as improved field artillery, poison gas, airplanes, and submarines; the war's reworking of the values and structures of western civilization; the war's long-lasting ripple effects in the Middle East, the former Russian Empire, Africa, the Pacific, and the newly powerful United States.

HIST 3125 - First World War
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Explores the causes of the war; the conflict's vast geographic extent; the dramatic changes in combat brought by such weapons as improved field artillery, poison gas, airplanes, and submarines; the war's reworking of the values and structures of western civilization; the war's long-lasting ripple effects in the Middle East, the former Russian Empire, Africa, the Pacific, and the newly powerful United States.

HIST 3125 - First World War
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Explores the causes of the war; the conflict's vast geographic extent; the dramatic changes in combat brought by such weapons as improved field artillery, poison gas, airplanes, and submarines; the war's reworking of the values and structures of western civilization; the war's long-lasting ripple effects in the Middle East, the former Russian Empire, Africa, the Pacific, and the newly powerful United States.

HIST 3130 - The Vietnam War
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines military, diplomatic, political, and cultural aspects of the Vietnam War. Causes of the war; interplay between military, diplomatic, and domestic policy; historical memory of the conflict through analysis of texts, oral histories, films, and material culture.

HIST 3130 - The Vietnam War
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines military, diplomatic, political, and cultural aspects of the Vietnam War. Causes of the war; interplay between military, diplomatic, and domestic policy; historical memory of the conflict through analysis of texts, oral histories, films, and material culture.

HIST 3130 - The Vietnam War
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines military, diplomatic, political, and cultural aspects of the Vietnam War. Causes of the war; interplay between military, diplomatic, and domestic policy; historical memory of the conflict through analysis of texts, oral histories, films, and material culture.

HIST 3150 - Twentieth Century Global History
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. An integrated examination of major themes and selected area studies of the twentieth century. Themes include the world system, colonialism, the Great Depression, both world wars, the cold war, emergence of independent countries, economic globalization and dependency, religious stirrings, urbanization, massive migrations, social revolution, and the postindustrial world.

HIST 3150 - Twentieth Century Global History
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. An integrated examination of major themes and selected area studies of the twentieth century. Themes include the world system, colonialism, the Great Depression, both world wars, the cold war, emergence of independent countries, economic globalization and dependency, religious stirrings, urbanization, massive migrations, social revolution, and the postindustrial world.

HIST 3150 - Twentieth Century Global History
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. An integrated examination of major themes and selected area studies of the twentieth century. Themes include the world system, colonialism, the Great Depression, both world wars, the cold war, emergence of independent countries, economic globalization and dependency, religious stirrings, urbanization, massive migrations, social revolution, and the postindustrial world.

HIST 3190 - The History of the Holocaust
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the genocide of European Jews during the Second World War. Explores the history of antisemitism in Europe, the Nazi Party's rise to power, and themes related to collaboration, resistance, and rescue. 

HIST 3190 - The History of the Holocaust
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the genocide of European Jews during the Second World War. Explores the history of antisemitism in Europe, the Nazi Party's rise to power, and themes related to collaboration, resistance, and rescue.

HIST 3190 - The History of the Holocaust
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the genocide of European Jews during the Second World War. Explores the history of antisemitism in Europe, the Nazi Party's rise to power, and themes related to collaboration, resistance, and rescue. 

HIST 3190 - The History of the Holocaust
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the genocide of European Jews during the Second World War. Explores the history of antisemitism in Europe, the Nazi Party's rise to power, and themes related to collaboration, resistance, and rescue.

HIST 3190 - The History of the Holocaust
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the genocide of European Jews during the Second World War. Explores the history of antisemitism in Europe, the Nazi Party's rise to power, and themes related to collaboration, resistance, and rescue. 

HIST 3190 - The History of the Holocaust
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the genocide of European Jews during the Second World War. Explores the history of antisemitism in Europe, the Nazi Party's rise to power, and themes related to collaboration, resistance, and rescue.

HIST 3240 - Religion and Politics in US History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Explores the complicated relationship between religion and politics in U.S. history with an emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Subjects involve legal, social, and cultural implications for Americans today.

HIST 3240 - Religion and Politics in US History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Explores the complicated relationship between religion and politics in U.S. history with an emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Subjects involve legal, social, and cultural implications for Americans today.

HIST 3240 - Religion and Politics in US History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Explores the complicated relationship between religion and politics in U.S. history with an emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries. Subjects involve legal, social, and cultural implications for Americans today.

HIST 3730 - Research Methods in Historical Archaeology
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050 or instructor permission. Explores historic artifact and historic landscape analysis and interpretation through practical experience within an ongoing research project. Lab intensive.

HIST 3730 - Research Methods in Historical Archaeology
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050 or instructor permission. Explores historic artifact and historic landscape analysis and interpretation through practical experience within an ongoing research project. Lab intensive.

HIST 3730 - Research Methods in Historical Archaeology
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050 or instructor permission. Explores historic artifact and historic landscape analysis and interpretation through practical experience within an ongoing research project. Lab intensive.

HIST 3870 - Digital Public History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. A project-based, experiential-learning course. The entire class works together on a public history project that utilizes digital tools for mapping, data visualization, and/or web publishing. Specific project changes each semester and includes components of local history, in-depth primary and secondary research, field visits, and an overview of the fields of digital and public history. Students practice cultural heritage marketing to present original historical content through a wide range of media. No prior computer skills necessary.

HIST 3870 - Digital Public History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. A project-based, experiential-learning course. The entire class works together on a public history project that utilizes digital tools for mapping, data visualization, and/or web publishing. Specific project changes each semester and includes components of local history, in-depth primary and secondary research, field visits, and an overview of the fields of digital and public history. Students practice cultural heritage marketing to present original historical content through a wide range of media. No prior computer skills necessary.

HIST 3870 - Digital Public History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. A project-based, experiential-learning course. The entire class works together on a public history project that utilizes digital tools for mapping, data visualization, and/or web publishing. Specific project changes each semester and includes components of local history, in-depth primary and secondary research, field visits, and an overview of the fields of digital and public history. Students practice cultural heritage marketing to present original historical content through a wide range of media. No prior computer skills necessary.

HIST 4010 - Colonial America
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Exploration and colonization of North America, relations between Native Americans, Europeans, Africans, and colonial societies in the context of the Atlantic world from 1492 to 1760.

HIST 4010 - Colonial America
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Exploration and colonization of North America, relations between Native Americans, Europeans, Africans, and colonial societies in the context of the Atlantic world from 1492 to 1760.

HIST 4010 - Colonial America
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Exploration and colonization of North America, relations between Native Americans, Europeans, Africans, and colonial societies in the context of the Atlantic world from 1492 to 1760.

HIST 4020 - The American Revolution
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Examines the period from the Seven Years' War through the War of 1812, while emphasizing political, social, intellectual, and economic developments in the new United States.

HIST 4020 - The American Revolution
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Examines the period from the Seven Years' War through the War of 1812, while emphasizing political, social, intellectual, and economic developments in the new United States.

HIST 4020 - The American Revolution
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Examines the period from the Seven Years' War through the War of 1812, while emphasizing political, social, intellectual, and economic developments in the new United States.

HIST 4030 - Jacksonian America, 1815-1850
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Major political, social, and economic developments in the awakening of American nationalism, Jacksonian democracy, expansionism, and the Mexican War.

HIST 4030 - Jacksonian America, 1815-1850
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Major political, social, and economic developments in the awakening of American nationalism, Jacksonian democracy, expansionism, and the Mexican War.

HIST 4030 - Jacksonian America, 1815-1850
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Major political, social, and economic developments in the awakening of American nationalism, Jacksonian democracy, expansionism, and the Mexican War.

HIST 4040 - Civil War and Reconstruction
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Examines various causes of the war, the military and political history of the war years, and the legacy of the war in Reconstruction, the Lost Cause, and American social and economic developments through World War I.

HIST 4040 - Civil War and Reconstruction
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Examines various causes of the war, the military and political history of the war years, and the legacy of the war in Reconstruction, the Lost Cause, and American social and economic developments through World War I.

HIST 4040 - Civil War and Reconstruction
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Examines various causes of the war, the military and political history of the war years, and the legacy of the war in Reconstruction, the Lost Cause, and American social and economic developments through World War I.

HIST 4045 - The Great Depression
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Examines the roots, causes, and outcomes of the American Great Depression, 1929-1941.

HIST 4045 - The Great Depression
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Examines the roots, causes, and outcomes of the American Great Depression, 1929-1941.

HIST 4045 - The Great Depression
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Examines the roots, causes, and outcomes of the American Great Depression, 1929-1941.

HIST 4050 - Modern America, 1877-1914
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. The nature and consequences of the shift of the United States from an agrarian to an urban and industrialized society between Reconstruction and World War I.

HIST 4050 - Modern America, 1877-1914
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. The nature and consequences of the shift of the United States from an agrarian to an urban and industrialized society between Reconstruction and World War I.

HIST 4060 - Modern America, 1914-1945
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. The increasing involvement of the United States in world affairs from World War I through World War II and the social and political consequences of economic complexity which resulted in prosperity, depression, and the New Deal.

HIST 4060 - Modern America, 1914-1945
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. The increasing involvement of the United States in world affairs from World War I through World War II and the social and political consequences of economic complexity which resulted in prosperity, depression, and the New Deal.

HIST 4070 - Modern America, Post-1945
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. The major social, political, economic, and diplomatic developments in the history of the United States from 1945 to the present with particular emphasis on the role of government.

HIST 4070 - Modern America, Post-1945
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. The major social, political, economic, and diplomatic developments in the history of the United States from 1945 to the present with particular emphasis on the role of government.

HIST 4140 - The United States West
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Emphasis on the area west of the Mississippi River from pre-contact to the twenty-first century. Explores major social, political, economic, and environmental issues with particular attention to race, class, gender, and the original inhabitants.

HIST 4140 - The United States West
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Emphasis on the area west of the Mississippi River from pre-contact to the twenty-first century. Explores major social, political, economic, and environmental issues with particular attention to race, class, gender, and the original inhabitants.

HIST 4150 - The American South
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Major themes that have created and recreated Southern culture from the Colonial period to the present. Explores the major social, political, and economic factors that made and remade the region through time.

HIST 4150 - The American South
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Major themes that have created and recreated Southern culture from the Colonial period to the present. Explores the major social, political, and economic factors that made and remade the region through time.

HIST 4160 - Black Religious History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Explores a wide variety of data related principally to the history of black denominational bodies from the period of enslavement to the present. Designed to unearth key historical events, persons, and moments in American religious life.

HIST 4160 - Black Religious History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Explores a wide variety of data related principally to the history of black denominational bodies from the period of enslavement to the present. Designed to unearth key historical events, persons, and moments in American religious life.

HIST 4175 - Nineteenth-Century America in Film
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Nineteenth-century American history as presented in major motion pictures. Analyzes the cultural responses to major historical events in the nineteenth century through movies.

HIST 4175 - Nineteenth-Century America in Film
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Nineteenth-century American history as presented in major motion pictures. Analyzes the cultural responses to major historical events in the nineteenth century through movies.

HIST 4185 - Twentieth Century Europe
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Explores the conflicts of twentieth century Europe that impacted and shaped the world. Themes include European Colonialism, Russian Revolution, World War I and World War II, Cold War, economic unity, postwar social changes, collapse of the Soviet Bloc, and emergence of post-communist nations. 

HIST 4185 - Twentieth Century Europe
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Explores the conflicts of twentieth century Europe that impacted and shaped the world. Themes include European Colonialism, Russian Revolution, World War I and World War II, Cold War, economic unity, postwar social changes, collapse of the Soviet Bloc, and emergence of post-communist nations. 

HIST 4210 - Middle Ages
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120.The progress of medieval civilization with emphasis on the period from 1100 to 1300.

HIST 4210 - Middle Ages
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120.The progress of medieval civilization with emphasis on the period from 1100 to 1300.

HIST 4214 - Science, Religion, and Magic in Early Modern Europe
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Analyzes the relationship between science, religion, and magic during the Scientific Revolution with a special focus on the trial of Galileo. Surveys popular beliefs such as magic as well as major intellectual developments with a focus on changing attitudes towards nature, truth, and authority.

HIST 4214 - Science, Religion, and Magic in Early Modern Europe
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Analyzes the relationship between science, religion, and magic during the Scientific Revolution with a special focus on the trial of Galileo. Surveys popular beliefs such as magic as well as major intellectual developments with a focus on changing attitudes towards nature, truth, and authority.

HIST 4220 - Renaissance Europe
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural developments of Italy, France, England, Germany, and the Low Countries during the fourteenth through the seventeenth centuries.

HIST 4220 - Renaissance Europe
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural developments of Italy, France, England, Germany, and the Low Countries during the fourteenth through the seventeenth centuries.

HIST 4230 - Reformation Europe
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural developments of Italy, France, England, Germany, and the Low Countries during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

HIST 4230 - Reformation Europe
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the political, economic, social, intellectual, and cultural developments of Italy, France, England, Germany, and the Low Countries during the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.

HIST 4250 - French Revolution
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Three hours of  HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. The social, political, and economic aspects of the Old Regime, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic period in European history

HIST 4250 - French Revolution
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Three hours of  HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. The social, political, and economic aspects of the Old Regime, the French Revolution, and the Napoleonic period in European history

HIST 4260 - Modern France and its Empire
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the social, political, cultural, and economic development of France and its empire from the Revolution to the present day.

HIST 4260 - Modern France and its Empire
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the social, political, cultural, and economic development of France and its empire from the Revolution to the present day.

HIST 4330 - The Russian Empire
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Russian history from its beginnings to the end of the nineteenth century.

HIST 4330 - The Russian Empire
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Russian history from its beginnings to the end of the nineteenth century.

HIST 4330 - The Russian Empire
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Russian history from its beginnings to the end of the nineteenth century.

HIST 4330 - The Russian Empire
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Russian history from its beginnings to the end of the nineteenth century.

HIST 4340 - The Soviet Experiment
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. A continuation of 4330 emphasizing the Revolution and the Soviet era.

HIST 4340 - The Soviet Experiment
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. A continuation of 4330 emphasizing the Revolution and the Soviet era.

HIST 4340 - The Soviet Experiment
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. A continuation of 4330 emphasizing the Revolution and the Soviet era.

HIST 4340 - The Soviet Experiment
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. A continuation of 4330 emphasizing the Revolution and the Soviet era.

HIST 4360 - Britain in the Nineteenth Century
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Political, economic, diplomatic, military, and cultural developments from the end of the Napoleonic era to Gladstone's retirement in 1894.

HIST 4360 - Britain in the Nineteenth Century
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Political, economic, diplomatic, military, and cultural developments from the end of the Napoleonic era to Gladstone's retirement in 1894.

HIST 4370 - Britain in the Twentieth Century
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Political, military, imperial, economic, and social history of a changing Britain in its century of total war, imperial decline, and economic readjustment.

HIST 4370 - Britain in the Twentieth Century
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Political, military, imperial, economic, and social history of a changing Britain in its century of total war, imperial decline, and economic readjustment.

HIST 4380 - History of Ireland
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: 3 hours from HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the major social, cultural, economic, and political developments in Irish history, focusing especially on the complex relationship between Ireland and England from the seventeenth century to the present.

HIST 4380 - History of Ireland
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: 3 hours from HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the major social, cultural, economic, and political developments in Irish history, focusing especially on the complex relationship between Ireland and England from the seventeenth century to the present.

HIST 4410 - Classical History
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Ancient Greece and Rome, from about 2,000 B.C. to A.D. 476, emphasizing the classical historians, Greek and Roman culture.

HIST 4410 - Classical History
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Ancient Greece and Rome, from about 2,000 B.C. to A.D. 476, emphasizing the classical historians, Greek and Roman culture.

HIST 4420 - The Medieval Mediterranean World
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the political, economic, social and intellectual, and cultural development of the countries bordering the Mediterranean.

HIST 4420 - The Medieval Mediterranean World
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the political, economic, social and intellectual, and cultural development of the countries bordering the Mediterranean.

HIST 4420 - The Medieval Mediterranean World
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010 , HIST 1020 , HIST 1110 , or HIST 1120 . Examines the political, economic, social and intellectual, and cultural development of the countries bordering the Mediterranean.

HIST 4420 - The Medieval Mediterranean World
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010 , HIST 1020 , HIST 1110 , or HIST 1120 . Examines the political, economic, social and intellectual, and cultural development of the countries bordering the Mediterranean.

HIST 4425 - Nationalism and Decolonization in Africa
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Explores the various ways that African nations achieved sovereignty and the struggles they faced in creating a new state. Designed to show how the social and political movements took on different forms according to the types of colonial rule imposed upon these communities.

HIST 4425 - Nationalism and Decolonization in Africa
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Explores the various ways that African nations achieved sovereignty and the struggles they faced in creating a new state. Designed to show how the social and political movements took on different forms according to the types of colonial rule imposed upon these communities.

HIST 4430 - Sub-Saharan Africa
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Survey of the history of Africa from prehistoric times to the present. Emphasis on the early African kingdoms, European imperialism and colonialism, and the role of Africa as a contemporary world force.

HIST 4430 - Sub-Saharan Africa
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Survey of the history of Africa from prehistoric times to the present. Emphasis on the early African kingdoms, European imperialism and colonialism, and the role of Africa as a contemporary world force.

HIST 4435 - African Slave Trade
3 credit hours

(Same as AST 4435.) Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Focuses on the history of the African slave trade. Explores trans-Atlantic slave trade compared to other slaveries; historical significance and legacies of the slave trade; and the changing meaning of the term "slavery" and some modern forms of slavery that persist to this day.

HIST 4435 - African Slave Trade
3 credit hours

(Same as AST 4435.) Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Focuses on the history of the African slave trade. Explores trans-Atlantic slave trade compared to other slaveries; historical significance and legacies of the slave trade; and the changing meaning of the term "slavery" and some modern forms of slavery that persist to this day.

HIST 4440 - The Middle East
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120.The rise and spread of Islam, the Ottoman Empire, European imperialism in the Middle East, and contemporary developments. Emphasis on cultural contributions of the Middle East to Western civilization.

HIST 4440 - The Middle East
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120.The rise and spread of Islam, the Ottoman Empire, European imperialism in the Middle East, and contemporary developments. Emphasis on cultural contributions of the Middle East to Western civilization.

HIST 4445 - The History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: 3 hours from HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the history, causes, evolution, and main issues of the Arab-Israeli Conflict from the nineteenth century until the present.

HIST 4445 - The History of the Arab-Israeli Conflict
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: 3 hours from HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the history, causes, evolution, and main issues of the Arab-Israeli Conflict from the nineteenth century until the present.

HIST 4450 - Japan
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Japanese history from the formation of the first Japanese political state to the country's emergence as a post-World War II economic superpower, focusing on the interconnection between cultural, economic, and political developments.

HIST 4450 - Japan
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Japanese history from the formation of the first Japanese political state to the country's emergence as a post-World War II economic superpower, focusing on the interconnection between cultural, economic, and political developments.

HIST 4460 - China
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Chinese history from antiquity to the present People's Republic, stressing social history and the unique cultural features defining China's civilization.

HIST 4460 - China
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Chinese history from antiquity to the present People's Republic, stressing social history and the unique cultural features defining China's civilization.

HIST 4480 - South America
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Cultural, economic, and political traditions since 1492.

HIST 4480 - South America
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Cultural, economic, and political traditions since 1492.

HIST 4490 - Mexico and the Caribbean
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. The development of cultural, economic, and political traditions since 1492.

HIST 4490 - Mexico and the Caribbean
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. The development of cultural, economic, and political traditions since 1492.

HIST 4510 - Aztecs, Incas, and the Spanish Conquest
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the indigenous societies present before European colonization and the first encounters in Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. Analyzes political structures imposed by the Spanish as well as the social and cultural implications of colonialism and miscegenation.

HIST 4510 - Aztecs, Incas, and the Spanish Conquest
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the indigenous societies present before European colonization and the first encounters in Mexico, the Caribbean, and South America. Analyzes political structures imposed by the Spanish as well as the social and cultural implications of colonialism and miscegenation.

HIST 4520 - Latin America: Development, Diaspora, and Drugs
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, HIST 1120. Nineteenth- and twentieth-century Latin America. Examines colonial background, then focuses on the post-Independence period. Explores economic, political, social, and cultural developments since Independence.

HIST 4520 - Latin America: Development, Diaspora, and Drugs
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, HIST 1120. Nineteenth- and twentieth-century Latin America. Examines colonial background, then focuses on the post-Independence period. Explores economic, political, social, and cultural developments since Independence.

HIST 4550 - Women and Politics in Modern Africa
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines African women's social, political, and economic experiences from the rise of colonial rule in the late nineteenth century to the present. Topics include the rise of colonial rule and varied women's responses to European overrule; changing understandings of marriage, inheritance, and women's health issues in colonial and post-colonial Africa; the political role of women in decolonization and post-colonial Africa; and African women's efforts for social and economic development since the end of formal colonial rule.

HIST 4550 - Women and Politics in Modern Africa
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines African women's social, political, and economic experiences from the rise of colonial rule in the late nineteenth century to the present. Topics include the rise of colonial rule and varied women's responses to European overrule; changing understandings of marriage, inheritance, and women's health issues in colonial and post-colonial Africa; the political role of women in decolonization and post-colonial Africa; and African women's efforts for social and economic development since the end of formal colonial rule.

HIST 4560 - Ancient Egypt
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the political, social, and cultural developments reflected in Egyptian artistic, literary, and architectural works within the context of the 3000-year history of this ancient state from the Predynastic Period through the Ptolemaic Dynasty (3200-32 BCE). Counts as an elective in the global category in History major.

HIST 4560 - Ancient Egypt
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Three hours of HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines the political, social, and cultural developments reflected in Egyptian artistic, literary, and architectural works within the context of the 3000-year history of this ancient state from the Predynastic Period through the Ptolemaic Dynasty (3200-32 BCE). Counts as an elective in the global category in History major.

HIST 4610 - History of Medicine
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Medical developments and the relationship between medicine and society. Examines two medical traditions: the West and China. Focus not only on major developments in medicine but also on the systems of healing in these cultures; compares roles medicine played within these societies. Also investigates impact of Western scientific medicine on various systems of traditional medicine.

HIST 4610 - History of Medicine
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Medical developments and the relationship between medicine and society. Examines two medical traditions: the West and China. Focus not only on major developments in medicine but also on the systems of healing in these cultures; compares roles medicine played within these societies. Also investigates impact of Western scientific medicine on various systems of traditional medicine.

HIST 4610 - History of Medicine
3 credit hours

Prerequisites:HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Medical developments and the relationship between medicine and society. Examines two medical traditions: the West and China. Focus not only on major developments in medicine but also on the systems of healing in these cultures; compares roles medicine played within these societies. Also investigates impact of Western scientific medicine on various systems of traditional medicine.

HIST 4610 - History of Medicine
3 credit hours

Prerequisites:HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Medical developments and the relationship between medicine and society. Examines two medical traditions: the West and China. Focus not only on major developments in medicine but also on the systems of healing in these cultures; compares roles medicine played within these societies. Also investigates impact of Western scientific medicine on various systems of traditional medicine.

HIST 4620 - American Medical History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. History of health and sickness in the United States from 1607 to the present and the increasing influence of science and public policy on the delivery of health care and the practice of medicine.

HIST 4620 - American Medical History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. History of health and sickness in the United States from 1607 to the present and the increasing influence of science and public policy on the delivery of health care and the practice of medicine.

HIST 4640 - Environmental History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Traces environmental change in America from European contact to the present and from wilderness to suburbia. Explains impact of growth, settlement, and resource exploitation on our national landscape and institutions.

HIST 4640 - Environmental History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Traces environmental change in America from European contact to the present and from wilderness to suburbia. Explains impact of growth, settlement, and resource exploitation on our national landscape and institutions.

HIST 4650 - Religious Experience in America
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Explores the nature of religion as experienced in American history focusing on the questions "How has religion affected America?" and "How has America affected religion?" Emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and on the contact of and exchanges among traditions such as Protestant/Catholic Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Eastern religions, and Animism.

HIST 4650 - Religious Experience in America
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Explores the nature of religion as experienced in American history focusing on the questions "How has religion affected America?" and "How has America affected religion?" Emphasis on the nineteenth and twentieth centuries and on the contact of and exchanges among traditions such as Protestant/Catholic Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Eastern religions, and Animism.

HIST 4660 - American Architectural History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. An analysis of the historical development of American architecture and of architecture as evidence of America's cultural, social, economic, and technological growth from 1607 to the present.

HIST 4660 - American Architectural History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. An analysis of the historical development of American architecture and of architecture as evidence of America's cultural, social, economic, and technological growth from 1607 to the present.

HIST 4690 - Native American and Indigenous History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. The history of Native American and Indigenous peoples of the Americans and beyond from ancient times to the present with emphasis on Native American and Indigenous contributions to world history.

HIST 4690 - Native American and Indigenous History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. The history of Native American and Indigenous peoples of the Americans and beyond from ancient times to the present with emphasis on Native American and Indigenous contributions to world history.

HIST 4690 - Native American and Indigenous History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. The history of Native American and Indigenous peoples of the Americans and beyond from ancient times to the present with emphasis on Native American and Indigenous contributions to world history.

HIST 4690 - Native American and Indigenous History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. The history of Native American and Indigenous peoples of the Americans and beyond from ancient times to the present with emphasis on Native American and Indigenous contributions to world history.

HIST 4720 - Boone's and Crockett's America
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. The mass movement of farm families into the interior of North America before 1860. Emphasis on Native American life, frontier politics, society, and culture, as well as the subsequent development of a "frontier myth" celebrating this folk migration.

HIST 4720 - Boone's and Crockett's America
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. The mass movement of farm families into the interior of North America before 1860. Emphasis on Native American life, frontier politics, society, and culture, as well as the subsequent development of a "frontier myth" celebrating this folk migration.

HIST 4730 - Everyday Life in America
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Examines class, ethnicity, family life, and community in America from the colonial period to the present.

HIST 4730 - Everyday Life in America
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Examines class, ethnicity, family life, and community in America from the colonial period to the present.

HIST 4740 - American Cultural and Intellectual History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Explores the major issues in American cultural and intellectual history through an examination of American literature, philosophy, social sciences, fine arts, and popular culture.

HIST 4740 - American Cultural and Intellectual History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Explores the major issues in American cultural and intellectual history through an examination of American literature, philosophy, social sciences, fine arts, and popular culture.

HIST 4750 - African American Social and Intellectual History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. The changing ideology of race and the socioeconomic status of African Americans in the American experience; contributions to the culture and institutions of the United States.

HIST 4750 - African American Social and Intellectual History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. The changing ideology of race and the socioeconomic status of African Americans in the American experience; contributions to the culture and institutions of the United States.

HIST 4755 - Race and Place: The Struggle for Fair Housing Since 1900
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Examines the rise of various twentieth-century federal housing policies that made homeownership affordable for most Americans for the first time in the country's history. Particular emphasis placed on the exclusionary nature of these policies, their generational implications, and the activism that ultimately contributed to their demise.

HIST 4755 - Race and Place: The Struggle for Fair Housing Since 1900
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Examines the rise of various twentieth-century federal housing policies that made homeownership affordable for most Americans for the first time in the country's history. Particular emphasis placed on the exclusionary nature of these policies, their generational implications, and the activism that ultimately contributed to their demise.

HIST 4775 - U.S. Women's History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Explores the distinctive histories of women across the breadth of American history. Instructors will choose specific events, issues, or themes to reveal the forces that shaped women's experiences and actions.

HIST 4775 - U.S. Women's History
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Explores the distinctive histories of women across the breadth of American history. Instructors will choose specific events, issues, or themes to reveal the forces that shaped women's experiences and actions.

HIST 4790 - Women and Gender in Modern Europe
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Explores the ideas, politics, work, and everyday lives of European women from the late Enlightenment to the present. Shows how women of diverse backgrounds shaped and were shaped by societal constructions of gender and sexuality.

HIST 4790 - Women and Gender in Modern Europe
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Explores the ideas, politics, work, and everyday lives of European women from the late Enlightenment to the present. Shows how women of diverse backgrounds shaped and were shaped by societal constructions of gender and sexuality.

HIST 4840 - World War II
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines various aspects of the military, diplomatic, social, economic, and cultural changes caused by the global cataclysm of World War II.

HIST 4840 - World War II
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines various aspects of the military, diplomatic, social, economic, and cultural changes caused by the global cataclysm of World War II.

HIST 4840 - World War II
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines various aspects of the military, diplomatic, social, economic, and cultural changes caused by the global cataclysm of World War II.

HIST 4840 - World War II
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. Examines various aspects of the military, diplomatic, social, economic, and cultural changes caused by the global cataclysm of World War II.

HIST 4850 - Material Culture Resources in World History
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. The material culture resources (architecture, furniture, tools, utensils, weapons, ceremonial objects, etc.) of the world's major civilizations. Provides a basis for studying how various cultural styles have influenced the development of our own material culture resources.

HIST 4850 - Material Culture Resources in World History
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: HIST 1010, HIST 1020, HIST 1110, or HIST 1120. The material culture resources (architecture, furniture, tools, utensils, weapons, ceremonial objects, etc.) of the world's major civilizations. Provides a basis for studying how various cultural styles have influenced the development of our own material culture resources.

HIST 4860 - Historical Archaeology
3 credit hours

(Same as ANTH 4860.) Prerequisites: HIST 1010 or  HIST 1110 and HIST 1020 or HIST 1120. Disciplines of historical archaeology, including examination of archaeological evidence, historical documentation, and interpretation of evidence.

HIST 4860 - Historical Archaeology
3 credit hours

(Same as ANTH 4860.) Prerequisites: HIST 1010 or  HIST 1110 and HIST 1020 or HIST 1120. Disciplines of historical archaeology, including examination of archaeological evidence, historical documentation, and interpretation of evidence.

HIST 4870 - Field Course in Historical Archaeology
3 to 6 credit hours

(Same as GEOG 4772.) Prerequisites: HIST 4860; ANTH 3210; or permission of instructor. Archaeological resources and procedures and the interpretation of historical evidence undertaken at a field archaeological site.  

HIST 4870 - Field Course in Historical Archaeology
3 to 6 credit hours

(Same as GEOG 4772.) Prerequisites: HIST 4860; ANTH 3210; or permission of instructor. Archaeological resources and procedures and the interpretation of historical evidence undertaken at a field archaeological site.  

HIST 4950 - Public History Internship
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Student works in a public or private agency or organization under the guidance of a professional mentor in a public history field related to career goals. Pass/Fail grading.

HIST 4950 - Public History Internship
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. Student works in a public or private agency or organization under the guidance of a professional mentor in a public history field related to career goals. Pass/Fail grading.

HIST 4965 - History Internship
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. History internship in either a non-traditional job setting or as a teaching intern with a general education history class. Pass/Fail.

HIST 4965 - History Internship
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: Six hours of HIST 2010, HIST 2020, HIST 2030, HIST 2040, or HIST 2050. History internship in either a non-traditional job setting or as a teaching intern with a general education history class. Pass/Fail.

HIST 4970 - Senior Independent Research
3 credit hours

Prerequisite: Permission of department and professor. For advanced History majors. Research project under the careful guidance of a faculty member; substantive research product in history completed. May be taken only once for History major credit.

HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar
3 credit hours

Prerequisites: HIST 3010/HIST 3011 and a minimum of 12 upper-division hours in history or permission of the undergraduate director. Capstone course for History majors. Students will conduct original research and produce a research paper, a pedagogical project, or a research-based creative project. Requires a formal oral presentation for completion of the course. May be taken for credit once.

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