History, Bachelor of Arts

REQUIRED MAJOR HOURS	33
REQUIRED MINOR HOURS	NONE
TOTAL PROGRAM HOURS	33
PRESCRIBED COURSES ATTAINABLE IN GEN ED: HIST 245

Student Learning Outcomes

History majors will:

1. utilize factual content as valid evidence,
2. analyze historical events, trends and arguments,
3. apply research skills,
4. demonstrate effective written communication in the discipline.

Program Requirements

Required Methods Course (3 hours)

All History majors must earn credit for HIST 200:  Introduction to Historical Study. This course should be taken as soon after declaring a History major as possible. 

HIST 200

Introduction to Historical Study

3

American History (9 credit hours)

Select three courses (9 credit hours) from the following list:

HIST 244	Survey of United States History to 1877	3
HIST 245	Survey of United States History from 1877 to the Present	3
HIST 314	Making America: Colonization, Revolution and the U.S. Constitution	3
HIST 318	Civil War and Reconstruction	3
HIST 324/RELI 324	American Christianity	3
HIST 325	The History of the New South	3
HIST 345	North Carolina History	3
HIST 401	Slavery in the Atlantic	3
HIST 402	The Long Civil Rights Movement	3
HIST 411	Diplomatic History of the United States	3
HIST 431	Special Topics: American History	3

HIST 245 may be used to meet both the major requirement and the General Education Human Experiences requirement; however, the course's 3 credit hours are only counted in the major.

European History (6 credit hours)

Select two courses (6 credit hours) from the following list:

HIST 311	Medieval Europe	3
HIST 322/RELI 322	Early and Medieval Christianity	3
HIST 327	The Renaissance and Reformation	3
HIST 331	Nineteenth-Century Europe	3
HIST 332	Twentieth-Century Europe	3
HIST 380	Modern Germany Since 1789	3
HIST 383	The Second World War	3
HIST 414	History of England to 1688	3
HIST 430	Special Topics: European History	3

Non-Western History (3 credit hours)

Select one course (3 credit hours) from the following list:

HIST 350	East Asia: Traditions and Culture	3
HIST 351	Revolution and Democracy in East Asia	3
HIST 355	Premodern China	3
HIST 356	Modern China	3
HIST 432	Special Topics: Non-Western History	3

HIST Electives (12 credit hours)

Select four courses (12 credit hours) of HIST courses at the 200 level or higher. Courses only count towards meeting requirements in one category (American, European, Non-Western or Elective).

Total Credit Hours: 33

Additional Requirements for Transfer Majors

none