General Education Courses (37-41 credit hours)

For details on required courses, refer to the General Education Program . 

Foreign Language Requirement (0-8 credit hours)

For details, refer to the College of Liberal Arts & Sciences Foreign Language Requirement . 

Introductory Courses (6 credit hours)

• HIST 1121 - European History Since 1660 (3)

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• HIST 1160 - U.S. History to 1865 (3)
• or  HIST 1161 - U.S. History Since 1865 (3)

History Methodology Sequence Courses (9 credit hours)

The courses in this sequence cannot be taken at the same time.  A grade of C or above in HIST 2600  is required to progress to HIST 400x.  A grade of C or above in HIST 400x is required to progress to HIST 4600 .

Restricted Elective Courses (15 credit hours)

Additional Stipulations

Students working toward a second major may count up to 9 hours of credit from courses fulfilling requirements in that major towards requirements for the History degree. Students working toward a major/minor combination may count up to 6 credit hours from courses used in the minor towards requirements for the Major in History.  These stipulations include cross-listed courses, regardless of program designation under which the course was taken.  Exceptions may be approved by the Department Chair upon consultation with the other major program.  Students exercising this option should be aware that the accuracy of the online degree audit may be affected.

Non-Western History Requirements

These courses also fulfill requirements in the History Methodology Sequence and/or Restrictive Elective requirements. Select two of the following:

• HIST 2002 - Topics in Non-Western History (3)
• HIST 2092 - Topics in Non-Western History (3) (W)
• HIST 2200 - Asian Civilization (3)
• HIST 2201 - History of Modern Asia (3)
• HIST 2206 - Colonial Latin America (3)
• HIST 2207 - Modern Latin America (3)
• HIST 2210 - Pre-Colonial Africa (3)
• HIST 2211 - Modern Africa (3)
• HIST 2215 - A History of Muslim Societies (3)
• HIST 2216 - The Modern Middle East (3)
• HIST 3002 - Topics in Non-Western History (3)
• HIST 3010 - Non-Western History and Culture through Film (3)
• HIST 3092 - Topics in Non-Western History (3) (W)
• HIST 3154 - Globalization in African History (3)
• HIST 3155 - Health and Healing in Africa (3)
• HIST 3160 - History of Modern China (3)
• HIST 3162 - Revolutionary Movements in Modern China (3)
• HIST 3165 - History of Modern Japan (3)
• HIST 3168 - Gandhi and Radical Dissent in the Modern World (3)
• HIST 3169 - Central Asia from 1800 to the Present (3)
• HIST 3174 - Resistance and Adaptation: Indian Peoples Under Spanish Rule (3)
• HIST 3175 - Reform, Riots, and Rebellions in Colonial Spanish America, 1692-1825 (3)
• HIST 3176 - History of Mexico (3)
• HIST 3177 - The Cuban Revolution (3)
• HIST 3178 - History of Brazil (3)
• HIST 3179 - Authoritarianism in Latin America (3)
• HIST 3180 - Caribbean History (3)
• HIST 3181 - Afro-Latin American History (3) (W)
• HIST 3190 - Slavery, Racism, and Colonialism in the African Diaspora (3)
• HIST 4002 - Topics in Non-Western Historiography (3) (O)

Unrestricted Elective Courses

As needed to complete the credit hours required for graduation.