History and Social Science Major

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Degree: Bachelor of Arts
Semester Hours: 42-43

This interdepartmental major of 42-43 SH consists of the following:

United States History (6 SH)

Choose 6 SH from the following courses:

  • HIST 101 US History I: Race and Reason (to 1860) - 2 
  • HIST 102 US History II: Mechanization and Modernization (1860-1918) - 2 
  • HIST 103 US History III: Power and Paradox (1918-present) - 2 
  • *HIST 222 African American History - 3 
  •  *HIST 312 19th Century America - 3 
  • *HIST 321 Modernizing America - 3 
  • *HIST 411 History of Recent America - 4 

(Students pursuing teacher licensure are required to take HIST 101, 102, and 103, and are strongly encouraged to take additional U.S. history courses.)

European and World History (6 SH)

Choose 6 SH from the following courses:

  • HIST 121 Global Past I: Civilization (to 1400) - 2 \
  • HIST 122 Global Past II: Modernization (post-1400) - 2 
  • HIST 123-126 Global Past III: Comparative Themes - 2 
  • *HIST 231 Medieval Europe - 3 
  • *HIST 362 Renaissance and Reformation - 3 
  • *HIST 391 Birth of Modernity in Europe - 3 
  • *HIST 461 Modern Europe- 3 

(Students pursuing teacher licensure are required to take HIST 121, 122, and 123-126 and are strongly encouraged to take additional European history courses.)

Area Studies (3 SH)

Choose one of the following courses:

  • *HIST 251 History of Africa - 3 
  • *HIST 432 History of the Middle East - 3 
  • *PPX 371 Peace and Security in East Asia - 3 (may count for Area Studies or Political Science, not both) 
  • CCHIS from an international cross-cultural experience - 3 

Historiography (6 SH)

  • HUM 200 Foundations of Humanities - 2 
  • HUM 490 Seminar in Humanities - 4 

Political Science (9-10 SH)

  • POL 111 Comparative Politics - 2 
  • POL 112 American Politics - 2 
  • POL 113 International Relations - 2 


Choose one of the following courses:

  • *POL 230 International Norms and Institutions - 3 
  • *POL 250 Law, Justice and the Local Context - 3 
  • *PPX 371 Peace and Security in East Asia - 3 (may count for Area Studies or Political Science, not both) 
  • *PPX 401 Human Rights and Dignity - 4 
  • *PPX 421 Genocide in the 20th Century - 4 
  • *PPX 431 Political Reconciliation - 4 

Economics (3 SH)

  • ECON 201 Survey of Economics - 3 

Geography (3 SH)

  • GEOG 231 Cultural Geography - 3 

Social Science (6 SH)

Choose two of the following courses:

  • PSYC 101 General Psychology - 3 
  • PSYC 202 Developmental Psychology - 3 
  • SOC 101 Introduction to Sociology - 3 

(Students pursuing teacher licensure must take PSYC 202 and SOC 101.)