Bachelor of Arts Degree in History
The major requires a minimum of 32 credit hours. No more than 8 credits may be at the 100 level. One must be at the 300 level, and students must take HIST 401 Methods and Practice in History and HIST 402 History Capstone. The remainder of the courses may be at the 200 or 300 level. An Historical Perspectives course taught by the Department of History faculty counts toward the major requirements. Students may choose an area of historical specialization but must take at least one course in each of the following three geographical areas: United States, Europe and non-Western (e.g., Asia, Africa or Latin America). In addition, they must take one course focusing on history before 1800 and one course focusing on history after 1800, in order to ensure a breadth of chronological knowledge.
The capstone sequence for the major is HIST 401 and HIST 402, recommended to be taken in the junior year, particularly for students planning to complete a two-semester thesis. Both courses are required of all students majoring in history. Methods and Practice is generally taught in the fall semester. The Capstone is generally taught in the spring semester. Enrollment in Methods and Practice is limited to junior or senior history majors or minors who have taken a Historical Perspectives course. Students must successfully complete HIST 401, and at least two courses at or above the 200 level prior to taking the Capstone. It is strongly advised to take a history course at the 300 level prior to taking the Capstone course. To develop their understanding of how historical knowledge relates to other academic disciplines, students may take one course taught by a faculty member outside the Department of History, provided that the course has been approved for the major
by the department in advance.
Required Courses
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
| |
HIST 401 | Methods and Practice in History | 4 |
HIST 402 | History Capstone | 4 |
No more than 8 credits from the following 100-level History courses (score of 4 or 5 on an AP History exam will count as one 100-level course)
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
HIST 101 | Medieval Lives in Love and War | 4 |
HIST 102 | The Web of Europe since 1400 | 4 |
HIST 103 | U.S. Origins: From Pre-Colonial Times to 1877 | 4 |
HIST 104 | Modern Times: The U.S. from 1877 to the Present | 4 |
HIST 164 | Asia Pacific in Modern Times | 4 |
HIST 188 | History of East Asia to 1800 | 4 |
HIST 150 | Special Topics | 1-4 |
One History Course Before 1800
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 4 |
HIST 101 | Medieval Lives in Love and War | 4 |
HIST 188 | History of East Asia to 1800 | 4 |
HIST 233 | Medieval Civilization: Crusades and Chivalry | 4 |
HIST 235 | The Renaissance in Florence (ART 235) | 4 |
HIST 236 | Reformation: Luther to Fox (REL 236) | 4 |
HIST 241 | Africa Before 1800 | 4 |
HIST 271 | Colonial Latin America | 4 |
HIST 283 | Silk, Silver and Empire: Imperial China | 4 |
HIST 285 | Samurai in Word and Image | 4 |
HIST 310 | Advanced Seminar in Global History | 1-4 |
HIST 335 | Ancient Greece from Homer to Socrates (IDS 452) | 4 |
HIST 336 | The Elizabethan Age (ENGL 336) | 4 |
HIST 250 | Special Topics | 1-4 |
HIST 350 | Special Topics | 1-4 |
IDS 452 | Homer to Socrates: Cultures of Classical Greece (HIST 335) | 4 |
One U.S. History Course
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 4 |
HIST 103 | U.S. Origins: From Pre-Colonial Times to 1877 | 4 |
HIST 104 | Modern Times: The U.S. from 1877 to the Present | 4 |
HIST 205 | American Imperialism, American Progressive | 4 |
HIST 212 | American Frontiers | 4 |
HIST 215 | The Civil Rights Movement | 4 |
HIST 218 | Legacies of History: The Case of California Indians | 4 |
HIST 221 | North Carolina History | 4 |
HIST 223 | Gender and Power in U. S. History | 4 |
HIST 225 | African American History (AFAM 225) | 4 |
HIST 227 | Urban Environmental History | 4 |
HIST 276 | Civil War and Reconstruction | 4 |
HIST 308 | The Underground Railroad | 4 |
HIST 310 | Advanced Seminar in Global History | 1-4 |
HIST 311 | The U.S. since 1945 | 4 |
HIST 312 | Indians in American History since 1800 | 4 |
HIST 324 | American Rivers | 4 |
HIST 250 | Special Topics | 1-4 |
HIST 350 | Special Topics | 1-4 |
One Europe Course
Course List
Code |
Title |
Credits |
| 4 |
HIST 101 | Medieval Lives in Love and War | 4 |
HIST 102 | The Web of Europe since 1400 | 4 |
HIST 219 | The Age of Dictators: Europe, 1920s-30s | 4 |
HIST 233 | Medieval Civilization: Crusades and Chivalry | 4 |
HIST 235 | The Renaissance in Florence (ART 235) | 4 |
HIST 236 | Reformation: Luther to Fox (REL 236) | 4 |
HIST 237 | Europe in Revolution, 1789-1914 | 4 |
HIST 238 | War and Peace: 20th-Century Europe, 1914-1999 | 4 |
HIST 245 | Europe since World War II | 4 |
HIST 255 | The Second World War | 4 |
HIST 289 | The French Revolution and Napoleon | 4 |
HIST 310 | Advanced Seminar in Global History | 1-4 |
HIST 335 | Ancient Greece from Homer to Socrates (IDS 452) | 4 |
HIST 336 | The Elizabethan Age (ENGL 336) | 4 |
IDS 452 | Homer to Socrates: Cultures of Classical Greece (HIST 335) | 4 |
HIST 250 | Special Topics | 1-4 |
HIST 350 | Special Topics | 1-4 |
One Non-Western History Course
Total credits required for A.B. degree in history is 32 credits