B.A. DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN HISTORY, PUBLIC HISTORY CONCENTRATION


Areas A-F (See Core section of the Catalog)			60 semester hours
Major Requirements			27 semester hours
1.	European/English history, two courses from the following (6 hours):
HIST 3301		England to 1660 (3 hours)
HIST 3305		England since 1660 (3 hours)
HIST 4045		World War I (3 hours)
HIST 4050		World War II (3 hours)
HIST 4110		Classical Greece (3 hours)
HIST 4120		Classical Rome (3 hours)
HIST 4130		The Middle Ages (3 hours)
HIST 4140		Renaissance and Reformation (3 hours)
HIST 4150		Crime and Punishment in Early Modern Europe (3 hours)
HIST 4160		Science, Medicine and Society in Europe Before 1789 (3 hours)
HIST 4170		Women, Gender, and Society in Early Modern Europe (3 hours)
HIST 4180		Epidemic Disease in History from the Black Death to AIDS (3 hours)
HIST 4210		The French Revolution and Napoleon (3 hours)
HIST 4220		Modern Europe (3 hours)
HIST 4245		Modern Germany (3 hours)
HIST 4250		Soviet Russia (3 hours)
HIST 4280		Intellectual and Cultural History of Europe to 1550 (3 hours)
HIST 4285		Intellectual and Cultural History of Europe since 1550 (3 hours)
HIST 4310		Tudor England (3 hours)
HIST 4315		Stuart England (3 hours)
HIST 4360		A Cultural History of Wales, Scotland, and Wales (3 hours)
HIST 4380		The British Empire and Commonwealth of Nations (3 hours)
HIST 4950		Special Topics appropriate to European History
2.	Nonwestern/Third World history or Regional Geography, one course from the following (3 hours):
HIST 4380		The British Empire and Commonwealth of Nations (3 hours)
HIST 4700		Conquest and Social Change in Colonial Latin America (3 hours)
HIST 4710		Modern Middle East (3 hours)
HIST 4720		The Vietnam War (3 hours)
GEOG 3500		Regional Geography appropriate to nonwestern (3 hours)
HIST 4950		Special Topics appropriate to Nonwestern /Third World
3.	Public History: HIST 4020 Public History (3 hours) and at least one course from the following (3 hours):
HIST 4010		Local History (3 hours)
HIST 4015		Historic Architecture Preservation (3 hours)
HIST 4025		Archival Theory and Issues (3 hours)
HIST 4035		Introduction to Museum and Historical Organizations (3 hours)
HIST 4040		Historic Site Interpretation

and at least three semester hours of HIST 4960 Internship (3 hours)


4.	HIST electives (3 hours)
5.	HIST 3001	Historical Research and Writing (3 hours)
6.	Senior Capstone: Senior Thesis (3 Hours)

(Students must complete at least six hours of HIST 4010, 4015, 4020, 4025, 4035, or 4040 before enrolling in an internship course.)

NOTE: 1. One POLS course at the 3000-4000 level or GEOG 4205 Political Geography may be substituted for one HIST elective. 2. A minimum of 24 hours in the major field must be at the 3000-4000 level. 3. A maximum of 3 hours from any and all of the following categories of courses may be used to satisfy the elective requirement, number 4, above: independent study, internship, study abroad, workshop (and then only if the workshop is taught by a professor in the department and is graded A-F).


Degree Requirements			3-15 semester hours
1.	Fulfill the requirements of a Senior Capstone Experience by completing the requirements of Senior Thesis, HIST 4970 (3 hours).
2.	A grade of C or better must be earned in all courses that count toward the major.
3.	A minimum of 39 hours overall must be at the 3000-4000 level.
4.	Complete First-Year Academic Seminar with a passing grade.
5.	Senior Exit Survey / Information
6.	Portfolio of papers to include Senior Thesis
Total		120 semester hours

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