B.A. DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN HISTORY, PUBLIC HISTORY CONCENTRATION
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Areas A-F (See Core section of the Catalog)
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60 semester hours
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Major Requirements
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27 semester hours
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European/English history, two courses from the following (6 hours):
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HIST 3301
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England to 1660 (3 hours)
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HIST 3305
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England since 1660 (3 hours)
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HIST 4045
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World War I (3 hours)
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HIST 4050
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World War II (3 hours)
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HIST 4110
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Classical Greece (3 hours)
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HIST 4120
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Classical Rome (3 hours)
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HIST 4130
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The Middle Ages (3 hours)
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HIST 4140
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Renaissance and Reformation (3 hours)
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HIST 4150
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Crime and Punishment in Early Modern Europe (3 hours)
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HIST 4160
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Science, Medicine and Society in Europe Before 1789 (3 hours)
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HIST 4170
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Women, Gender, and Society in Early Modern Europe (3 hours)
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HIST 4180
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Epidemic Disease in History from the Black Death to AIDS (3 hours)
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HIST 4210
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The French Revolution and Napoleon (3 hours)
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HIST 4220
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Modern Europe (3 hours)
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HIST 4245
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Modern Germany (3 hours)
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HIST 4250
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Soviet Russia (3 hours)
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HIST 4280
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Intellectual and Cultural History of Europe to 1550 (3 hours)
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HIST 4285
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Intellectual and Cultural History of Europe since 1550 (3 hours)
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HIST 4310
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Tudor England (3 hours)
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HIST 4315
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Stuart England (3 hours)
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HIST 4360
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A Cultural History of Wales, Scotland, and Wales (3 hours)
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HIST 4380
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The British Empire and Commonwealth of Nations (3 hours)
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HIST 4950
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Special Topics appropriate to European History
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Nonwestern/Third World history or Regional Geography, one course from the following (3 hours):
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HIST 4380
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The British Empire and Commonwealth of Nations (3 hours)
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HIST 4700
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Conquest and Social Change in Colonial Latin America (3 hours)
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HIST 4710
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Modern Middle East (3 hours)
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HIST 4720
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The Vietnam War (3 hours)
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GEOG 3500
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Regional Geography appropriate to Nonwestern (3 hours)
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HIST 4950
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Special Topics appropriate to Nonwestern /Third World
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Public History: HIST 4020 Public History (3 hours) and at least one course from the following
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HIST 4010
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Local History (3 hours)
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HIST 4015
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Historic Architecture Preservation (3 hours)
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HIST 4025
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Archival Theory and Issues (3 hours)
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HIST 4035
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Introduction to Museum and Historical Organizations (3 hours)
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HIST 4040
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Historic Site Interpretation
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and at least three semester hours of HIST 4960 Internship (3 hours)
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HIST electives (3 hours)
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HIST 3001
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Historical Research and Writing (3 hours)
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Senior Capstone: Senior Thesis (3 Hours)
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(Students must complete at least six hours of HIST 4010, 4015, 4020, 4025, 4035, or 4040 before enrolling in an internship course.)
NOTE:
- One POLS course at the 3000-4000 level or GEOG 4205, Political Geography, may be substituted for one HIST elective.
- All 27 semester hours in the major field must be at the 3000 - 4000 level.
- A maximum of 3 semester hours from any and all of the following categories of courses may be used to satisfy the elective requirement, 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).
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Degree Requirements
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3-15 semester hours
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Students should take HIST 3001, Historical Research and Writing, by the end of their second semester, sophomore year. Students may take two upper division courses before taking HIST 3001, but they will not be permitted to take any further upper division courses until HIST 3001 is taken.
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Fulfill the requirements of a Senior Capstone experience by completing the requirements of Senior Thesis, HIST 4970 (3 hours). Senior Thesis will be taken in conjunction with scheduled classes. In consultation with the instructor, the student will register for an upper division class that broadly covers the area of his/her thesis research. The student will register for both the upper division class and also for Senior Thesis, under the same faculty member. Students will not be allowed to complete Senior Thesis until the first of second semester of their senior year. Students may also fulfill the Senior Capstone requirement by participating in a pre-approved and sanctioned study abroad course, HIST 4980.
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Students must show competence in a foreign language at the level of the fourth university course (2002). (9-12 hours)
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A grade of C or better must be earned in all courses that count toward the major.
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A minimum of 39 hours overall must be at the 3000-4000 level.
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Complete First-Year Academic Seminar with a passing grade.
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Senior Exit Survey / Information
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Portfolio of papers to include Senior Thesis
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A minimum total score of 130 is required in order to pass the Senior Exit Exam.
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Total
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120 semester hours
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