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History B.A./B.S.

Objectives

The history program provides each student the opportunity to pursue a broad-based liberal arts program that best suits individual intellectual interests and career goals. Programs are designed for careers in a variety of fields, including elementary, secondary, and higher education; law; the ministry; library and archival work; business; and government.

Degree Requirements - Total Semester Credit Hours=120

FOR THE BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE: At least four semesters of a single foreign language or a satisfactory grade on a written examination approved by the foreign language faculty.

FOR THE BACHELOR OF SCIENCE DEGREE: Six hours from economics, geography, and/or computer science in addition to those otherwise counted as lower-division preparation.

University Core Curriculum (42 hrs.)

A minimum grade of "C" in all history courses.

Required Courses

A minimum of 36 semester hours in history, 24 of which must be upper division, and 6 upper-division hours in the major must be taken at this university:

15 hours of the following:

HIST 1301United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301]
HIST 1302United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302]
HIST 2321World Civilizations I [TCCN: HIST 2321]
HIST 2322World Civilizations II [TCCN: HIST 2322]
HIST 3300Historical Methods and Research

World History upper-division courses (6 hours)

HIST 3301Patterns of World History
HIST 3302Disease, Medicine, & Society
HIST 3305The History of Human Rights
HIST 3382Mediterranean Civilization
HIST 3395History of Russia
HIST 4360African History I
HIST 4361African History II
HIST 4363The History of the Global Great War
HIST 4364World War II: A Global History
HIST 4365The Cold War
HIST 4369Social Movements in World History
HIST 4377American Borderlands
HIST 4378Latin American-US Relations
HIST 4391Colonial Latin America
HIST 4392Modern Latin America

HIST 4397 Topics in History when applicable

European History upper-division courses (6 hours)

HIST 3352Renaissance Europe
HIST 3353Reformation Europe
HIST 3354Medieval Europe
HIST 3356Seventeenth-Century Europe
HIST 3357Eighteenth-Century Europe
HIST 3358Nineteenth-Century Europe
HIST 3359Twentieth-Century Europe
HIST 3382Mediterranean Civilization
HIST 3383Tudor and Stuart England
HIST 3386The History of Britain and the British Empire
HIST 3388The History of Modern Ireland
HIST 3392Modern Germany, 1870-Present
HIST 3395History of Russia
HIST 3397Topics in European History
HIST 4363The History of the Global Great War
HIST 4364World War II: A Global History
HIST 4366Women at War in Europe

HIST 4397 Topics in History when applicable

United States History upper-division courses (9 hours)

HIST 4320History of Texas
HIST 4321The American West
HIST 4322The American South
HIST 432320th Century Presidential Leadership
HIST 4325Alcohol in American History
HIST 4326Modern American Social and Intellectual History
HIST 4327Early American Diplomatic History
HIST 4328Modern American Diplomatic History
HIST 4329Early American Military History
HIST 4330Modern American Military History
HIST 4334Women in US History
HIST 4335The Long Sixties
HIST 4336The Modern Conservative Movement in the United States
HIST 4350American Environmental History
HIST 4365The Cold War
HIST 4371History of Mexican-Americans
HIST 4372History of African Americans
HIST 4376Native American History
HIST 4377American Borderlands
HIST 4378Latin American-US Relations
HIST 4379Antebellum America
HIST 4384Colonial America
HIST 4385Revolutionary America
HIST 4386Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 4387Industrial and Progressive America
HIST 4388America During the World Wars
HIST 4389America Since 1945
HIST 4390Recent American History, 1929-Present
HIST 4397Topics in US History

HIST 4397 Topics in History when applicable

Minor

A minor of at least 18 hours in a single related discipline or at least 18 hours of guided electives, twelve of which must be upper division, to be chosen in consultation with the student's advisor.

Recommended Four-Year Curriculum - Bachelor of Arts in History

Freshman Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

Creative Arts (Core, 3 hrs.)
ENGL 1301College Composition I [TCCN: ENGL 1301]
HIST 1301United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301]
POLS 2305Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305]
Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.)
 

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

CMST 1315Introduction to Public Speaking [TCCN: SPCH 1315]
ENGL 1302College Composition II [TCCN: ENGL 1302]
HIST 1302United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302]
POLS 2306Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306]
Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.)

Sophomore Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

ECON 2301Principles of Macroeconomics [TCCN: ECON 2301]
HIST 2321World Civilizations I [TCCN: HIST 2321]
SOCI 1301Introduction to Sociology [TCCN: SOCI 1301]
Mathematics (Core, 3 hrs.)
Foreign Language (3 hrs.)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

ECON 2302Principles of Microeconomics [TCCN: ECON 2302]
STEM (Core, 3 hrs.)
HIST 2322World Civilizations II [TCCN: HIST 2322]
GEOG 1313World Regional Geography [TCCN: GEOG 1303]
Foreign Language (3 hrs.)
 

Junior Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

World History (3 hours)
United States History (3 hours)
Minor (3 hours)
Minor (3 hours)
Foreign Language (3 hrs.)
 

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

European History (3 hours)
United States History (3 hours)
Minor (3 hours)
Elective (3 hours)
Foreign Language (3 hrs.)
 

Senior Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

World History (3 hours)
HIST 3300Historical Methods and Research
Minor (3 hours)
Minor (3 hours)
Elective (3 hours)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

European History (3 hours)
United States History (3 hours)
Minor (3 hours)
Elective (3 hours)
Elective (3 hours)

World history courses: HIST 3301, HIST 3302, HIST 3305, HIST 3382, HIST 3395, HIST 4360, HIST 4361, HIT 4363, HIST 4364, HIST 4365, HIST 4369, HIST 4377, HIST 4378, HIST 4391, HIST 4392, HIST 4394

European history courses: HIST 3352, HIST 3353, HIST 3354, HIST 3356, HIST 3357, HIST 3358, HIST 3359, HIST 3382, HIST 3383, HIST 3392, HIST 3395, HIST 4363, HIST 4364, HIST 4366

United States history courses:  HIST 4320, HIST 4321, HIST 4322, HIST 4323, HIST 4325, HIST 4326, HIST 4327, HIST 4328, HIST 4329, HIST 4330, HIST 4334, HIST 4336, HIST 4350, HIST 4355, HIST 4371, HIST 4372, HIST 4376, HIST 4377, HIST 4379, HIST 4384, HIST 4385, HIST 4386, HIST 4387, HIST 4388, HIST 4389, HIST 4390, HIST 4397

Minor – At least 18 hours in a single discipline or 18 hours of guided electives to be chosen in consultation with an advisor

Recommended Four-Year Curriculum - Bachelor of Science in History

Freshman Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

Creative Arts (Core, 3 hrs.)
ENGL 1301College Composition I [TCCN: ENGL 1301]
HIST 1301United States History I [TCCN: HIST 1301]
POLS 2305Introductory American Government [TCCN: GOVT 2305]
Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.)
 

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

CMST 1315Introduction to Public Speaking [TCCN: SPCH 1315]
ENGL 1302College Composition II [TCCN: ENGL 1302]
HIST 1302United States History II [TCCN: HIST 1302]
POLS 2306Introductory Texas Politics [TCCN: GOVT 2306]
Life and Physical Sciences (Core, 3 hrs.)

Sophomore Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

ECON 2301Principles of Macroeconomics [TCCN: ECON 2301]
HIST 2321World Civilizations I [TCCN: HIST 2321]
SOCI 1301Introduction to Sociology [TCCN: SOCI 1301]
Mathematics (Core, 3 hrs.)
Lower Division Elective (3 hours)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

ECON 2302Principles of Microeconomics [TCCN: ECON 2302]
STEM (Core, 3 hrs.)
HIST 2322World Civilizations II [TCCN: HIST 2322]
GEOG 1313World Regional Geography [TCCN: GEOG 1303]
Lower Division Elective (3 hours)
 

Junior Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

World History (3 hours)
United States History (3 hours)
Minor (3 hours)
Minor (3 hours)
Elective (3 hours)
 

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

European History (3 hours)
United States History (3 hours)
Minor (3 hours)
Elective (3 hours)
Elective (3 hours)
 

Senior Year

First Semester (15 hrs.)

World History (3 hours)
HIST 3300Historical Methods and Research
Minor (3 hours)
Minor (3 hours)
Elective (3 hours)

Second Semester (15 hrs.)

European History (3 hours)
United States History (3 hours)
Minor (3 hours)
Elective (3 hours)
Elective (3 hours)

World history courses: HIST 3301, HIST 3302, HIST 3305, HIST 3382, HIST 3395, HIST 4360, HIST 4361, HIT 4363, HIST 4364, HIST 4365, HIST 4369, HIST 4377, HIST 4378, HIST 4391, HIST 4392, HIST 4394

European history courses: HIST 3352, HIST 3353, HIST 3354, HIST 3356, HIST 3357, HIST 3358, HIST 3359, HIST 3382, HIST 3383, HIST 3392, HIST 3395, HIST 4363, HIST 4364, HIST 4366

United States history courses:  HIST 4320, HIST 4321, HIST 4322, HIST 4323, HIST 4325, HIST 4326, HIST 4327, HIST 4328, HIST 4329, HIST 4330, HIST 4334, HIST 4336, HIST 4350, HIST 4355, HIST 4371, HIST 4372, HIST 4376, HIST 4377, HIST 4379, HIST 4384, HIST 4385, HIST 4386, HIST 4387, HIST 4388, HIST 4389, HIST 4390, HIST 4397

Minor – At least 18 hours in a single discipline or 18 hours of guided electives to be chosen in consultation with an advisor.

Five-year BA/MA or BS/MA 4+1 Program

Undergraduate students in History may choose this program to have the option of completing a master’s degree in one additional year. Students may choose non-thesis under this program and they are required to take 9 credits of graduate-level courses (electives) in their senior year. Students interested in this program must obtain department approval to enroll in this program. Students with a minimum GPA of 3.49 will be provisionally admitted to this program in the fall semester of their senior year and will receive full admission to the graduate program after they complete all BA (or BS) graduation requirements. Students must obtain an average “B” grade in all the graduate-level courses taken during their senior year.