History / Bachelor of Arts

Total Credit Hours:  128

Major Credit Hours: 36

History majors must select History electives from courses numbered 20000 and above. No 10000 level History courses, except for Culture and Civilization 1 and 2 (HIST 10100 and HIST 10200), may count toward the 36 credit hours required by the major.

Degree Requirements

Program: BA-HIST-A

I. Core Courses (12)

HIST-10100Culture and Civilization 1

3

HIST-10200Culture and Civilization 2

3

Choose one of the following courses on the History of the United States:

HIST-32000United States Colonial and National History

3

HIST-32200U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction

3

HIST-32300The Emergence of Modern America, 1877-1941

3

HIST-32500United States Since 1941

3

Historiography Sequence required:

HIST-20300Historiography 1: Sophomore Writing Seminar

1

HIST-40300Historiography 2: Senior Research Seminar

2

II. Select appropriate courses in each of the following areas: (12)


United States History (3)

HIST-11100Survey of United States History to 1876

3

HIST-11200Survey of United States History Since 1876

3

HIST-23600History of Illinois

3

HIST-32000United States Colonial and National History

3

HIST-32200U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction

3

HIST-32300The Emergence of Modern America, 1877-1941

3

HIST-32500United States Since 1941

3

HIST-32600U. S. Urban History

3

HIST-33100A History of the U.S. Military

3

HIST-33300The American Presidency

3

HIST-33400African-American History 1

3

HIST-33600Native American History

3

HIST-33700Immigration, Ethnicity, and Race in American History

3

HIST-33800U.S. Women's History

3

European History (3)

HIST-34400History of Western Ideas

3

HIST-35000History of the British Empire

3

HIST-36700Ancient World to 476 AD

3

HIST-36800Medieval Europe (476-1500)

3

HIST-36900Early Modern Europe (1500-1815)

3

HIST-37200Modern Europe (1815-Present)

3

HIST-38000History of Ireland

3

HIST-38100History of England and Great Britain after 1450

3

HIST-38200Germany: Ancient Times to the Present

3

HIST-38300Germany: From Bismarck to Hitler

3

HIST-38400France and Spain

3

HIST-38500Russia: Ancient Times to the Present

3

HIST-38600Eastern Europe: From the Baltic to the Black Sea

3

HIST-38700History of Modern Revolutions: 1789 to the Present

3

Outside the European and United States Experience (6)

III. Four Department of History Electives (12)

(Please note: Up to 3 credits in one-hour workshops / courses may be taken.)

IV. The Senior Capstone

The History major is required to complete the senior capstone. This non-course requirement consists of one researched essay, which will be orally defended by the student in a meeting with the Department of History faculty. The senior capstone must be successfully completed if the Department of History is to endorse the student in continuing graduate studies or teaching the subject at the secondary school level.

V. Advanced Writing Requirement

The advanced writing requirement of the General Education curriculum is satisfied by successful completion of:
HIST-20300Historiography 1: Sophomore Writing Seminar

1

HIST-40300Historiography 2: Senior Research Seminar

2