History Requirements

Requirements for the History Major - American History Concentration

HIS 107 or 108 European Civilization: Ideas and Experiences 3 credits
HIS 121 Survey of United States History 3 credits
HIS 122 Survey of United States History 3 credits
HIS 231 American Cultural Traditions 3 credits
HIS 350 Research Seminar (Capstone Experience) 3 credits

Plus choose one from the following courses:
HIS 210 Liberal Democracy and Capitalism 3 credits
HIS 221 The American Revolution and the Early Republic 3 credits

Plus choose three from the following courses:
HIS 223 The Civil War and Reconstruction 3 credits
HIS 224 America as a World Power 3 credits
HIS 230 The American South since the Civil War 3 credits
HIS 232 The African-American Freedom Struggle 3 credits

Plus choose three from the following courses:
PSC 201 Democracy in America 3 credits
PSC 210 American Public Policy 3 credits
PSC 211 U.S. Economic Policy 3 credits
PSC 251 American Political Thought 3 credits

Requirements for the History Major – World History Concentration

HIS 107 European Civilization: Ideas and Experiences 3 credits
HIS 108 European Civilization: Ideas and Experiences 3 credits
HIS 121 or 122 Survey of United States History 3 credits
HIS 350 Research Seminar (Capstone Experience) 3 credits

Plus choose two from the following courses:
HIS 210 Liberal Democracy and Capitalism 3 credits
HIS 211 Twentieth-Century Dictatorships 3 credits
HIS 224 America as a World Power 3 credits

Plus choose three from the following courses:
HIS 250 Germany and the Path to European Union 3 credits
HIS 251 Soviet and Post-Soviet Russia 3 credits
HIS 270 China and Japan in the Modern Age 3 credits
HIS 275 Nationalism and Fundamentalism 3 credits

Plus choose three from the following courses:
PSC 211 United States Economic Policy 3 credits
PSC 212 Global Security Agenda 3 credits
PSC 231 U.S. National Security 3 credits
PSC 251 American Political Thought 3 credits

Requirements for the History Major – Culture and Politics Concentration

Choose three from:
HIS 107 European Civilization: Ideas and Experiences 3 credits
HIS 108 European Civilization: Ideas and Experiences 3 credits
HIS 121 Survey of United States History 3 credits
HIS 122 Survey of United States History 3 credits

Plus choose three from the following courses:
HIS 215 Selected Movements in Art and Architecture 1750-1900 3 credits
HIS 218 The City as History 3 credits
HIS 220 Film and History 3 credits
HIS 275 Nationalism and Fundamentalism 3 credits

Plus choose two from the following courses:
HIS 230 The American South since the Civil War 3 credits
HIS 231 American Cultural Traditions 3 credits
HIS 232 The African-American Freedom Struggle 3 credits

Plus choose three from the following courses:
PSC 201 Democracy in America 3 credits
PSC 210 American Public Policy 3 credits
PSC 218 Law and Justice in America 3 credits
PSC 251 American Political Thought 3 credits
Students are recommended to take either MAT 105, 110 or SOC 324.

Plus the following course:
HIS 350 Research Seminar (Capstone Experience) 3 credits
The evening history major, offered through LVAIC, is especially designed to meet the scheduling needs of adult
students.

Requirements for a the History Minor

18 credits, including four courses above the 100-level, selected in consultation with a faculty advisor to constitute
a coherent program of study.