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History, BA

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45 credit hours to include:

Required Major Courses (18 hours)

HIS 101 - Introduction to History (1 )
HIS 205 - Contemporary World History (3 )
HIS 320 - A Study of the History of Christianity (3 )
HIS 401 - Historiography (3 )
HIS 491 - History Seminar I (1 )
HIS 492 - History Seminar II (1 )
HIS 225 - Ancient History to the Enlightenment (3 )
HIS 226 - Hist From the Enlightenm to 21st Century (3 )
OR
HIS 107 - Civilization I (3 ) Count in general education
HIS 108 - Civilization II (3 ) Count in general education

Additional Courses (12 hours)

Choose four courses:

HIS 323 - The Ancient World (3 )
HIS 331 - Medieval History (3 )
HIS 332 - Renaissance & Reformation (3 )
HIS 341 - Age of Reason & Revolution (3 )
HIS 342 - 19th Century Europe (3 )
HIS 324 - History of Islamic Civilizations (3 )

US History Survey (6 hours)

Choose two courses:

HIS 275 - Birth of the American Nation: Col - 1788 (3 )
HIS 276 - The Early Repub & Anteb Ameri 1788 -1860 (3 )
HIS 277 - Growth of the Amer Nation 1860-1924 (3 )
HIS 278 - The U. S. and the World 1924-PRESENT (3 )

Elective Courses (9 hours)

Choose three courses:

HIS 207 - Civil War & Reconstruction (3 )
HIS 336 - The American Revolution and Empire (3 )
HIS 247 - World War I (3 )
HIS 248 - World War II (3 )

A maximum of six credit hours from

may be applied to the major in history

PSC 218 - Christian Political Thought (3 )
PSC 316 - Contemporary Political Theory (3 )
PSC 301
PSC 212 - Foreign Policy of the United States (3 )
IST 202 - Introduction to Global Studies (3 )
IST 300 - Intercultural Communication (3 )

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