History Degree

Total Hours for Major (minimum) 43 Semester Hrs

Required courses:
HIS 102 History of Western Civilization Since 1648   3hrs
HIS 104 United States History Since 1865   3hrs
HIS 110 Global History   3hrs
HIS 269 Academic Practicum  1hr

REQUIRED AREA COURSES 6 Semester Hrs

United States History Area   3hrs

Select one course:
HIS 220 United States Legal and Constitutional History
HIS 221 History of United States Foreign Relations
HIS 222 Industrialization of America, 1877-1920
HIS 224 United States Since 1945
HIS 225 United States African-American History
HIS 302 Environmental History
HIS 323 History of Southeastern Native Americans
HIS 353 United States Women’s History
HIS 354 History of the Southern United States
HIS 355 North Carolina History
HIS 420 Special Topics in American History
European History Area   3hrs

Select one course:
HIS 210 European Renaissance and Reformation History
HIS 215 The History of 18th and 19th Century Europe
HIS 250 History of Ancient Greece
HIS 251 History of Ancient Rome
HIS 303 History of Modern Science to 1800
HIS 304 History of Modern Science 1800 to the Present
HIS 311 The Social and Political History of Twentieth Century Europe
HIS 312 Twentieth Century European Cultural and Intellectual History
HIS 430 Special Topics in European History

RESTRICTED ELECTIVES 15 Semester Hrs

Only one 100 level course and one independent study course can be used as a restricted history major elective; at least 3 restricted electives must have HIS prefixes. Students completing teacher licensure in social studies should refer to the list of courses for teacher licensure.

Any AH course, 200/300/400 level
HIS 101 Western Civilization to 1648
HIS 103 United States History to 1865
Any HIS course, 200/300/400 level
MUS 201 Jazz History
MUS 301, 302 Music History I, II
REL 221 The Rise of Western Christendom
REL 253 World Religions
REL 301 History of Israel
REL 325 The Age of Reform: 1250-1550

REQUIRED RELATED STUDY 6 Semester Hrs

Required courses:
Select two courses with the same academic prefix at the 200/300/400 level.

NOTE: Students completing teacher licensure in social studies should refer to the list of courses on teacher licensure in social studies. (See Teahcer Licensure page.)

SENIOR PROJECT and SEMINAR REQUIREMENT 6 Semester Hrs

Required courses:
HIS 401 Historiography   3hrs
HIS 402 Historical Methodology