The Digital and Public History Concentration offers an opportunity for focused coursework in public history (i.e. National Parks, historic preservation, cultural resources management, etc.) and digital history, which applies twenty-first century tools and technologies to understand and interpret the past. This concentration also requires an internship for at least 3 credits, so students receive real-world experience in these fields before graduation.

History majors who select the Digital and Public History concentration must complete another major or minor offered at CSU (except the minor in History).

Effective Fall 2023

A minimum grade of C (2.00) must be earned in HIST 492 and all 100-level courses required in the history major.

Freshman
AUCCCredits
CO 150College Composition (GT-CO2)1A3
Select one course from the following: 3
Western Civilization, Pre-Modern (GT-HI1)3D 
The Islamic World: Late Antiquity to 15003D 
Asian Civilizations I (GT-HI1)3D 
World History, Ancient-1500 (GT-HI1)3D 
Select one course from the following: 3
Western Civilization, Modern (GT-HI1)3D 
Asian Civilizations II (GT-HI1)3D 
World History, 1500-Present (GT-HI1)3D 
Minor or Second Major1 3
Biological and Physical Sciences3A7
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion1C3
Quantitative Reasoning1B3
Social and Behavioral Sciences3C3
Elective 3
 Total Credits 31
Sophomore
 
HIST 150 or 151U.S. History to 1876 (GT-HI1)
U.S. History Since 1876 (GT-HI1)
3D3
HIST 392Seminar in Historical Methods 3
Minor or Second Major1 6
Advanced Writing23
Arts and Humanities3B6
Electives 9
 Total Credits 30
Junior
 
HIST *** History, AUCC Category 4A (See list below)4A3
HIST *** History, Upper-Division non U.S.2 6
Minor or Second Major1 6
Electives 15
 Total Credits 30
Senior
 
HIST 475Methods in Digital History 3
HIST 479Practice of Public History 3
HIST 487Internship 3
HIST 492Capstone Seminar4A,4B,4C3
Select one course from the following: 3
American Architectural History  
American West Field Study  
History of America's National Parks  
Heritage Resource Management  
Minor or Second Major1 6-12
Electives3 2-8
 Total Credits 29
 Program Total Credits: 120

History, AUCC Category 4A Courses

Code Title AUCC Credits
HIST 300 Ancient Greece to 323 B.C.E. 4A 3
HIST 301 Roman Republic 4A 3
HIST 303 Hellenistic World: Alexander to Cleopatra 4A 3
HIST 304 Women in Ancient Greece and Rome 4A 3
HIST 308 Ancient Christianity to 500 A.D. 4A 3
HIST 309 Medieval Christianity, 500-1500 4A 3
HIST 311 Medieval England 4A 3
HIST 315 Tudor Stuart England, 1485-1689 4A 3
HIST 317 Renaissance and Reformation Europe 4A 3
HIST 318 The Age of the Enlightenment 4A 3
HIST 319 Early Modern France, 1500-1789 4A 3
HIST 320 Women and Gender in Europe, 1450-1789 4A 3
HIST 321 Industrial Society in Europe, 1600-1871 4A 3
HIST 322 Industrial Society in Europe, 1871-1989 4A 3
HIST 323 Russia Before 1700 4A 3
HIST 324 Imperial Russia 4A 3
HIST 328 Modern Europe, 1815-1914 4A 3
HIST 329 Europe in Crisis, 1914-1941 4A 3
HIST 330 Eastern Europe Since 1918 4A 3
HIST 331 The Soviet Union 4A 3
HIST 332 Germany Since World War I 4A 3
HIST 333 Contemporary Europe 4A 3
HIST 334 European Culture in the 20th Century 4A 3
HIST 335 Britain in the 20th Century 4A 3
HIST 340 Colonial American Borderlands--1492-1800 4A 3
HIST 341 Empire, Race, Revolution--America 1700-1815 4A 3
HIST 344 Antebellum America 4A 3
HIST 345 Civil War Era 4A 3
HIST 347 United States, 1876-1917 4A 3
HIST 348 United States, 1917-1945 4A 3
HIST 349 United States Since 1945 4A 3
HIST 350 United States Foreign Relations Since 1914 4A 3
HIST 351 American West to 1900 4A 3
HIST 352 American West Since 1900 4A 3
HIST 353 U.S.-Mexico Borderlands 4A 3
HIST 354 American Architectural History 4A 3
HIST 355 American Environmental History 4A 3
HIST 356 American Cultural and Intellectual History 4A 3
HIST 357/MLSC 357 The American Military Experience 4A 3
HIST 359 American Women's History Since 1800 4A 3
HIST 360 United States Immigration History 4A 3
HIST 410 Colonial Latin America 4A 3
HIST 412 Mexico 4A 3
HIST 414 Revolutions in Latin America 4A 3
HIST 421 Africa: Colonialism to Independence 4A 3
HIST 422 Modern Africa 4A 3
HIST 423 South African History 4A 3
HIST 431 Ancient Israel 4A 3
HIST 432 Sacred History in the Bible and the Qur'an 4A 3
HIST 433 Muhammad and the Origins of Islam 4A 3
HIST 438 The Modern Middle East 4A 3
HIST 440 Modern South Asia: Colonialism and Nationalism 4A 3
HIST 441 South Asia Since Independence 4A 3
HIST 450 Ancient China 4A 3
HIST 451 Medieval China and Central Asia 4A 3
HIST 452 China in the Modern World, 1600-Present 4A 3
HIST 455 Tokugawa and Modern Japan, 1600-Present 4A 3
HIST 461 Rise and Fall of British Empire 1600-1947 4A 3
HIST 463 Science and Technology in Modern History 4A 3
HIST 464 Pacific Wars: Philippines-WWII 4A 3
HIST 465 Pacific Wars: Korea and Vietnam 4A 3
HIST 466 U.S.-China Relations Since 1800 4A 3
HIST 469 The Crusades 4A 3
HIST 479 Practice of Public History 4A 3

History, Upper-Division Course Categories

Course Number Range Title
HIST 300 - HIST 339 Europe
HIST 340 - HIST 379 North America/US
HIST 410 - HIST 419 Latin America
HIST 420 - HIST 429 Africa
HIST 431 - HIST 439 Middle East
HIST 440 - HIST 449 South Asia
HIST 450 - HIST 459 East Asia
HIST 460 - HIST 470 World/Trans-regional
1

Students must complete a minor or second major to fulfill the requirements for the major in History - Digital and Public History concentration. Select any minor offered at CSU except the History minor for a minimum of 21 credits; or select any second major offered at CSU for a minimum of 27 credits.

2

Select one Upper-Division course from two of the following categories: Africa, East Asia, Europe, Latin America/Caribbean, Middle East, South Asia, World/Trans-regional. See Upper-Division Course Categories table.

3

Select enough elective credits to bring the program total to a minimum of 120 credits, of which at least 42 must be upper-division (300- to 400-level). 

Distinctive Requirements for Degree Program:
Students must earn a C (2.000) or better in all 100‐level History classes and HIST 492 capstone.
 

Freshman
Semester 1CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
CO 150College Composition (GT-CO2)X 1A3
Select one course from the following:X  3
Western Civilization, Pre-Modern (GT-HI1)  3D 
The Islamic World: Late Antiquity to 1500  3D 
Asian Civilizations I (GT-HI1)  3D 
World History, Ancient-1500 (GT-HI1)  3D 
Biological and Physical Sciences X3A3
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion  1C3
Quantitative ReasoningX 1B3
 Total Credits   15
Semester 2CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
Select one course from the following:X  3
Western Civilization, Modern (GT-HI1)  3D 
Asian Civilizations II (GT-HI1)  3D 
World History, 1500-Present (GT-HI1)  3D 
Biological and Physical Sciences X3A4
Social and Behavioral Sciences X3C3
Minor or Second MajorX  3
Elective X 3
AUCC 1B (Quantitative Reasoning), CO 150 must be completed by the end of Semester 2.X   
 Total Credits   16
Sophomore
Semester 3CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
HIST 150 or 151U.S. History to 1876 (GT-HI1)
U.S. History Since 1876 (GT-HI1)
X 3D3
Minor or Second MajorX  3
Arts and Humanities X3B6
Elective X 3
 Total Credits   15
Semester 4CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
HIST 392Seminar in Historical Methods X 3
Minor or Second MajorX  3
Advanced Writing X23
Electives X 6
HIST 1*** History, 100-level must be completed by the end of Semester 4.X   
 Total Credits   15
Junior
Semester 5CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
HIST*** History, Upper-Division non U.S.X  3
Minor or Second Major Course (Upper-Division)X  3
Electives X 9
 Total Credits   15
Semester 6CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
HIST*** History, AUCC Category 4A (See Department List on Concentration Requirements tab)X 4A3
HIST*** History, Upper-Division non U.S.X  3
Minor or Second MajorX  3
Electives X 6
 Total Credits   15
Senior
Semester 7CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
HIST 479Practice of Public HistoryX  3
HIST 487InternshipX  3
Minor or Second MajorX  6
Elective   2-8
 Total Credits   14
Semester 8CriticalRecommendedAUCCCredits
HIST 475Methods in Digital HistoryX  3
HIST 492Capstone SeminarX 4A,4B,4C3
Select one course from the following:X  3
American Architectural History    
American West Field Study    
History of America's National Parks    
Heritage Resource Management    
Minor or Second MajorX  6
The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. X   
 Total Credits   15
 Program Total Credits:   120