Students can increase their knowledge of world affairs and foreign languages with the Language concentration. It is a great choice for students who plan to pursue graduate study in history or international affairs, and for those who hope to work in the areas of national security, diplomacy, or international business. Students can Blaze Your Trail around the globe by following courses with linked themes:
- War & Diplomacy
- Women & Gender
- Revolution
- Race & Ethnicity
- Empire, Colonialism, & Borderlands
- Religion
- Environment
Effective Fall 2024
A minimum grade of C (2.000) must be earned for HIST 492 and all 100-level courses required in the history major.
| Freshman | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| AUCC | Credits | ||
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | 1A | 3 |
| HIST 192 | Introduction to the History Major | 3 | |
| Select one course from two of the following three categories: | 6 | ||
| Pre-Modern Non-U.S. History | |||
| 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 | ||
| Modern Non-U.S. History | |||
| The Islamic World Since 1500 | 3D | ||
| Western Civilization, Modern (GT-HI1) | 3D | ||
| Asian Civilizations II (GT-HI1) | 3D | ||
| World History, 1500-Present (GT-HI1) | 3D | ||
| U.S. History | |||
| U.S. History to 1876 (GT-HI1) | 3D | ||
| U.S. History Since 1876 (GT-HI1) | 3D | ||
| L*** 100 First Year Language I1,2 | 5 | ||
| L*** 101 First Year Language II2 | 5 | ||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | 1C | 3 | |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 1B | 3 | |
| Total Credits | 31 | ||
| Sophomore | |||
| L*** 200 Second Year Language I2 | 3 | ||
| L*** 201 Second Year Language II2 | 3 | ||
| HIST *** History, Upper-Division U.S.5 | 3 | ||
| Advanced Writing | 2 | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 7 | |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3C | 3 | |
| Electives | 6 | ||
| Total Credits | 31 | ||
| Junior | |||
| HIST 392 | Seminar in Historical Methods | 3 | |
| HIST *** History, AUCC Category 4A (See list below) | 4A | 3 | |
| HIST *** History, Upper-Division non-U.S.4 | 6 | ||
| Electives | 17 | ||
| Total Credits | 29 | ||
| Senior | |||
| HIST 492 | Capstone Seminar | 4A,4B,4C | 3 |
| History Electives, Upper-Division3 | 6 | ||
| Electives6 | 20 | ||
| 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 |
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Placement exam required.
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Foreign language courses are in separate subject codes (all starting with L and followed by three letters designating the language, e.g., LFRE is French, LGER is German, etc.).
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Students may not count more than 3 credits of HIST 484 and HIST 487 toward their history Upper-Division electives requirement.
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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.
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Select one Upper-Division course from the North America/US Category.
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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 1 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| CO 150 | College Composition (GT-CO2) | X | 1A | 3 | |
| HIST 192 | Introduction to the History Major | X | 3 | ||
| L*** 100 First Year Language I Course | X | 5 | |||
| Arts and Humanities | X | 3B | 3 | ||
| Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion | X | 1C | 3 | ||
| Total Credits | 17 | ||||
| Semester 2 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| Select one course from two of the following three categories: | X | 6 | |||
| Pre-Modern Non-U.S. History | |||||
| 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 | ||||
| Modern Non-U.S. History | |||||
| Western Civilization, Modern (GT-HI1) | 3D | ||||
| The Islamic World Since 1500 | 3D | ||||
| Asian Civilizations II (GT-HI1) | 3D | ||||
| World History, 1500-Present (GT-HI1) | 3D | ||||
| U.S. History | |||||
| U.S. History to 1876 (GT-HI1) | 3D | ||||
| U.S. History Since 1876 (GT-HI1) | 3D | ||||
| L*** 101 First Year Language II Course | X | 5 | |||
| Quantitative Reasoning | X | 1B | 3 | ||
| AUCC 1B (Quantitative Reasoning), CO 150 must be completed by the end of Semester 2. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Sophomore | |||||
| Semester 3 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| L*** 200 Second Year Language I | X | 3 | |||
| Arts and Humanities | X | 3B | 3 | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | X | 3C | 3 | ||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 3 | |||
| Elective | X | 3 | |||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 4 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| L*** 201 Second Year Language II | X | 3 | |||
| Advanced Writing | X | 2 | 3 | ||
| Arts and Humanities | 3B | 3 | |||
| Biological and Physical Sciences | 3A | 4 | |||
| Elective | X | 3 | |||
| HIST 1** History, 100-level must be completed by the end of Semester 4. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 16 | ||||
| Junior | |||||
| Semester 5 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HIST*** History, Upper-Division non-U.S. | X | 3 | |||
| Electives | X | 12 | |||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 6 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HIST 392 | Seminar in Historical Methods | X | 3 | ||
| HIST*** History, AUCC Category 4A (See Department List on Concentration Requirements tab) | X | 4A | 3 | ||
| HIST*** History, Upper-Division non-U.S. | X | 3 | |||
| Electives | X | 5 | |||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Senior | |||||
| Semester 7 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| History Electives, Upper-Division | X | 6 | |||
| Electives | X | 9 | |||
| Total Credits | 15 | ||||
| Semester 8 | Critical | Recommended | AUCC | Credits | |
| HIST 492 | Capstone Seminar | X | 4A,4B,4C | 3 | |
| Electives | X | 11 | |||
| The benchmark courses for the 8th semester are the remaining courses in the entire program of study. | X | ||||
| Total Credits | 14 | ||||
| Program Total Credits: | 120 | ||||