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Dec 05, 2025
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2023-2024 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
History Major, BA
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Majors in history should prepare their programs in consultation with a departmental faculty advisor.
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Major Requirements
The major consists of 33 hours, including: Select 24 upper-division hours including at least 6 hours at 400 level:
Select one course in European History:
Select one course in United States History:
Select two courses (from two different areas):
Africa - HIAF 371 - African History to 1880 3 Credit Hours
- HIAF 372 - African History Since 1880 3 Credit Hours
- HIAF 381 - History of South Africa 3 Credit Hours
- HIAF 383 - Studies in African History 3 Credit Hours
- HIAF 480 - Health and Healing in African History 3 Credit Hours
- HIAF 484 - Studies in African History 3 Credit Hours
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate) Asia - HIAS 381 - Science in the Making of Modern China 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 383 - Studies in Asian History 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours *
- HIAS 390 - Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 393 - History of Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours *
- HIAS 480 - Traditional Chinese Medicine 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 484 - Studies in Asian History 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 490 - The Samurai: Fact, Fiction, Fantasy 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 494 - History of Tokyo 3 Credit Hours *
- HILA 343 - History of Mexico: Aztecs to El Chapo 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 344 - History of Brazil 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 360 - History of Early Latin America 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 361 - History of Modern Latin America 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 370 - Latin American History at the Movies 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 383 - Studies in Latin American and Caribbean History 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 450 - Slavery in the Early Americas 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 460 - The Life and Times of Ernesto “Che” Guevara 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 463 - History of the Spanish Inquisition 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 464 - The Spanish Conquest 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 465 - Gender and Sexuality in Early Latin America 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 484 - Studies in Latin American and Caribbean History 3 Credit Hours
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate) Middle East - HIME 350 - Early Muslim-Christian Relations in the Middle East 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 366 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, 600 – 1050 3 Credit Hours *
- HIME 369 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 3 Credit Hours *
- HIME 370 - Modern Middle East 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 382 - Archaeology of Ancient Israel 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 383 - Ancient Jewish History 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 384 - Studies in Middle East History 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 385 - Studies in Jewish History 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 400 - Archaeology and History of Mesopotamia 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 484 - Studies in Middle East History 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 485 - Studies in Jewish History 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 486 - Studies in the Ancient Near East 3 Credit Hours
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIEU 395 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate)
Select one course from Pre-1750 History:
Select 6 hours:
- any 300-400 level history courses
Honors Concentration – History
The honors concentration consists of 33 hours, 12 of which must be honors or honors-by-contract courses. The honors concentration provides history majors the opportunity to work with a faculty mentor on an individualized research project. All declared history majors with an overall GPA of at least 3.25 are invited to participate in the honors concentration. A grade of B or above must be maintained in all honors courses, along with an overall GPA of 3.25. Students interested in honors work at any level should consult the department’s honors coordinator. Select 24 upper-division hours:
Select one course in European History:
Select one course in United States History:
Select two courses (from two different areas):
Africa - HIAF 371 - African History to 1880 3 Credit Hours
- HIAF 372 - African History Since 1880 3 Credit Hours
- HIAF 381 - History of South Africa 3 Credit Hours
- HIAF 383 - Studies in African History 3 Credit Hours
- HIAF 484 - Studies in African History 3 Credit Hours
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 418 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate) Asia - HIAS 383 - Studies in Asian History 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours *
- HIAS 390 - Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 391 - Modern Chinese Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 393 - History of Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours *
- HIAS 480 - Traditional Chinese Medicine 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 484 - Studies in Asian History 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 490 - The Samurai: Fact, Fiction, Fantasy 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 494 - History of Tokyo 3 Credit Hours *
Latin America - HILA 343 - History of Mexico: Aztecs to El Chapo 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 344 - History of Brazil 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 360 - History of Early Latin America 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 361 - History of Modern Latin America 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 370 - Latin American History at the Movies 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 383 - Studies in Latin American and Caribbean History 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 450 - Slavery in the Early Americas 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 460 - The Life and Times of Ernesto “Che” Guevara 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 463 - History of the Spanish Inquisition 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 464 - The Spanish Conquest 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 465 - Gender and Sexuality in Early Latin America 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 484 - Studies in Latin American and Caribbean History 3 Credit Hours
(HIST 373 , HIST 385 , HIST 418 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate) Middle East - HIME 350 - Early Muslim-Christian Relations in the Middle East 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 366 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, 600 – 1050 3 Credit Hours *
- HIME 369 - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 3 Credit Hours *
- HIME 370 - Modern Middle East 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 382 - Archaeology of Ancient Israel 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 383 - Ancient Jewish History 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 384 - Studies in Middle East History 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 385 - Studies in Jewish History 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 400 - Archaeology and History of Mesopotamia 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 484 - Studies in Middle East History 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 485 - Studies in Jewish History 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 486 - Studies in the Ancient Near East 3 Credit Hours
(HIEU 395 , HIST 418 , HIST 483 when topic is appropriate)
Select one course from Pre-1750 History:
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