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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

History Major, BA

Majors in history should prepare their programs in consultation with a departmental advisor.

College Requirements

Arts and Sciences

Major Requirements

The major consists of 33 hours, including:

Complete 9 hours:

A. Select 6 hours:

HIUS 221 - History of the United States 3 Credit Hours *
HIUS 222 - History of the United States 3 Credit Hours *
or
HIUS 227 - Honors: History of the United States 3 Credit Hours *
HIUS 228 - Honors: History of the United States 3 Credit Hours *

B. Complete:

HIST 299 - Thinking Historically 3 Credit Hours

Select 24 upper-division hours including at least 6 hours at 400 level:

Complete:

HIST 499 - Senior Research Seminar 3 Credit Hours *

Select one course in European History:

Any HIEU course at the 300 or 400 level

Select one course in United States History:

Any HIUS course at the 300 or 400 level

Select two courses (from two different areas):

Africa: Any HIAF course at the 300 or 400 level

Asia: Any HIAS course at the 300 or 400 level

Latin America: Any HILA course at the 300 or 400 level

Middle East: Any HIME course at the 300 or 400 level

Select one course from Pre-1750 History:

HIAF 371 - African History to 1880 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 401 - Life in Early Modern Japan (1600-1868): Society, Culture, and the Outside World 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 350 - History and Poetry in China 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 351 - Chinese History through Objects 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 480 - Traditional Chinese Medicine 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 490 - The Samurai: Fact, Fiction, Fantasy 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 302 - History of Greece I 3 Credit Hours *
HIEU 303 - History of the Roman Republic 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 304 - History of the Early Roman Empire 3 Credit Hours *
HIEU 305 - History of the Later Roman Empire 3 Credit Hours *
HIEU 306 - History of Greece II 3 Credit Hours *
HIEU 309 - Ancient and Medieval Cities 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 310 - The Byzantine Empire, 284-1453 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 311 - Early Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours *
HIEU 312 - High Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 313 - Later Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 314 - Renaissance Europe 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 315 - Reformation Europe 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 316 - Early Modern Europe 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 321 - New Testament and Christian Origins 3 Credit Hours *
HIEU 322 - Martyrs and Monks: Christian History, 100-800 CE 3 Credit Hours *
HIEU 323 - Deviance and Persecution in the Christian West 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 334 - Early Modern Germany 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 354 - Early Medieval Warfare 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 383 - Studies in Premodern European History 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 420 - Invisible Romans 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 425 - The City of Rome: Antiquity 3 Credit Hours *
HIEU 426 - Dark Age Empire 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 429 - Medieval Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 430 - Gender and Medicine in the Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 435 - Science, Religion and Magic in Early Modern Europe 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 482 - Studies in Ancient History 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 483 - Studies in Medieval and Early Modern European History 3 Credit Hours
HILA 450 - Slavery in the Early Americas 3 Credit Hours
HILA 360 - History of Early Latin America 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
HIME 350 - The Crusades and Medieval Muslim-Christian Relations 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 382 - Archaeology of Ancient Israel 3 Credit Hours
HIME 383 - Ancient Jewish History 3 Credit Hours
HIME 400 - Archaeology and History of Mesopotamia 3 Credit Hours
HIME 486 - Studies in the Ancient Near East 3 Credit Hours
HIST 309 - Women in the Atlantic World, 1450-1850 3 Credit Hours
HIST 414 - Traveling the Globe in the Premodern World 3 Credit Hours
HIUS 350 - Colonial America to 1763 3 Credit Hours *
(HIST 373 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate)

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.

Complete 9 hours:

A. Select 6 hours:

HIUS 221 - History of the United States 3 Credit Hours with a grade of C or better *
HIUS 222 - History of the United States 3 Credit Hours with a grade of C or better *
or
HIUS 227 - Honors: History of the United States 3 Credit Hours with a grade of C or better *
HIUS 228 - Honors: History of the United States 3 Credit Hours with a grade of C or better *

B. Complete:

HIST 299 - Thinking Historically 3 Credit Hours

Select 24 upper-division hours:

Complete:

HIST 407 - Honors: Senior Paper 3 Credit Hours
HIST 408 - Honors: Senior Paper 3 Credit Hours *

Select one course in European History:

Any HIEU course at the 300 or 400 level

Select one course in United States History:

Any HIUS course at the 300 or 400 level

Select two courses (from two different areas):

Africa: Any HIAF course at the 300 or 400 level

Asia: Any HIAS course at the 300 or 400 level

Middle East: Any HIME course at the 300 or 400 level

Latin America: Any HILA course at the 300 or 400 level

Select one course from Pre-1750 History:

HIAF 371 - African History to 1880 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 389 - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 394 - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours *
HIAS 401 - Life in Early Modern Japan (1600-1868): Society, Culture, and the Outside World 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 480 - Traditional Chinese Medicine 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 350 - History and Poetry in China 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 351 - Chinese History through Objects 3 Credit Hours
HIAS 490 - The Samurai: Fact, Fiction, Fantasy 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 302 - History of Greece I 3 Credit Hours *
HIEU 303 - History of the Roman Republic 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 304 - History of the Early Roman Empire 3 Credit Hours *
HIEU 305 - History of the Later Roman Empire 3 Credit Hours *
HIEU 306 - History of Greece II 3 Credit Hours *
HIEU 309 - Ancient and Medieval Cities 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 310 - The Byzantine Empire, 284-1453 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 311 - Early Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours *
HIEU 312 - High Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 313 - Later Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 314 - Renaissance Europe 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 315 - Reformation Europe 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 316 - Early Modern Europe 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 321 - New Testament and Christian Origins 3 Credit Hours *
HIEU 322 - Martyrs and Monks: Christian History, 100-800 CE 3 Credit Hours *
HIEU 323 - Deviance and Persecution in the Christian West 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 334 - Early Modern Germany 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 354 - Early Medieval Warfare 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 383 - Studies in Premodern European History 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 420 - Invisible Romans 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 425 - The City of Rome: Antiquity 3 Credit Hours *
HIEU 426 - Dark Age Empire 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 429 - Medieval Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 430 - Gender and Medicine in the Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 435 - Science, Religion and Magic in Early Modern Europe 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 482 - Studies in Ancient History 3 Credit Hours
HIEU 483 - Studies in Medieval and Early Modern European History 3 Credit Hours
HILA 360 - History of Early Latin America 3 Credit Hours
HILA 450 - Slavery in the Early Americas 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
HIME 350 - The Crusades and Medieval Muslim-Christian Relations 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 382 - Archaeology of Ancient Israel 3 Credit Hours
HIME 383 - Ancient Jewish History 3 Credit Hours
HIME 400 - Archaeology and History of Mesopotamia 3 Credit Hours
HIST 309 - Women in the Atlantic World, 1450-1850 3 Credit Hours
HIST 414 - Traveling the Globe in the Premodern World 3 Credit Hours
HIUS 350 - Colonial America to 1763 3 Credit Hours *
(HIST 373 , HIST 418 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate)

Select 3 additional hours:

any history honors course or history honors-by-contract course

* Meets Volunteer Core Requirements .

Undergraduates

Graduate Students

History Major, BA

College Requirements

Major Requirements

Complete 9 hours:

A. Select 6 hours:

B. Complete:

Select 24 upper-division hours including at least 6 hours at 400 level:

Complete:

Select one course in European History:

Select one course in United States History:

Select two courses (from two different areas):

Select one course from Pre-1750 History:

Select 6 hours:

Honors Concentration – History

Complete 9 hours:

A. Select 6 hours:

B. Complete:

Select 24 upper-division hours:

Complete:

Select one course in European History:

Select one course in United States History:

Select two courses (from two different areas):

Select one course from Pre-1750 History:

Select 3 additional hours: