History, B.A.

General Education Requirements - 43 Credit Hours

History majors must meet the Baccalaureate Degree Requirements  as set out in the General Education Program .

School of Arts and Sciences Additional Natural Science Requirements - 5 Credit Hours

Students in the School of Arts and Sciences must take five additional hours of natural science: 1 lab to accompany the course taken for general education [BIO 1043 , BIO 1023 , ESC 1043 , OCY 1043 , FOR 1003  , PHY 1033 , PHY 1063 , or PHY 2113  and one additional natural science course and accompanying lab. The two natural sciences must be in different areas (one BIO and one other). In sum, students are required to take a minimum of 8 hours of natural science courses: two natural science courses (one biological science and one other) along with the labs associated with each. We recommend Psychology majors take BIO 1043   and BIO 1041  (lab) to fulfill one science requirement.

Required History Courses - 18 Credit Hours

• HIS 2003 - Historical Methods
• HIS 2213 - U.S. History I
• HIS 2223 - U.S. History II
• HIS 3173 - History of Christianity
• HIS 3613 - European History I: From Renaissance to Enlightenment
• HIS 3623 - European History II: From French Revolution to E.U.

Upper Level History Electives - 18 Credit Hours

Select 6 courses at the 3000- or 4000-level with the HIS prefix.

• HIS 3023 - Public History
• HIS 3033 - Florida History
• HIS 3043 - The Making of Modern Africa, 1800-present
• HIS 3053 - The Family Tree: World History of Human Migration, 1500-present
• HIS 3063 - The American Revolution and New Nation (1763-1792)
• HIS 3073 - History of the American Presidents
• HIS 3083 - Ancient Mediterranean: Troy to Gladiator
• HIS 3123 - American Minorities
• HIS 3143 - History of the American South
• HIS 3173 - History of Christianity
• HIS 3223 - Colonial American History
• HIS 3313 - Hitler’s Germany
• HIS 3613 - European History I: From Renaissance to Enlightenment
• HIS 3623 - European History II: From French Revolution to E.U.
• HIS 3713 - Latin-American History
• HIS 4033 - United States and the Cold War
• HIS 4103 - Selected Topics in History
• HIS 4113 - Medieval Europe I
• HIS 4123 - Medieval Europe II
• HIS 4133 - The History of Christianity in America
• HIS 4153 - Renaissance & Reformation
• HIS 4303 - Topics in the History of Christianity
• HIS 4333 - Civil War & Reconstruction
• HIS 4403 - History of European Imperialism and Decolonization
• HIS 4413 - United States Foreign Policy
• HIS 4433 - History of Modern Russia

*Additional Required - 39-40 Credit Hours

This meets the 120-credit-hour requirement and the 42-upper-level requirement.

Note:

Students wishing to teach History, grades 6–12, should complete the Secondary Education Minor (Professional Training Option) .

Sample Degree Plan

History Degree Plan