International History and Diplomacy Track

Required Courses for the Major in History (International History and Diplomacy Track)

Students majoring in history with a focus onInternational History and Diplomacy are required to complete the following courses:

Required Courses: 36 Credits

HIST 101 - World History I (SB) 3 Credits *
HIST 102 - World History II (SB) 3 Credits *
HIST 105 - History of the United States I (SB) 3 Credits *
HIST 106 - History of the United States II (SB) 3 Credits *
GEOG 101 - Introduction to Geography 3 Credits
HIST 299 - Writing and Problem Solving in History 3 Credits
HIST 339 - International History and Diplomacy 3 Credits
For. Lang - Foreign Language Elective 3 credits. **
For. Lang - Foreign Language Elective 3 credits. **
HIST 495 - Historiography 3 Credits
HIST 497 - Senior Research Seminar 3 Credits
HIST 498 - Senior Internship 3 Credits

Group A: 12 Credits

Choose four (4) courses from two geographic regions of the world

HIST 311 - The Ancient World 3 Credits
HIST 313 - Emerging Europe 3 Credits
HIST 314 - Europe from the Restoration Through World War II 3 Credits
HIST 315 - Contemporary Europe 3 Credits
HIST 362 - Women in the African Diaspora 3 Credits
HIST 364 - Comparative Slavery in the African Diaspora 3 Credits
HIST 371 - Africa to 1875 3 Credits
HIST 372 - Africa Since 1870 3 Credits
HIST 471 - African Diplomatic History 3 Credits
HIST 380 - History of the Caribbean 3 Credits
HIST 381 - History of Latin America and the Caribbean Area to 1823 3 Credits
HIST 382 - History of Latin America and the Caribbean Area Since 1823 3 Credits
HIST 385 - History of the Islamic World 3 Credits
HIST 386 - History of the Modern Middle East 3 Credits
HIST 394 - The World’s “Hot Spots”: Historical Sources of Contemporary Problems 3 Credits
HIST 387 - Introduction to East Asian History 3 Credits
HIST 388 - East Asia in Modern Times 3 Credits
HIST 389 - History of Modern China 3 Credits
HIST 390 - History of Modern Japan 3 Credits

Group B: 9 Credits

Choose three (3) courses – Two from history and one from geography

HIST 391 - Revolution in Modern Times 3 Credits
HIST 393 - History of Feminist and Sexual Revolutions in the Twentieth Century 3 Credits
HIST 316 - Imperialism in the Modern World 3 Credits
HIST 418 - Colloquium in European History 3 Credits
HIST 419 - Colloquium in European History 3 Credits
HIST 478 - Colloquium in African History I 3 Credits
HIST 479 - Colloquium in African History II 3 Credits
HIST 488 - Colloquium in Third World History I 3 Credits
HIST 489 - Colloquium in Third World History II 3 Credits
GEOG 200 - Geography of the Americas 3 Credits
GEOG 202 - Geography of Europe 3 Credits
GEOG 205 - Geography of Asia 3 Credits
GEOG 207 - Geography of Africa 3 Credits
GEOG 210 - Geography of the Middle East 3 Credits

Group C: 6 Credits

Choose two (2) supporting courses approved by the department

POSC 342 - Current International Problems 3 Credits
POSC 385 - International Relations 3 Credits
POSC 463 - International Political Economy 3 Credits
PHIL 320 - Global Ethical Issues 3 Credits
RELG 305 - Introduction to World Religions 3 Credits
RELG 310 - Western Religious Traditions 3 Credits
RELG 311 - Eastern Religious Traditions 3 Credits
RELG 326 - Islam 3 Credits
ECON 316 - International Economics 3 Credits
ECON 323 - Economics of Developing Nations 3 Credits
GENL 499 - Seminar in Great Issues of Contemporary Society II 3 Credits

Total: 57

*One of the survey courses, HIST 101 -HIST 102 and HIST 105 -HIST 106 (or for Honors students, HIST 111 -HIST 112 or HIST 115 -HIST 116 ), may be used to satisfy three credits of the General Education Social and Behavioral Sciences requirement.

**Two sequential courses in the same foreign language.

Suggested Curriculum Sequence

Freshman Year (First Semester): 15 Credits

XXXX – General Education Req. 3 credits. EC
HIST 101 - World History I (SB) 3 Credits
XXXX – General Education Req. 4 credits. MQ
ORLA 101 - Freshman Orientation for Liberal Arts Majors and Undeclared Majors 1 Credits
PHEC XXX - Physical Educ. Elective 1 credits.
XXXX – General Education Req. 3 credits. SB

Freshman Year (Second Semester): 16 Credits

XXXX – General Education Req. 3 credits. EC
HIST 102 - World History II (SB) 3 Credits
XXXX – General Education Req. 4 credits. BP
XXXX – General Education Req. 3 credits. SB
XXXX – General Education Req. 3 credits. HH

Sophomore Year (First Semester): 15 Credits

HIST 105 - History of the United States I (SB) 3 Credits
XXXX - FOREIGN LANG. I. 3 credits.
XXXX – General Education Req. 3 credits. AH
XXXX – General Education Req. 3 credits. BP
XXXX – General Education Req. 3 credits. IM

Sophomore Year (Second Semester): 15 Credits

HIST 106 - History of the United States II (SB) 3 Credits
XXXX - FOREIGN LANG. II 3 credits.
XXXX – General Education Req. 3 credits. AH
XXXX – General Education Req. 3 credits. CT
XXXX – General Education Req. 3 credits. CI

Junior Year (First Semester): 15 Credits

HIST 299 - Writing and Problem Solving in History 3 Credits
GEOG 101 - Introduction to Geography 3 Credits
HIST 339 - International History and Diplomacy 3 Credits
HIST XXX - GROUP A ELECTIVE 3 credits.
HIST XXX - GROUP B ELECTIVE 3 credits.

Junior Year (Second Semester): 15 Credits

HIST XXX - GROUP A ELECTIVE 3 credits.
HIST XXX - GROUP A ELECTIVE 3 credits.
HIST XXX - GROUP B ELECTIVE 3 credits.
HIST XXX - GROUP B ELECTIVE 3 credits.
XXXX - FREE ELECTIVE 3 credits.

Senior Year (First Semester): 15 Credits

HIST 495 - Historiography 3 Credits
XXXX - LIBERAL ARTS CORE I 3 credits.
HIST 498 - Senior Internship 3 Credits
HIST XXX - GROUP A ELECTIVE 3 credits.
XXXX - GROUP C SUPP. CRSE 3 credits.

Senior Year (Second Semester): 14 Credits

HIST 497 - Senior Research Seminar 3 Credits
XXXX - LIB. ARTS CORE II 3 credits.
HIST XXX - DIV. I, II, OR III ELEC. 3 credits.
XXXX - GROUP C SUPP. CRSE 3 credits.
XXXX - FREE ELECTIVE 2 credits.

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