History International History and Diplomacy Track

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Suggested Curriculum Sequence

This curriculum guide is a tool for planning. Matriculated students and advisors should consult Degree Works before and after registration for classes each semester to track academic progress.

First Year (Semester One): 15 Credits

ENGL 101 - Freshman Composition I 3 Credits EC
HIST 101 - World History I 3 Credits * (SB)
XXXX - MQ General Education Req. 4 credits MQ
ORLA 101 - Freshman Orientation for Liberal Arts Majors and Undeclared Majors 1 Credits
XXXX - Phys. Activity or FIN 101 1 credit
XXXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB¹

First Year (Semester Two): 16 Credits

ENGL 102 - Freshman Composition II 3 Credits EC
HIST 102 - World History II (SB) 3 Credits *
XXXX - BP General Education Req. 4 credits with lab BP
XXXX - SB General Education Req. 3 credits SB¹
XXXX - HH General Education Req. 3 credits HH

Second Year (Semester Two): 15 Credits

HIST 105 - History of the United States I (SB) 3 Credits *
XXXX - Foreign Language Sequence 3 credits²
XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
XXXX - BP General Education Req. 3 credits no lab req. BP
XXXX - IM General Education Req. 3 credits IM

Second Year (Semester Two): 15 Credits

HIST 106 - History of the United States II (SB) 3 Credits *
XXXX - Foreign Language Sequence 3 credits²
XXXX - AH General Education Req. 3 credits AH
XXXX - CT General Education Req. 3 credits CT
XXXX - CI General Education Req. 3 credits CI

Third Year (Semester One): 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
XXXX - History Group A Elective 3 credits
XXXX - History Group B Elective 3 credits

Third Year (Semester Two): 15 Credits

XXXX - History Group A Elective 3 credits
XXXX - History Group A Elective 3 credits
XXXX - History Group B Elective 3 credits
XXXX - History Group B Elective 3 credits
XXXX - Free Elective 3 credits

Fourth Year (Semester One): 15 Credits

HIST 495 - Historiography 3 Credits
XXXX - Liberal Arts Core 3 credits
HIST 498 - Senior Internship 3 Credits
XXXX - History Group A Elective 3 credits
XXXX - History Group C Elective 3 credits

Fourth Year (Semester Two): 14 Credits

HIST 497 - Senior Research Seminar 3 Credits
XXXX - Liberal Arts Core 3 credits
XXXX - History Division 1, 2, or 3 Elective 3 credits
XXXX - Group C Elective 3 credits
XXXX - Free Elective 2 credits

Total Credit Hours: 120

* denotes a department required major/supporting course which may be used to satisfy the SB general education requirement and must be completed with a grade of “C” or higher

Please see General Education Requirements Distribution Areas for courses that satisfy General Education Requirements where not specified by the department

1 One of the SB general education requirements should be fulfilled with HIST 101 , HIST 102 , HIST 105 , or HIST 106

2 The foreign language requirement should be two sequential courses in the same foreign language

Group A

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

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

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