History Major

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History majors will take a total of 13 courses (39 credit hours) in the categories delineated below. This curriculum allows students to be introduced to various fields of history, gain experience researching and writing, hone critical thinking, and obtain skills of professionals in the field. With a base of foundational knowledge drawn from 200-level selections, they will proceed to learning about the methodology of the historical field, and continue to more advanced studies in 300 and 400 level classes. These courses should represent breath of study, distributed across three categories, as outlined in the major checklist. Upper-level students are expected to participate in experiential learning, for which there are a variety of possibilities: internships, research assistantship, study abroad, and a selection of public history courses. Students may take one foreign language in place of experiential history courses, though ideally, students would take a selection of both. The Senior Seminar is the capstone opportunity for students to apply historical knowledge and analytical skills they obtained in preceding history courses in an original research project.

Majors are encouraged to take classes in other academic disciplines that are complementary to their interests in order to reinforce knowledge and professional abilities. In some cases, minors or double majors would be beneficial.

Both Core Courses (6 credits)

HIS 300 - Historical Methods Credits: 3
HIS 470 - Senior Seminar in History Credits: 3

3 courses (9 credit hours) at the 200 level

HIS 203 - Introduction to Latin America Credits: 3
HIS 210 - African-American History Credits: 3
HIS 212 - History of Christianity Credits: 3
HIS 213 - Topics in Modern World Credits: 3
HIS 214 - Topics in Ancient World Credits: 3
HIS 215 - Topics in Medieval World Credits: 3
HIS 240 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6
HIS 242 - Introduction to Russia Credits: 3
HIS 262 - Introduction to African History Credits: 3
HIS 265 - Introduction to Public History Credits: 3

6 courses (18 credit hours) at the 300 or 400 level

At least two courses (6 credit hours) must be at the 400 level.

HIS 301 - Early Modern Europe Credits: 3
HIS 302 - The Age of Revolutions Credits: 3
HIS 303 - Modern Europe Credits: 3
HIS 304 - Medieval Europe Credits: 3
HIS 308 - European History in Film Credits: 3
HIS 311 - The Enlightenment Credits: 3
HIS 314 - History of South Africa Credits: 3
HIS 316 - History of Cuba Credits: 3
HIS 319 - National Parks and Nature in America Credits: 3
HIS 320 - Slavery in the United States Credits: 3
HIS 322 - Civil Rights Movement Credits: 3
HIS 323 - Reconstruction and Jim Crow America Credits: 3
HIS 328 - American Architectural History Credits: 3
HIS 336 - The History of Rock and Roll Credits: 3
HIS 337 - Latin America and the United States Credits: 3
HIS 339 - Topics in Historic St. Augustine Credits: 3
HIS 340 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6
HIS 342 - Russia Under the Romanovs Credits: 3
HIS 356 - Ancient Greece Credits: 3
HIS 357 - Ancient Rome Credits: 3
HIS 362 - Pre-Modern Africa Credits: 3
HIS 363 - Modern Africa Credits: 3
HIS 380 - Modern Britain and the World Credits: 3
HIS 403 - Colonialism and Imperialism in Modern Asia Credits: 3
HIS 411 - Latin American Revolutions Credits: 3
HIS 416 - The Vietnam War Credits: 3
HIS 423 - Medieval Religion and Culture Credits: 3
HIS 430 - Florida Civil Rights Movement Credits: 3
HIS 431 - History of Genocide Credits: 3
HIS 440 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6
HIS 442 - Revolutionary Russia Credits: 3
HIS 451 - Southern Cultural History Credits: 3
HIS 455 - Exploration Credits: 3
HIS 491 - Independent Study Credits: 1-6
HIS 492 - Independent Study Credits: 1-6
HIS 493 - Independent Study Credits: 1-6

2 courses (6 credit hours) in Experiential History or Language

HIS 324 - Museum Studies Credits: 3
HIS 325 - Heritage Tourism Credits: 3
HIS 329 - Oral History Credits: 3
HIS 340 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6
HIS 481 - History Internship Credits: 3-6
HIS 482 - History Internship Credits: 3-6
HIS 483 - History Internship Credits: 3-6
HIS 395 - The American War: The Struggle for Independence in Vietnam (Study Abroad) Credits: 3
HIS 396 - World War II - The Blitz, D-Day, & the Liberation of France (Study Abroad) Credits: 3
HIS 397 - World War II - The Fall of Nazi Germany (Study Abroad) Credits: 3
HIS 398 - Irish Independence: The Easter Rising & Its Consequences (Study Abroad) Credits: 3
HIS 440 - Selected Topics Credits: 1-6
HIS 477 - Research Assistant Credits: 1-3
HIS 478 - History Journal Credits: 1

Distribution Requirement

Students must distribute their 300 and 400 levels so that they take at least one course from each of these three distributive categories.

Notes

** A course counting towards fulfillment of the History Major or Minor, with the exception of HIS 300, cannot count towards the fulfillment of the Public History Major or Minor.**