Bachelor of Arts in History Degree
History majors acquire an education that promotes citizenship and personal enrichment while preparing them for a wide range of professional career goals. The History program helps to prepare majors for graduate or law school, teacher education, public service and private sector careers. Internship opportunities are available.
Department
Degree Requirements
| A. | General Education Requirements | 38-41 sem. hrs | ||
| Ethics Course Requirement | 3 hrs | |||
| PHIL 330 |  | Ethics | 3 hrs | |
| B. | Foreign Language Requirement | 6 sem. hrs | ||
| C. | Core Requirements | 18 sem. hrs | ||
| (All courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher.) | ||||
| HIST 101 | | Western Civilization I | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 102 | | Western Civilization II | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 121 | | American History to 1877 | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 122 | | American History Since 1877 | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 490 | | Historiography | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 494 | | Historical Research & Methods | 3 hrs | |
| D. | History Electives | 24 sem. hrs | ||
| Nine semester hours selected from the following United States History cluster: | ||||
| HIST 312 | | Twentieth Century American Diplomatic History | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 321 | | History of the Modern U.S. | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 342 | | American Civil War | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 350 | | American Revolution | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 352 | | American Environmental History | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 362 | | History of the American West | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 370 | | American Military History | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 371 | | History of American Business | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 372 | | American Indian History | 3 hrs | |
| Nine semester hours selected from the following European History cluster: | ||||
| HIST 303 | | History and Philosophy of Modern Science | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 322 | | History of European Society and Sexes | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 335 | | Nineteenth Century Europe | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 336 | | Twentieth Century Europe | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 340 | | Philosophy of Revolution | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 358 | | The Making of Modern Britain | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 359 | | Rise and Fall of the British Empire | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 381 | | History of Christianity: The Early Church | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 382 | | Christianity in the Modern World | 3 hrs | |
| Three semester hours selected from the following Comparative History cluster: | ||||
| HIST 231 | | Imperial Russia | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 232 | | History of Russia 1825 to Present | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 234 | | History of Latin America | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 235 | | History of the Modern Middle East | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 314 | | Modern China | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 316 | | Modern Japan | 3 hrs | |
| HIST 318 | | The Vietnam War | 3 hrs | |
| At least three additional semester hours with the HIST prefix at or above the 200-level. Students are encouraged to complete a history internship or a special topics course or another elective in one of the clusters above. A maximum of thirty semester hours of history requirements may be met in transfer. At least six semester hours of upper-level credit must be taken from Columbia College. | ||||
| E. | Other Electives | 31-34 sem. hrs | ||
| 120 sem. hrs | ||||
| F. | HIST 494, Historical Research and Methods, is the culminating evaluative course that assesses the outcomes of the major. Students (majors) must pass the course with a grade of C or higher prior to graduation. | |||
Locations
The Bachelor of Arts in History degree is available at the following locations: