History - B.A.
Patrick Rasico, Ph.D., Discipline Coordinator
The goals of the Fisk University program in History are to:
- Prepare broadly educated men and women for entry into diverse professional careers and public lives;
- Foster the skills that history teaches: analysis, evaluation, and synthesis; Provide students the necessary prerequisites for coherent decision making in all areas of professional life, especially those useful for careers in international relations, public and corporate administration, and law; and
- Develop in history students a greater appreciation of a multicultural world, a pluralistic nation, and a technological society
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of the History major, the student will:
- Demonstrate knowledge of key African American historical events and achievements;
- Develop interpretive thesis relevant to the field of History;
- Analyze and synthesize the societal impact of key historical events; and
- Demonstrate critical thinking and research skills relevant to the field of History.
History majors are required to complete 32 credits in the discipline. These courses are as follows:
Requirements
Required courses [16 credits]
Two of the following courses [8 credits]
Required to take two of the following courses [8 credits]
| HIS 200 | SELECTED TOPICS IN U.S. HISTORY | 4 |
| HIS 210 | SELECTED TOPICS IN AFRO-AMERICAN HISTORY | 4 |
| HIS 220 | SELECTED TOPICS IN AFRICAN HISTORY. | 4 |
| HIS 230 | SELECTED TOPICS IN WORLD HISTORY | 4 |
| HIS 240 | SELECTED TOPICS IN WOMEN'S HISTORY | 4 |
| HIS 300 | INDEPENDENT STUDY IN HISTORY | 4 |
Joint majors combining history and another discipline may be arranged according to the usual University regulations. Twenty-four credit hours in history courses are required of any joint major, including HIS 150 and HIS 350.
CORE Requirements
The cafeteria style CORE curriculum will be chosen from one of the courses in each of the following groups, A - E.
GROUP A (Choose one of the following)
GROUP B (Choose one of the following)
GROUP C (Choose one of the following)
GROUP D
Choose CORE 240 or any two science courses from the list below
Group E (Choose one of the following)
A total of 37- 41 hours (41 hours will be earned if one selects two science disciplines to satisfy group D) are required to fulfill the CORE requirement.
Suggested Program Plan for History Majors:
First Year, Fall Semester [15 credits]
| CORE 100 | NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION SEMINAR | 1 |
| CORE 150 | COMPOSITION I | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 4 |
| | |
| HIS 180 | AFRICAN HISTORY | 4 |
| Or | |
| HIS 270 | AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY | 4 |
| | |
| CORE 131 | ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS FOR A CONTEMPORARY WORLD | 3 |
First Year, Spring Semester [16 credits]
| CORE 132 | ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS FOR A CONTEMPORARY WORLD II | 3 |
| CORE 120 | CRITICAL THINKING | 2 |
| CORE 160 | COMPOSITION II | 3 |
| Foreign Language | 3 |
| | |
| HIS 150 | INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF HISTORY | 4 |
| Or | |
| HIS 160 | UNITED STATES HISTORY | 4 |
| Or | |
| HIS 190 | EUROPEAN HISTORY | 4 |
Second Year, Fall Semester [16 credits]
| CORE 260 | HUMANITIES: THOUGHT AND EXPERIENCE | 3 |
| CORE Group C: The Arts | 3-4 |
| Foreign Language | 4 |
| History 200s Topics courses | 4 |
Second Year, Spring Semester [16 credits]
| CORE Group C: The Arts | 3-4 |
| CORE 360 | THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLES | 3 |
| CORE Group E: Social Science | 3-4 |
| HIS 200 | SELECTED TOPICS IN U.S. HISTORY | 4 |
Third Year, Fall Semester [15 credits]
| CORE Group B: Analytical Skills | |
| CORE Group D: Science | |
| History any course | 4 |
| General Elective | 4 |
Third Year, Spring Semester [16 credits]
| History 350 Junior Seminar | 4 |
| History any course | 4 |
| General Electives | 8 |
Fourth Year, Fall Semester [12 credits]
| HIS 499 | SENIOR SEMINAR | 4 |
| History any course | 4 |
| General Elective | 3-4 |
Fourth Year, Spring Semester [12 credits]
| History any course | 4 |
| General Electives | 8 |
Total Credit Hours: 120