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History, Bachelor of Arts

Course Requirements (HIST)

General Education Requirements

(# - Refer to General Education Course Requirements for Course Options)

Complete the following course (0 credits)

CBU 101Orientation to CBU

0

Mathematics # (3 credits)

Statistics (3 credits)

Fulfilled by Major Requirements

HIST 220Historical Research and History Careers

3

English (8-9 credits)

English Composition I
ENG 111English Composition I

3
OR
ENG 231Honors Survey of World Literature I

4
English Composition II
ENG 112English Composition II

3
OR
ENG 232Honors Survey of World Literature II

4

If Completed ENG 231, May Take ENG 232

English Literature # (3 credits)

Waived if ENG 231/ENG 232, Add 1 Hr. to Electives

Religious Studies # (6 credits)

Religious Studies (RS 200 Level)

3
Religious Studies (RS 300 Level)

3

Social Science or History (6 credits)

Fulfilled by Major Requirements

HIST 151American Society to 1877

3
HIST 152American Society since 1877

3

Natural or Physical Science # (4 credits)

Moral Values # (3 credits)

Aesthetics

Fulfilled by English Literature GER

Total Credit Hours:25

Liberal Arts Core Requirements

(*One Course from Social Sciences or Humanities Cluster Must Have a “Global Perspective”. Refer to Degree Requirements for course options.)

Language * (12 credits)

Must be in a Single Language.

Fine Arts * (6 credits)

Literature (3 credits)

Fulfilled by Major Requirements

Philosophy / Humanities * (3 credits)

History (6 credits)

Fulfilled by Major Requirements

HIST 107World History to 1500

3
HIST 108World History since 1500

3

Behavioral Science * (3 credits)

Recommended

PSYC 105General Psychology

3
SOC 101Introduction to Sociology

3
ANTH 160Cultural Anthropology

3

Political Science (3 credits)

Fulfilled by Major Requirements

POLS 112American Government

3
Total Credit Hours:24

History Major Requirements

(2.0 GPA in Major Required. One 200 level History course may substitute for 300/400 level History course. Transfer students majoring in History must take at least 15 hours of 300/400 level History at CBU. A maximum of 3 hours of internship credit can be used toward major requirements.)

HIST 107World History to 1500

3
HIST 108World History since 1500

3
HIST 151American Society to 1877

3
HIST 152American Society since 1877

3
POLS 112American Government

3
POLS 113World Politics

3
OR
POLS 115Nations and States (Comparative Politics)

3

Historical Research and History Careers

History majors must complete this course with a minimum grade of “C.”    

HIST 220Historical Research and History Careers

3

History Portfolio

Available to senior history majors only. 
HIST 420Senior Portfolio

0

Upper Division US History (9 credits)

Choose 9 hours from

HIST 342Colonial America

3
HIST 343The American Revolution and Early National Period

3
HIST 345The Antebellum South

3
HIST 346The Civil War and Reconstruction

3
HIST 347Emergence of Modern America

3
HIST 348Modern America

3
HIST 349The South since Reconstruction

3
HIST 350Honors African-American History

3
HIST 351History of the American West

3
HIST 352Environmental History of America, 1491-Present

3
HIST 353Cities and Suburbs: Ecology and Community in U.S. History

3
HIST 354Manhood and Womanhood in Modern America

3
HIST 355Childhood and Youth in American History

3
HIST 375United States Foreign Policy

3

Upper Division Non-US History (9 credits)

Choose 9 hours from

HIST 301Ancient Civilization

3
HIST 302The Roman World

3
HIST 304England 1760-1950

3
HIST 305The Middle Ages

3
HIST 306Rock 'n' Roll History of Great Britain

3
HIST 313British India

3
HIST 315Modern East Asia

3
HIST 324Scientific Revolution

3
HIST 330Advanced Politics on Film

3
HIST 336Africa and the West since 1450

3
HIST 339Europe and the Great War

3
HIST 340Weimar Republic and Nazi Germany

3
HIST 341Revolutionary Change in Modern Europe

3
HIST 376Mexico, Central America, and the Caribbean

3
HIST 377Revolutionary Latin America

3
HIST 385-389Special Topics in Non-U.S. History

3

Upper Division History Electives (6 credits)

Choose 6 hours from HIST 300-497

Upper Division Political Science Electives (3 credits)

Choose 3 hours in POLS 2@, 3@, 4@, PREL 215, or PREL 310

Upper Division English Electives (3 credits)

Choose 1 class from:

ENG 300Topics in Rhetorical Theory

3
ENG 301Topics in Cultural Rhetorics

3
ENG 303Topics in Media and Rhetoric

3
ENG 315History of the Theatre

3
ENG 339Eighteenth-Century British Novel

3
ENG 340Nineteenth-Century British Novel

3
ENG 341Nineteenth-Century American Novel

3
ENG 343Literature of the American South

3
ENG 351Modern Novel

3
ENG 352Modern and Contemporary Poetry

3
ENG 354Modern Drama

3
ENG 361African-American Literature

3
ENG 362Literature and Gender

3
ENG 371Professional Communications

3
ENG 373Advanced Composition

3
ENG 374Dramatic Writing Workshop

3
ENG 375Scientific and Technical Writing

3
ENG 378Literary Nonfiction Workshop

3
ENG 379Screenwriting Workshop

3
ENG 380-386Special Topics

1-3
ENG 390-399Honors English Special Topics

1-4
ENG 401Poetry Workshop

3
ENG 432Medieval Literature

3
ENG 440Chaucer

3
ENG 441Shakespeare

3
ENG 442Renaissance Literature

3
ENG 443Milton

3
ENG 444Restoration and Eighteenth-Century Literature

3
ENG 445Romantic Prose and Poetry

3
ENG 446Victorian Literature

3
ENG 447Seventeenth-Century Literature

3
ENG 450Contemporary Literature

3
Total Credit Hours:51

School of Arts Major-Specific Electives

Free Electives

21
Total Credit Hours:21

Total Credit Hours: 121

2.0 Cumulative GPA Required