2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog

Jul 06, 2025

2025 - 2026 Undergraduate Catalog

History, B.A.

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The B.A. in History helps students to develop multifaceted research skills; learn how to use critical analysis to understand individuals and societies; synthesize large quantities of information and make this accessible in clear writing and oral presentation. By studying history, you will have the chance to pursue many different careers in countless professions and industries. The history program has energetic and dynamic faculty who apply their research in the classroom, active student organizations, and a lively community with strong, close bonds between faculty and students.

Student Learning Outcomes:

Conduct historical research.
Conduct applied/public history.
Communicate history orally and in writing.
Demonstrate awareness of cultural fluency and diversity.
Conduct critical historical analysis.

Degree Requirements (120 Credits)

Students majoring in History must earn a grade of ‘C’ or better in all History courses

Only in rare and extenuating circumstances may a History major request to substitute a maximum of six hours of courses with a non-HIST prefix in place of courses with a HIST prefix, which will only be allowed after the appropriate approval processes.

Core Curriculum Requirements

Core Curriculum (36-40 Total Credit Hours)

Graduation Requirements

Graduation Requirements (3-6+ Credits) *

Foundation Requirements (3-12 Credits) *

Choose three history courses between (or including) HIST 100 and HIST 249

And complete the following course:

HIST 289 Exploring Careers in History - 3 credits

Note:

* Course credit hours only count once toward the total university graduation credit hour requirements. Click on Credit Sharing for more information.

Major Requirements (36 Credits)

Complete the following hours from each category:

1. History Research Methods - 6 hours required from the following courses:

HIST 300 Historical Methods - 3 credits
(History majors may not enroll in more than six hours of upper-level history courses without completing HIST 300 with a grade of ‘C’ or better. Students may not enroll in HIST 498 before completing HIST 300 with a grade of ‘C’ or better.)
And take 3 additional hours from the following:
HIST 302 The Middle Ages (500-1250) - 3 credits
HIST 306 The French Revolution - 3 credits
HIST 311 Environmental History - 3 credits
HIST 320 Topics in Cold War History - 3 credits
HIST 326 History of Germany Since 1870 - 3 credits
HIST 340 Topics in East Asian History - 3 credits
HIST 343 Revolutions in Latin America - 3 credits
HIST 356 History of Latin American Foreign Relations - 3 credits
HIST 360 The Early Republic 1783-1820 - 3 credits
HIST 361 Antebellum Period 1820-1850 - 3 credits
HIST 363 Black Atlantic & African Diaspora - 3 credits
HIST 365 Critical Moments in American History - 3 credits
HIST 377 U.S. Foreign Policy - 3 credits
HIST 389 The New South - 3 credits
HIST 400 Memory, History, and Heritage: Using and Abusing the Past - 3 credits
HIST 444 The Norman Conquests of England, Sicily and South Italy - 3 credits
HIST 447 History of Western Medicine from Antiquity to the Renaissance - 3 credits
HIST 451 History of Modern Medicine and the Body - 3 credits
HIST 454 Seminar in Conflict, Peace, and Social Justice in Latin America - 3 credits
HIST 463 Topics in Race and Ethnicity - 3 credits
HIST 497 Research Seminar in History - 3 credits
HIST 498 Senior Seminar - 3 credits
HIST 499 Senior Thesis - 3 credits

2. Applied History Methods - 6 hours required from the following courses:

3. History Communication Methods - 9 hours required from the following courses:

4. Cultural Fluency and Diversity - 9 hours required from the following courses:

5. Critical Analysis - 6 hours required from the following courses:

HIST 490 Readings Seminar in History - 3 credits OR
Any additional 300 or 400 level History course

Cognate Requirements (12 Credits)

Cognate courses are upper-level courses numbered 300 or 400 in disciplines other than the student’s major, but that support the major. Upper-level courses taken while enrolled in a CCU approved study abroad program may also count toward the cognate requirement. Cognate courses should be chosen in consultation with the student’s academic adviser. Alternatively, history majors may choose a minor to replace the cognate requirement. Requirements for the minor are set by the minor department. The cognate requirement is subsumed by the minor.