History Major, B.A./B.S.

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42 hours; C or better required in all major courses; 2.0 major GPA required *

Required Courses (15 hours)

HIST 246 - U.S. History in a Global Context Credits: 3
HIST 266 - Global History Credits: 3
HIST 288 - The Historians Craft Credits: 3
HIST 298 - Historical Methods Credits: 3
HIST 499 - Senior Seminar in History Credits: 3

Elective Courses (27 hours)

History majors must select 6 hours of electives from EACH of the four areas of history, and an additional 3 hours selected from any area. At least two of the elective courses (6 hours) must be taken at the 400-level.

HIST 499 will be counted in the indicated elective area if taken a second time and with a different topic.

History Areas

Area I - United States History

Students completing a History major with the optional history teaching emphasis must complete HIST 339 as one of their Area I courses.

HIST 222 - Roots of Communalism Credits: 3
HIST 300 - Topics in U.S. History Credits: 3
HIST 301 - Indigenous and Settler America Credits: 3
HIST 302 - Colonial America to 1740 Credits: 3
HIST 303 - The American Revolution, 1740-1787 Credits: 3
HIST 304 - The Early American Republic, 1787-1848 Credits: 3
HIST 305 - Civil War America, 1848-1877 Credits: 3
HIST 306 - The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1877-1920 Credits: 3
HIST 307 - The United States in Depression and World War, 1914-1945 Credits: 3
HIST 308 - United States since 1945 Credits: 3
HIST 311 - Gender and Sexuality in American History Credits: 3
HIST 313 - Immigration and Ethnicity in America Credits: 3
HIST 315 - American Environmental History Credits: 3
HIST 316 - The Vietnam War Credits: 3
HIST 336 - African American History to 1865 Credits: 3
HIST 337 - African American History Since 1863 Credits: 3
HIST 339 - History of Indiana Credits: 3
HIST 399 - Independent Study in History Credits: 3
HIST 400 - Topics in American History Credits: 3
HIST 405 - The Modern Civil Rights Movement Credits: 3
HIST 411 - Religion in America Credits: 3
HIST 419 - Communal Utopias in America Credits: 3
HIST 431 - The American South Credits: 3
HIST 432 - The American West Credits: 3
HIST 454 - History and Film Credits: 3
HIST 456 - Race, Power, and Violence Credits: 3

History Teaching (optional)

For students seeking licensure to teach history (grades 5-12), the optional history teaching emphasis identifies courses of greatest benefit. In response to changes in teacher licensing and preparation, a multi-subject Social Science Teaching major is no longer offered. Under the new system, students are required to complete a degree in a particular social science area (such as History) and the Secondary Education Licensure Minor.

* Students seeking to teach history as a secondary school teacher (grades 5-12) are required to complete the 42 hour History major (including HIST 339 for area I plus HIST 287 and HIST 397 for area IV), 6 additional hours (shown below), and the Secondary Education Licensure minor. Students completing a teacher education program must earn at least a 2.75 cumulative GPA, a 2.75 major GPA, a 2.75 GPA in the secondary education licensure minor, and a grade of C or better in all courses applied toward degree requirements.

POLS 102 - Introduction to American Politics Credits: 3
GEOG 330 - World Geography Credits: 3

Secondary Education Licensure Minor

Students seeking a teaching major that leads to licensure as a secondary school teacher (grades 5-12) are required to complete the Secondary Education Licensure Minor .