Undergraduate Programs

Undergraduate Major

A history major is especially well suited to prepare a student for graduate study or work in the professions. The Department encourages those students who have a firm idea of their career goals to specialize at the undergraduate level, taking courses which will support their career objectives. Others study history because it gives a general background which will prepare them intellectually for advanced study in business, law, theology, archival management, editing, public administration or similar careers that require a liberal arts background with a research emphasis. The Department encourages such students to take a broad range of courses covering the history of the various regions of the world.

Undergraduate Major Requirements

The history program for general majors, as outlined below, is designed to provide some of the cultural background necessary for intelligent and responsible living and lifelong intellectual growth. It also helps to prepare students for a variety of professions and careers. The lower-division requirement includes HIST 101L and 102L, and one of the following pairs: 161L–162L, 181–182, 251–252, for a total of 12 hours. The upper-division requirement includes a minimum of eight 300-400 level semester courses (24 hours), including HIST 491 (Historiography) or 492 (Senior Seminar). A minimum of two courses in each of three fields is necessary, i.e., two in U.S., two in Latin American, two in European, etc. Consult the undergraduate advisor for variations possible in this program.

The Department will accept a grade of C- as counting toward graduation but requires that the student achieve a minimum grade point average of 2.25 in major or minor studies.

Undergraduate Minor Requirements

The planned program outlined below is designed to supplement a student’s work in his or her major field. In total it requires a minimum of seven semester courses (21 hours). The lower-division requirement includes a minimum of two semester courses (6 hours) from the following: HIST 101L, 102L, 161L, 162L, 181, 182, 251, 252.

The upper-division requirement includes a minimum of five semester courses (15 hours), at least three of which must be concentrated in one field, e.g., U.S., Europe.

The Department will accept the grade of C- as counting toward graduation but requires that the student achieve a minimum grade point average of 2.25 in major or minor studies.

Distributed Minor for History Majors

A major may offer a distributed minor in American Studies, Asian Studies, Comparative Literature or Russian Studies, as well as a minor in a single department. Approval of the Chairperson of the History Department is required for all distributed minors.

Departmental Honors

The Department of History has an honors program which a student may enter with the recommendation of his or her departmental advisor. To complete the program, a student must take 9 hours in honors courses. A student may offer this program in lieu of one of the required fields in history. Details are available in the Department.


Undergraduate courses in History (HIST) are categorized in content areas.  The category for each course appears in parenthesis at the end of the course description according to the following legend:

Survey (S); Foundations of European Civilization (EC); Early Modern Europe (EME); Modern Europe (ME); United States History (US); American West (AW); Latin American History (LA); Asian History (A); Women and Gender (WG); Race and Ethnicity (RE); Religion, Science and Ideas (RSI); and Special Courses, Undergraduate Colloquia and Seminars (SC).


Courses

HIST 101L. Western Civilization to 1648. (3)



HIST 102L. Western Civilization Post 1648. (3)



HIST 161L. History of the United States to 1877. (3)



HIST 162L. History of the United States Since 1877. (3)



HIST 181. History of Early Latin America. (3)



HIST 182. Modern Latin American History. (3)



HIST 201. The Medieval World. (3)



HIST 204. Greek Civilization. (3)



HIST 205. Roman Civilization. (3)



HIST 220. Studies in History. (1-3, no limit Δ)



HIST 251. Traditional Eastern Civilizations. (3)



HIST 252. Modern Eastern Civilizations. (3)



HIST 260. History of New Mexico. (3)



HIST 284. African-American History. (3)



HIST 285. African-American History II. (3)



HIST 300 / 500. Studies in History. (1-3, no limit Δ)



HIST 301 / 501. Greece. (3)



HIST 302 / 502. Rome. (3)



HIST 303 / 503. Early Middle Ages, 300 to 1050. (3)



HIST 304 / 504. The High Middle Ages, 1050 to 1400. (3)



HIST 305 / 505. Renaissance Era, 1300 to 1520. (3)



HIST 306 / 506. Reformation Era, 1500–1600. (3)



HIST 307 / 507. Europe in the Seventeenth Century. (3)



HIST 308 / 508. Europe in the Eighteenth Century, 1700–1788. (3)



HIST 309 / 509. The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789–1815. (3)



HIST 310 / 510. Modern Europe, 1815–1890. (3)



HIST 311 / 511. World War I, 1914–1918. (3)



HIST 312 / 512. Modern Europe, 1890–1939. (3)



HIST 313 / 513. Europe since 1939. (3)



HIST 314 / 514. Old Russia from the Ninth to the Seventeenth Century. (3)



HIST 315 / 515. Romanov Russia to 1855. (3)



HIST 316 / 516. Russia in the Era of Reform and Revolution, 1855–1924. (3)



HIST 317 / 517. Stalinist and Post-Stalinist Russia, 1924 to Present. (3)



HIST 318 / 518. Spain and Portugal to 1700. (3)



HIST 319 / 519. Spain and Portugal since 1700. (3)



HIST 320 / 520. History of Women from Ancient Times to the Enlightenment. (3)



HIST 321 / 521. Women in the Modern World. (3)



HIST 322 / 522. History of the Women’s Rights Movement. (3)



HIST 323 / 523. History of the Jewish People to 1492. (3)



HIST 324 / 524. Modern History of the Jewish People. (3)



HIST 325 / 525. History of World Communism. (3)



HIST 326 / 526. History of Christianity to 1517. (3)



HIST 327 / 527. History of Christianity, 1517 to Present. (3)



HIST 328 / 528. History of Science From Antiquity to the Scientific Revolution. (3)



HIST 329 / 529. History of Science Since the Enlightenment. (3)



HIST 330 / 530. The American Colonies, 1607–1763. (3)



HIST 331 / 531. The American Revolution, 1763–1789. (3)



HIST 332 / 532. Age of Washington and Jefferson. (3)



HIST 333 / 533. Age of Jackson. (3)



HIST 334 / 534. The Civil War Era. (3)



HIST 335. Russian Culture and History through Film. (3)



HIST 336 / 536. Twentieth Century America 1920–1960. (3)



HIST 337 / 537. Twentieth Century America, 1960–Present. (3)



HIST 338 / 538. The United States in the World War II Era. (3)



HIST 339 / 539. Vietnam War Era. (3)



HIST 340 / 540. U.S. Foreign Relations to 1900. (3)



HIST 341 / 541. U.S. Foreign Relations from 1900. (3)



HIST 342 / 542. Constitutional History of the United States to 1877. (3)



HIST 343 / 543. Constitutional History of the United States since 1877. (3)



HIST 344 / 544. U.S. Women to 1865. (3)



HIST 345 / 545. U.S. Women since 1865. (3)



HIST 346 / 546. Native America to 1850. (3)



HIST 347 / 547. Native America, 1850–1940. (3)



HIST 348 / 548. Native America Post-1940. (3)



HIST 349 / 549. Military History of the United States to 1900. (3)



HIST 350 / 550. Modern U.S. Military History, 1900 to Present. (3)



HIST 351 / 551. History of Sport. (3)



HIST 360 / 560. History of the American Frontier. (3)



HIST 361 / 561. The Trans-Mississippi West. (3)



HIST 362 / 562. The American West in the Twentieth Century. (3)



HIST 363 / 563. Early History of Mexican-Americans. (3)



HIST 364 / 564. Contemporary Chicana/o History. (3)



HIST 370 / 570. Inca Empire to Spanish Colony: Spanish South America to 1824. (3)



HIST 371 / 571. From Aztec to Spanish Domination: The History of Early Mexico. (3)



HIST 372 / 572. Mexico Since 1821. (3)



HIST 373 / 573. The Mexican Revolution. (3)



HIST 374 / 574. Southern South America. (3)



HIST 375. Rebellion and Revolution in Modern Andean Nations. (3)



HIST 376 / 576. Brazil in the Colonial Period, 1500–1822. (3)



HIST 377 / 577. Modern Brazil, 1822–Present. (3)



HIST 380 / 580. The Ancient Near East. (3)



HIST 381 / 581. Traditional China. (3)



HIST 382 / 582. Imperial China. (3)



HIST 383 / 583. Revolutionary China. (3)



HIST 384 / 584. History of Japan. (3)



HIST 386 / 586. The Islamic Middle East to 1800. (3)



HIST 387 / 587. The Modern Middle East from 1800. (3)



HIST 388. India. (3)



HIST 389. Latin American Thought I. (3)



HIST 390. Latin American Thought II. (3)



HIST 401 / 601. Anglo-Saxon England, 450–1066. (3)



HIST 402 / 602. The Crusades. (3)



HIST 411 / 611. History of England, 1066–1660. (3)



HIST 414 / 614. Twentieth Century Spanish Culture. (3)



HIST 416 / 616. History of Medicine to 1850. (3)



HIST 417 / 617. History of Modern Medicine. (3)



HIST 418 / 618. City Life. (3)



HIST 419 / 619. Formation of Modern European Culture. (3)



HIST 420 / 620. Modern France since 1815. (3)



HIST 421 / 621. Britain 1660 to the Present. (3)



HIST 422 / 622. Modern European Imperialism. (3)



HIST 423 / 623. Germany, 1871 to 1971. (3)



HIST 424 / 624. Modern Eastern Europe. (3)



HIST 425 / 625. Europe and the Balkans. (3)



HIST 426 / 626. History of the Holocaust. (3)



HIST 427. History of Sexuality. (3)



HIST 428 / 628. Women, War and Revolution. (3)



HIST 429 / 629. History of Beauty, Body, and Power. (3)



HIST 430 / 630. The Old South. (3)



HIST 431 / 631. Political History of the United States. (3)



HIST 432 / 632. U.S. Social Life and Leisure. (3)



HIST 433 / 633. U.S. Environmental History. (3)



HIST 434 / 634. U.S. Business and Labor History. (3)



HIST 435 / 635. U.S. Culture and Society 1860-. (3)



HIST 437 / 637. The City in America. (3)



HIST 438 / 638. American Legal History. (3)



HIST 439 / 639. History of Science and Technology in the U.S. . (3)



HIST 440 / 640. Atomic America. (3)



HIST 441 / 641. History of Religion in America. (3)



HIST 444 / 612. Native American and Celtic History Since 1700. (3)



HIST 453. Asian Studies Senior Thesis. (3)



HIST 460. Western Films. (3)



HIST 461 / 607. The Western Hero. (3)



HIST 462 / 608. Women in the U.S. West. (3)



HIST 463 / 643. Hispanic Frontiers in North America. (3)



HIST 464 / 644. U.S.–Mexico Borderlands. (3)



HIST 465 / 645. History of Mexican Immigration. (3)



HIST 466 / 646. Native American Southwest. (3)



HIST 468 / 648. Society and Development in Latin America, 1492–Present. (3)



HIST 469 / 649. Inter-American Relations. (3)



HIST 470 / 650. Labor and Working Class in Latin America. (3)



HIST 471 / 651. Women in Early Latin America. (3)



HIST 472 / 652. Women in Modern Latin America. (3)



HIST 473 / 653. Indigenous Peoples of Latin America. (3)



HIST 474 / 654. Slavery and Race Relations. (3)



HIST 475 / 655. The Cuban Revolution, 1959 to Present. (3)



HIST 476 / 656. Latin American Religions. (3)



HIST 478 / 678. History of Latin America through Film. (3)



HIST 480 / 660. Christians and Spices: The Western Impact on Asia. (3)



HIST 481 / 661. Islam. (3)



HIST 482 / 662. Raj: India During British Rule. (3)



HIST 490 / 590. World History: Comparative Themes. (3)



HIST 491. Historiography. (3)



HIST 492. Senior Seminar. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 493. Reading and Research in Honors. (3)



HIST 494. Senior Thesis. (3)



HIST 495 / 595. Introduction to Public History. (3)



HIST 496. Undergraduate Readings in History. (1-3, no limit Δ)



HIST *499. Internship. (3-9, no limit Δ)



HIST 500 / 300. Studies in History. (1-3, no limit Δ)



HIST 501 / 301. Greece. (3)



HIST 502 / 302. Rome. (3)



HIST 503 / 303. Early Middle Ages, 300 to 1050. (3)



HIST 504 / 304. The High Middle Ages, 1050 to 1400. (3)



HIST 505 / 305. Renaissance Era, 1300 to 1520. (3)



HIST 506 / 306. Reformation Era, 1500–1600. (3)



HIST 507 / 307. Europe in the Seventeenth Century. (3)



HIST 508 / 308. Europe in the Eighteenth Century, 1700–1788. (3)



HIST 509 / 309. The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789–1815. (3)



HIST 510 / 310. Modern Europe, 1815–1890. (3)



HIST 511 / 311. World War I, 1914–1918. (3)



HIST 512 / 312. Modern Europe, 1890–1939. (3)



HIST 513 / 313. Europe since 1939. (3)



HIST 514 / 314. Old Russia from the Ninth to the Seventeenth Century. (3)



HIST 515 / 315. Romanov Russia to 1855. (3)



HIST 516 / 316. Russia in the Era of Reform and Revolution, 1855–1924. (3)



HIST 517 / 317. Stalinist and Post-Stalinist Russia, 1924 to Present. (3)



HIST 518 / 318. Spain and Portugal to 1700. (3)



HIST 519 / 319. Spain and Portugal since 1700. (3)



HIST 520 / 320. History of Women from Ancient Times to the Enlightenment. (3)



HIST 521 / 321. Women in the Modern World. (3)



HIST 522 / 322. History of the Women’s Rights Movement. (3)



HIST 523 / 323. History of the Jewish People to 1492. (3)



HIST 524 / 324. Modern History of the Jewish People. (3)



HIST 525 / 325. History of World Communism. (3)



HIST 526 / 326. History of Christianity to 1517. (3)



HIST 527 / 327. History of Christianity, 1517 to Present. (3)



HIST 528 / 328. History of Science From Antiquity to the Scientific Revolution. (3)



HIST 529 / 329. History of Science Since the Enlightenment. (3)



HIST 530 / 330. The American Colonies, 1607–1763. (3)



HIST 531 / 331. The American Revolution, 1763–1789. (3)



HIST 532 / 332. Age of Washington and Jefferson. (3)



HIST 533 / 333. Age of Jackson. (3)



HIST 534 / 334. The Civil War Era. (3)



HIST 536 / 336. Twentieth Century America 1920–1960. (3)



HIST 537 / 337. Twentieth Century America, 1960–Present. (3)



HIST 538 / 338. The United States in the World War II Era. (3)



HIST 539 / 339. Vietnam War Era. (3)



HIST 540 / 340. U.S. Foreign Relations to 1900. (3)



HIST 541 / 341. U.S. Foreign Relations from 1900. (3)



HIST 542 / 342. Constitutional History of the United States to 1877. (3)



HIST 543 / 343. Constitutional History of the United States since 1877. (3)



HIST 544 / 344. U.S. Women to 1865. (3)



HIST 545 / 345. U.S. Women since 1865. (3)



HIST 546 / 346. Native America to 1850. (3)



HIST 547 / 347. Native America, 1850–1940. (3)



HIST 548 / 348. Native America Post-1940. (3)



HIST 549 / 349. Military History of the United States to 1900. (3)



HIST 550 / 350. Modern U.S. Military History, 1900 to Present. (3)



HIST 551 / 351. History of Sport. (3)



HIST 560 / 360. History of the American Frontier. (3)



HIST 561 / 361. The Trans-Mississippi West. (3)



HIST 562 / 362. The American West in the Twentieth Century. (3)



HIST 563 / 363. Early History of Mexican-Americans. (3)



HIST 564 / 364. Contemporary Chicana/o History. (3)



HIST 570 / 370. Inca Empire to Spanish Colony: Spanish South America to 1824. (3)



HIST 571 / 371. From Aztec to Spanish Domination: The History of Early Mexico. (3)



HIST 572 / 372. Mexico Since 1821. (3)



HIST 573 / 373. The Mexican Revolution. (3)



HIST 574 / 374. Southern South America. (3)



HIST 576 / 376. Brazil in the Colonial Period, 1500–1822. (3)



HIST 577 / 377. Modern Brazil, 1822–Present. (3)



HIST 580 / 380. The Ancient Near East. (3)



HIST 581 / 381. Traditional China. (3)



HIST 582 / 382. Imperial China. (3)



HIST 583 / 383. Revolutionary China. (3)



HIST 584 / 384. History of Japan. (3)



HIST 586 / 386. The Islamic Middle East to 1800. (3)



HIST 587 / 387. The Modern Middle East from 1800. (3)



HIST 590 / 490. World History: Comparative Themes. (3)



HIST 595 / 495. Introduction to Public History. (3)



HIST 599. Master’s Thesis. (1-6, no limit Δ)



HIST 601 / 401. Anglo-Saxon England, 450–1066. (3)



HIST 602 / 402. The Crusades. (3)



HIST 607 / 461. The Western Hero. (3)



HIST 608 / 462. Women in the U.S. West. (3)



HIST 611 / 411. History of England, 1066–1660. (3)



HIST 612 / 444. Native American and Celtic History Since 1700. (3)



HIST 614 / 414. Twentieth Century Spanish Culture. (3)



HIST 616 / 416. History of Medicine to 1850. (3)



HIST 617 / 417. History of Modern Medicine. (3)



HIST 618 / 418. City Life. (3)



HIST 619 / 419. Formation of Modern European Culture. (3)



HIST 620 / 420. Modern France since 1815. (3)



HIST 621 / 421. Britain 1660 to the Present. (3)



HIST 622 / 422. Modern European Imperialism. (3)



HIST 623 / 423. Germany, 1871 to 1971. (3)



HIST 624 / 424. Modern Eastern Europe. (3)



HIST 625 / 425. Europe and the Balkans. (3)



HIST 626 / 426. History of the Holocaust. (3)



HIST 628 / 428. Women, War and Revolution. (3)



HIST 629 / 429. History of Beauty, Body, and Power. (3)



HIST 630 / 430. The Old South. (3)



HIST 631 / 431. Political History of the United States. (3)



HIST 632 / 432. U.S. Social Life and Leisure. (3)



HIST 633 / 433. U.S. Environmental History. (3)



HIST 634 / 434. U.S. Business and Labor History. (3)



HIST 635 / 435. U.S. Culture and Society 1860-. (3)



HIST 637 / 437. The City in America. (3)



HIST 638 / 438. American Legal History. (3)



HIST 639 / 439. History of Science and Technology in the U.S. . (3)



HIST 640 / 440. Atomic America. (3)



HIST 641 / 441. History of Religion in America. (3)



HIST 643 / 463. Hispanic Frontiers in North America. (3)



HIST 644 / 464. U.S.–Mexico Borderlands. (3)



HIST 645 / 465. History of Mexican Immigration. (3)



HIST 646 / 466. Native American Southwest. (3)



HIST 648 / 468. Society and Development in Latin America, 1492–Present. (3)



HIST 649 / 469. Inter-American Relations. (3)



HIST 650 / 470. Labor and Working Class in Latin America. (3)



HIST 651 / 471. Women in Early Latin America. (3)



HIST 652 / 472. Women in Modern Latin America. (3)



HIST 653 / 473. Indigenous Peoples of Latin America. (3)



HIST 654 / 474. Slavery and Race Relations. (3)



HIST 655 / 475. The Cuban Revolution, 1959 to Present. (3)



HIST 656 / 476. Latin American Religions. (3)



HIST 660 / 480. Christians and Spices: The Western Impact on Asia. (3)



HIST 661 / 481. Islam. (3)



HIST 662 / 482. Raj: India During British Rule. (3)



HIST 664. Advanced Historiography. (3)



HIST 665. Seminar in Historical Research Methods. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 666. Seminar and Studies in History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 668. Seminar and Studies in Medieval History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 669. Seminar and Studies in Early Modern European History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 670. Seminar and Studies in European Cultural and Intellectual History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 671. Seminar and Studies in Modern European History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 672. Seminar and Studies in British History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 673. Seminar and Studies in Iberian History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 674. Seminar and Studies in Modern Russian History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 675. Seminar and Studies in Early American History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 676. Seminar and Studies in American Intellectual and Social History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 677. Seminar and Studies in Civil War Period. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 678. Seminar and Studies in Recent American History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 678 / 478. History of Latin America through Film. (3)



HIST 679. Seminar and Studies in United States Military History. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



HIST 680. Seminar and Studies in U.S. Social History and Theory. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 681. Seminar and Studies in United States Diplomatic History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 682. Seminar in American Western History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 683. Seminar in American Indian History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 684. Seminar and Studies in Chicana/o History. (3 to a maximum of 6 Δ)



HIST 685. Seminar in Borderlands History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 686. Seminar in Early Latin America. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 687. Seminar in Recent Latin American History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 688. Seminar and Studies in Brazilian History. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 689. Interdisciplinary Seminar on Problems of Modernization in Latin America. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 690. Seminar in Latin American Studies. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 692. Seminar in the History of Women and Gender. (3, no limit Δ)



HIST 696. Dissertation/Professionalization Workshop. (3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)



HIST 697-698. Problems. (1-9, 1-9, no limit Δ)



HIST 699. Dissertation. (3-12, no limit Δ)



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