Undergraduate Program

College of Arts and Sciences and Department of History Undergraduate Admission Requirements

A minimum of 26 credit hours; 23 credit hours must be in courses acceptable toward graduation.

A cumulative grade point average of at least 2.00 on all work.

  • Transfer students must have a 2.00 transfer GPA.
  • Continuing UNM students must have a 2.00 institutional GPA.

Demonstrated academic achievement by satisfying the following:

  • Completion of the University Writing and Speaking Core.
  • Completion of the University Mathematics Core.
  • Completion of the University Foreign Language Core.

Completion of Department of History admission course work with a grade of "C" or better:

  • One HIST course at any level.

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 support their career objectives. Others study history because it gives a general background which prepares 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.


Major Study Requirements

The History department allows students great latitude in creating a course of study that will reflect their interests and career objectives. The lower-division requirements include the completion of one survey series plus any other two courses from the remaining surveys including HIST 260. Students may choose from HIST 101-102, 161-162, 181-182, 251-252, 260 for a total of 12 credit hours. The upper-division requirement includes a minimum of eight 300- and/or 400-level courses (24 credit hours), including HIST 491 Historiography or HIST 492 Senior Seminar.

The department accepts a grade of "C" as counting toward graduation and requires that the student achieve a minimum grade point average of 2.25 in major or minor studies.


Minor Study Requirements

The History minor requires 21 credit hours of course work (seven classes). Students may choose from any two 100- or 200-level courses and any five 300- or 400-level courses, Students are encouraged to establish their own program and to select courses that contribute to their major field of study.

The department accepts the grade of "C" as counting toward graduation and requires that the student achieve a minimum grade point average of 2.25 in major or minor studies.


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 credit 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 101 . Western Civilization to 1648. (3)



HIST 102 . Western Civilization Post 1648. (3)



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



HIST 162. 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 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 300 / 500. Studies in History. (1-3, no limit Δ)



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



HIST 304 / 504. High and Late Middle Ages, 1050-1550. (3)



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



HIST 307. 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 311. World War I, 1914-1918. (3)



HIST 313 / 513. World War II and Reconstruction in Europe. (3)



HIST 314 / 514. Old Russia, 9th-17th century. (3)



HIST *316. History of Russia in the 20th Century. (3)



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



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



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



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



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



HIST 328 / 528. Early History of Science. (3)



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



HIST 330 [330 / 530]. The American Colonies, 1607-1763. (3)



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



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



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



HIST 337. Twentieth Century America, since 1945 [Twentieth Century America, 1960-Present]. (3)



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



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



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



HIST 347. Native America, 1850-1940. (3)



HIST 348. Native America Since 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 359. History of Popular Music in the United States, Part II, 1940-1990. (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 371 / 571. From Aztec to Spanish Domination: The History of Early Mexico. (3)



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



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



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



HIST 377. Modern Brazil, 1822-Present. (3)



HIST 382. Imperial China. (3)



HIST 384. History of Japan. (3)



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



HIST 395 / 595. Studies in European History. (3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)



HIST 398 / 598. Studies in the History of Science, Medicine, and the Environment. (3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)



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



HIST 402 / 602. Medieval Crusade and Jihad. (3)



HIST 403 / 603. The Russian Empire: History at the Peripheries. (3)



HIST 406 / 606. The Medieval and Modern Apocalypse. (3)



HIST 409 / 609. United States of Germs. (3)



HIST 410 / 610. History of Diet and Health. (3)



HIST 413 / 613. History and Landscape of Food in the United States. (3)



HIST 414 / 614. Women and Health in American History. (3)



HIST 415 / 615. The History of Reproduction. (3)



HIST 417. History of Modern Medicine. (3)



HIST 418 / 618. Modern Ireland. (3)



HIST 419 / 619. The Irish Diaspora. (3)



HIST 421 / 621. Modern Britain, 1660-Present. (3)



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



HIST 424 / 624. Everyday Life under Socialism. (3)



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



HIST 426. History of the Holocaust. (3)



HIST 427 / 627 [411 / 611]. History of Britain, 1066-1660. (3)



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



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



HIST 432 / 632. Explorations in Russian and Eurasian Environmental History. (3)



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



HIST 434 / 634. History of American Capitalism. (3)



HIST 438 / 638. American Legal History Before 1877. (3)



HIST 440 / 640. Atomic America. (3)



HIST 441. Religion in American History. (3)



HIST 442 / 642. Queer History. (3)



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



HIST 453. Asian Studies Thesis. (3)



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



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



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



HIST 465 [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. Inter-American Relations. (3)



HIST 470 / 650. Labor and Working Class in 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 in the Americas. (3)



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



HIST 481 / 661. Intellectual History of Islam. (3)



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



HIST 485 / 585. Islamic Middle East, circa 600-1260 CE. (3)



HIST 488 / 588. Islamic Middle East circa 1260 to 1800. (3)



HIST 490. Topics in History on Film. (1 or 3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)



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



HIST 504 / 304. High and Late Middle Ages, 1050-1550. (3)



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



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



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



HIST 513 / 313. World War II and Reconstruction in Europe. (3)



HIST 514 / 314. Old Russia, 9th-17th century. (3)



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



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



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



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



HIST 528 / 328. Early History of Science. (3)



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



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



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



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



HIST 546 / 346. Native America to 1850. (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 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 571 / 371. From Aztec to Spanish Domination: The History of Early Mexico. (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 585 / 485. Islamic Middle East, circa 600-1260 CE. (3)



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



HIST 588 / 488. Islamic Middle East circa 1260 to 1800. (3)



HIST 595 / 395. Studies in European History. (3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)



HIST 598 / 398. Studies in the History of Science, Medicine, and the Environment. (3 to a maximum of 15 Δ)



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



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



HIST 602 / 402. Medieval Crusade and Jihad. (3)



HIST 603 / 403. The Russian Empire: History at the Peripheries. (3)



HIST 606 / 406. The Medieval and Modern Apocalypse. (3)



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



HIST 609 / 409. United States of Germs. (3)



HIST 610 / 410. History of Diet and Health. (3)



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



HIST 613 / 413. History and Landscape of Food in the United States. (3)



HIST 614 / 414. Women and Health in American History. (3)



HIST 615 / 415. The History of Reproduction. (3)



HIST 618 / 418. Modern Ireland. (3)



HIST 619 / 419. The Irish Diaspora. (3)



HIST 621 / 421. Modern Britain, 1660-Present. (3)



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



HIST 624 / 424. Everyday Life under Socialism. (3)



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



HIST 627 / 427 [611 / 411]. History of Britain, 1066-1660. (3)



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



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



HIST 632 / 432. Explorations in Russian and Eurasian Environmental History. (3)



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



HIST 634 / 434. History of American Capitalism . (3)



HIST 638 / 438. American Legal History Before 1877. (3)



HIST 640 / 440. Atomic America. (3)



HIST 642 / 442. Queer History. (3)



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



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



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



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



HIST 650 / 470. Labor and Working Class in 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 in the Americas. (3)



HIST 661 / 481. Intellectual History of Islam. (3)



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



HIST 663. Introduction to Digital Humanities. (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 667. Writing as a Historian. (3)



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 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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