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 General Education Curriculum: Communication.
  • Completion of General Education Curriculum: Mathematics and Statistics.
  • Completion of General Education Curriculum: Second Language.

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

  • One HIST course at any level.

Degree Offered

  • Bachelor of Arts in History (B.A.)

A major in History is especially well suited to prepare a student for graduate study or work in the professions. The History 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 History department encourages such students to take a broad range of courses covering the history of the various regions of the world.

Shared-Credit Undergraduate/Graduate Degrees Program

Undergraduates majoring in History may seek admission to the Master Arts (M.A.) in History under the Shared-Credit Undergraduate/Graduate Degrees Program. See the "Shared-Credit Undergraduate/Graduate Degrees Program" section of this page for specific admission information and requirements.


Major Study Requirements

The History department allows students great latitude in creating a course of study that reflects their interests and career objectives. At the lower-division level (1000/2000) students must complete a total of 12 credit hours, including one survey series (1110/20, 1150/60, 1170/80, 2255/56), AND two other courses from the following list: 1105, 1110-1120, 1150-1160, 1170-1180, 1190, 2110, 2130, 2256. At the upper-division level (300/400), students must complete at least 24 credit hours, and must include 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.


Shared-Credit Undergraduate/Graduate Degrees Program

The Shared-Credit Degrees program in History is designed for outstanding undergraduate history majors to obtain a B.A. in History and a Master of Arts (M.A.) in History in five years of study. Students are allowed to apply up to 18 credit hours of shared coursework to both degrees. All courses must be taken at the graduate-level and must comply with their programs of study at both the undergraduate and graduate levels. For the Shared-Credit Degrees program, the M.A. in History is is awarded under Plan II (non-thesis) according to regulations set forth in the Graduate Program section of this Catalog.

The program is designed for the student who is considering attending graduate school in history, as well as for the student who wishes to continue her/his education in history past the undergraduate level. Advanced training in history can provide students with the intellectual tools needed for success in a wide variety of careers. The graduate training that the student receives will be commensurate with that of a graduate student who enters the M.A. in History program after attaining a B.A. degree.

Admission Requirements

Interested students apply to the program during their Junior year, and will enter the program at the Fall semester of their Senior year. By the time the student begins shared-credit study, they must have a minimum of 90 credit hours completed toward the B.A., including the lower-division requirements (12 credit hours) and at least four upper-division courses, including HIST 491 or 492 (12 credit hours). Students must earn a grade of "B" or better in HIST 491 and/or 492, and must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher in the B.A. in History major course requirements. 

Interested students must schedule an appointment with the History Department undergraduate Advisor by mid-Fall semester of their Junior year, and will apply to the program by February 15 of the Spring semester of their Junior year. Application to general graduate study at UNM is found online. Departmental requirements for the application to the Shared-Credit Degrees Program include:

  • A 500-word minimum letter of intent to join and complete the program;
  • An unofficial transcript;
  • Two letters of recommendation from History Department faculty members.

After a thorough review, the Department will extend offers of admission to the Shared-Credit Degrees program no later than April 1. Admission to the program is provisional until review of Junior-year Spring semester transcripts.

Program Requirements

During their Senior year, students must complete a minimum of 6 credit hours in graduate seminars (HIST 664 during the Fall semester, and one additional graduate-level seminar), and will begin fulfillment of the M.A. in History foreign language requirement. Students may elect to complete up to 4 additional lecture courses or seminars (12 credit hours) at the graduate-level during their Senior year. Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 3.25 in all coursework, with a grade of "B" or better in all graduate coursework. The B.A. in History will be awarded after all remaining undergraduate degree requirements are fulfilled. Students begin the M.A. program the semester immediately following conferral of the undergraduate degree.

As graduate students, participants must continue completion of all degree requirements for the M.A. program, which will include the graduate coursework previously taken during their Senior-year undergraduate study. Along with the general requirements for the M.A. in History, a total of 30 credit hours of graduate-level history coursework is required to complete the degree.

Additional Information

Students who either choose not to complete or are removed from the graduate portion of the program are awarded the undergraduate degree when all undergraduate requirements are met. See the History: Graduate Program section of this Catalog for graduate degree and course information.


Minor Study Requirements

The History minor requires 21 credit hours of coursework (seven courses). 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 at the History department.


Courses

HIST 1105. Making History. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



HIST 1110. United States History I. (3)



HIST 1120. United States History II. (3)



HIST 1150. Western Civilization I. (3)



HIST 1160. Western Civilization II. (3)



HIST 1170. Survey of Early Latin America. (3)



HIST 1180. Survey of Modern Latin America. (3)



HIST 1190. The Medieval World [Medieval Europe]. (3)



HIST 1996. Topics. (1-6, no limit Δ)



HIST 2110. Survey of New Mexico History. (3)



HIST 2130. Survey of Native American History. (3)



HIST 2256. Modern Eastern Civilization. (3)



HIST 2350. Historical Questions and Debates. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



HIST 2996. Topics. (1-6, no limit Δ)



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 308. 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 312 / 512. History of Fascism. (3)



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



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



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



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



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



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



HIST 328. Early History of Science. (3)



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



HIST 330. The History of Colonial North America, 1527-1763. (3)



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



HIST 332. Antebellum America: From Revolution to Civil War, 1800-1861. (3)



HIST 333 / 533. Women, Race, and Nation in the Age of Revolutions, 1763-1850. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



HIST 334. The Civil War Era. (3)



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



HIST 337. Twentieth Century America, since 1945. (3)



HIST 338. Slavery and Freedom in the U.S.. (3)



HIST 341. U.S. Foreign Relations from 1900. (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 360 / 560. History of the University of New Mexico. (3)



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



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



HIST 379. Latin American Culture and Society. (3)



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



HIST 395 / 595. Studies in European History. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



HIST 396 / 596. Studies in American History. (3, may be repeated five times Δ)



HIST 397 / 597. Studies in Latin American History. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



HIST 398. Studies in the History of Science, Medicine, and the Environment. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



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



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



HIST 404 / 604. Ancient and Medieval Mediterranean. (3)



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



HIST 409. United States of Germs. (3)



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



HIST 412. Food, Technology, and Society. (3)



HIST 413. History of American Food Cultures. (3)



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



HIST 415. The History of Reproduction. (3)



HIST 416. Health and Disease in the Southwest. (3)



HIST 417. History of Modern Medicine. (3)



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



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



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



HIST 426. History of the Holocaust. (3)



HIST 427 / 627. History of Britain, 1066-1660. (3)



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



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



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



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



HIST 434. History of American Capitalism. (3)



HIST 440 / 640. Atomic America. (3)



HIST 441. Religion in American History. (3)



HIST 442. Queer History. (3)



HIST 444. 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 469. Inter-American Relations. (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 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 509 / 309. The French Revolution and Napoleon, 1789-1815. (3)



HIST 512 / 312. History of Fascism. (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 529 / 329. History of Science Since the Enlightenment. (3)



HIST 533 / 333. Women, Race, and Nation in the Age of Revolutions, 1763-1850. (3, may be repeated once Δ)



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 University of New Mexico. (3)



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



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



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



HIST 595 / 395. Studies in European History. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



HIST 596 / 396. Studies in American History. (3, may be repeated five times Δ)



HIST 597 / 397. Studies in Latin American History. (3, may be repeated four times Δ)



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



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



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



HIST 604 / 404. Ancient and Medieval Mediterranean. (3)



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



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



HIST 618. Modern Ireland. (3)



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



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



HIST 627 / 427. History of Britain, 1066-1660. (3)



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



HIST 640 / 440. Atomic America. (3)



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



HIST 644 / 464. U.S.-Mexico Borderlands. (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 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 679. Seminar and Studies in United States Military History. (3, may be repeated once 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, may be repeated once 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 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 697-698. Problems. (1-9, 1-9, no limit Δ)



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



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