History, European History Concentration, B.A.

Credit Requirements*

• Foreign Language Requirement: 0 - 3 credits
• General Education: 45 credits
• Major Requirements: 36 credits
• Free Electives: 36 - 39 credits
• Total Credits to Graduate: 120 credits

* All undergraduate degree programs require a minimum of 120 credits.  Some courses meet multiple requirements, but are only counted once toward the 120 credit total required to graduate.

Bachelor of Arts Foreign Language Requirement:

All students completing a Bachelor of Arts degree are required to attain proficiency in a foreign language. Proficiency may be satisfied by completing a language class at the 103 (intermediate) level or three years of any one foreign language in high school. Students may also meet this requirement through AP or CLEP testing.

Required History Courses (12 crs.)

• HIST 201 - Early History of the United States Credits: 3
• HIST 202 - Recent History of the United States Credits: 3
• HIST 203 - Theory and Practice of History Credits: 3
• HIST 397 - Seminar in Comparative History Credits: 3

Restricted History Electives (12 crs.)

• One level 300 or above American History Course
• One level 300 or above European History Course
• Two level 300 or above Non-Western History Courses

European History Concentration (12 crs.)

Select 12 credits from the following courses:

• HIST 320 - Europe in the Early and High Middle Ages: 300 to 1270 Credits: 3
• HIST 321 - Late Medieval Europe: 1270 to 1517 Credits: 3
• HIST 325 - History of the Tsarist Russia Credits: 3
• HIST 326 - History of the U.S.S.R. Credits: 3
• HIST 330 - History of Modern Germany: 1919 to Present Credits: 3
• HIST 331 - History of Modern France: 1750 to Present Credits: 3
• HIST 332 - English History: 1066 to Present Credits: 3
• HIST 334 - Europe 1715-1815: The Era of the Industrial and French Revolutions Credits: 3
• HIST 337 - History of the Byzantine Empire Credits: 3
• HIST 348 - The History of Ancient Rome Credits: 3
• HIST 356 - History of 19th Century Europe Credits: 3
• HIST 357 - History of Holocaust Credits: 3
• HIST 359 - History of Western Political Thought, 1500-1800 Credits: 3
• HIST 361 - History of 20th Century Europe Credits: 3
• HIST 362 - Europe 1450-1715: The Era of the Renaissance and Reformation Credits: 3
• HIST 386 - History Research Seminar Credits: 3 (with advisement)
• HIST 387 - History Internship Credits: 3 (with advisement)
• HIST 389 - History Internship Credits: 1-3 (with advisement)
• HIST 390 - Selected Topics in History Credits: 3 (with advisement)
• HIST 391 - History Internship Credits: 3-6 (with advisement)
• HIST 394 - Selected Topics in History Credits: 3 (with advisement)
• HIST 423 - Issues in 20th-Century Europe Credits: 3
• HIST 492 - Selected Topics in History Credits: 3 (with advisement)
• HIST 496 - Select Topics in Public History Credits: 3 (with advisement)

General Education

General Education Requirements

• General Education Program (45 crs.)  

General Education Requirements Specific for this major

• Global Perspective (G): HIST 106  

Advising Notes:

1. Year I: HIST 105, HIST 106