History, B.A.

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The requirements for the degree of Bachelor of Arts with a major in history are as follows:

General

(See General Requirements for all Bachelor’s Degrees)

Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours

(See Academic Foundations and Core Curriculum - 42 semester hours)

Bachelor of Arts

(See Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts Degree)

Program

Major - 30 semester hours

(exclusive of HIST 1133 and HIST 1233)

• HIST 1333 - Survey of Western Civilization 3

• OR

• HIST 1353 - World Civilizations to 1500 3

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• HIST 1433 - Survey of Western Civilization 3

• OR

• HIST 1453 - World Civilizations since 1500 3

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• HIST 3903 - The Writing of History 3
• HIST 4993 - Capstone in History 3

3 hours European History chosen from:

• HIST 3233 - Greece, Rome, and the Mediterranean World 3
• HIST 3503 - Early Russia and Tsardom 3
• HIST 3513 - The Modern Russian State and Empire 3
• HIST 4213 - Europe in the Middle Ages 3
• HIST 4253 - Renaissance and Reformation 3
• HIST 4263 - Modern France 3
• HIST 4373 - Modern Germany 3
• HIST 4433 - Twentieth Century Europe 3
• HIST 4523 - Topics in Eastern European and Balkan History 3

3 hours American History chosen from:

• HIST 3003 - Survey of Texas History 3
• HIST 3033 - Natives and Newcomers: Colonial North America 3
• HIST 3113 - American Indian History 3
• HIST 4043 - The Old South 3
• HIST 4053 - Civil War and Reconstruction 3
• HIST 4083 - Revolutionary America 3
• HIST 4093 - The Jacksonian Era 3
• HIST 4143 - The New South 3
• HIST 4613 - The American West, 1803-1890 3

3 hours Non U.S./European History chosen from:

• HIST 3133 - Comparative World Religions and Cultures 3
• HIST 3843 - Latin American History, Republican Period-Nineteenth Century 3
• HIST 4173 - History of Mexico 3
• HIST 4183 - Latin America: Nationalism in the Twentieth Century 3
• HIST 4543 - History of the Middle East 3
• HIST 4643 - United States-Latin American Relations 3

Additional Courses - 9 semester hours advanced history

Minor

Minor to be selected in a field acceptable to the chairs of the major and minor programs