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Curriculum

History (BA)

History (BA) Curriculum

General Education Requirements

Oral and written communication: 9 credits

ENG 111: 1st. Year Composition / Literature
ENG 112: Introduction to Literature
SPE 101: Fundamentals of Speech
or COM 104 Interpersonal Comm.

Theology and Philosophy: 12 credits

PHI 220: Introduction to Philosophy
An additional 3 PHI credits
THE 201:Theology: Faith, Beliefs, Traditions
THE 303: Comparative Religion

Mathematics and Science: 9-10 credits

MAT 152: Elementary Probability /Statistics
CS 180: Introduction to Computers
Lab Science elective

Social Sciences: 12 credits

HIS 150: The Meaning of History
POS 201: American Government
PSY 281: Introduction to Psychology
SOC 200: Perspective Consciousness Soc. Justice

Humanities or Literature or Fine Arts: 6 credits

A total of 6 elective credits

Foreign Language: 3 credits

Depending on Placement

History: 33 credits

Students will include the following courses as part of the 33 credit major requirements.

HIS 101: Western Civilization I*
HIS 102: Western Civilization II*
HIS 201: U.S. People & Ideas I*
HIS 202: U.S. People & Ideas II*
HIS 300: Special Topics
HIS 308: History of Asian Civilizations
HIS 315: History of Florida
HIS 335: Modern Russia
HIS 339: Germany Since 1871
HIS 352: Politics and Music
HIS 383: History of Latin American Colonial Period to 1824
HIS 384: Latin American National Period from 1824-Present
HIS 388: History of the Caribbean
HIS 389: U.S. History from the Gilded Age to World War II
HIS 390: U.S. History Since 1945
HIS 403: American Diplomatic I to 1900
HIS 404: American Diplomatic II 1900 to present
HIS 432: Modern English History
HIS 449: Race, Gender, & Class in Latin America
HIS 454: America in the 1960s
HIS 456: African American History Since Reconstruction
HIS 359/459: Independent Study
HIS 499: Internship
GEO 301: World Environments, People and Places*

Integrative Experience

HIS 487*: Senior Seminar
In addition to the specific required courses, 15 additional credits in upper level courses, including 9 at the 400 level must be taken. At least 3 of these credits must be taken in each US, European and non-western areas.

*Required Courses