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May 21, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
History Major, BA
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Majors in history should prepare their programs in consultation with a departmental advisor.
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Major Requirements
The major consists of 33 hours, including: Select 24 upper-division hours including at least 6 hours at 400 level:
Select one course in European History:
Any HIEU course at the 300 or 400 level Select one course in United States History:
Any HIUS course at the 300 or 400 level Select two courses (from two different areas):
Africa: Any HIAF course at the 300 or 400 level Asia: Any HIAS course at the 300 or 400 level Latin America: Any HILA course at the 300 or 400 level Middle East: Any HIME course at the 300 or 400 level Select one course from Pre-1750 History:
- HIAF 371 - African History to 1880 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 389* - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 394* - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 401 - Life in Early Modern Japan (1600-1868): Society, Culture, and the Outside World 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 350 - History and Poetry in China 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 351 - Chinese History through Objects 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 480 - Traditional Chinese Medicine 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 490 - The Samurai: Fact, Fiction, Fantasy 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 302* - History of Greece I 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 303* - History of the Roman Republic 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 304* - History of the Early Roman Empire 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 305* - History of the Later Roman Empire 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 306* - History of Greece II 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 309 - Ancient and Medieval Cities 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 310 - The Byzantine Empire, 284-1453 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 311* - Early Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 312 - High Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 313* - Later Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 314 - Renaissance Europe 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 315 - Reformation Europe 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 316 - Early Modern Europe 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 321* - New Testament and Christian Origins 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 322* - Martyrs and Monks: Christian History, 100-800 CE 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 323 - Deviance and Persecution in the Christian West 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 334 - Early Modern Germany 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 354 - Early Medieval Warfare 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 383 - Studies in Premodern European History 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 420* - Invisible Romans 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 425* - The City of Rome: Antiquity 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 426 - Dark Age Empire 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 429 - Medieval Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 430 - Gender and Medicine in the Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 435 - Science, Religion and Magic in Early Modern Europe 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 482 - Studies in Ancient History 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 483 - Studies in Medieval and Early Modern European History 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 450 - Slavery in the Early Americas 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 360 - History of Early Latin America 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 463 - History of the Spanish Inquisition 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 464 - The Spanish Conquest 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 465 - Gender and Sexuality in Early Latin America 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 350 - The Crusades and Medieval Muslim-Christian Relations 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 366* - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, 600 – 1050 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 369* - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 382 - Archaeology of Ancient Israel 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 383 - Ancient Jewish History 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 400 - Archaeology and History of Mesopotamia 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 486 - Studies in the Ancient Near East 3 Credit Hours
- HIST 309* - Women in the Atlantic World, 1450-1850 3 Credit Hours
- HIST 414 - Traveling the Globe in the Premodern World 3 Credit Hours
- HIUS 350* - Colonial America to 1763 3 Credit Hours
- (HIST 373 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate)
Select 6 hours:
- any 300-400 level history courses
Honors Concentration – History
The honors concentration consists of 33 hours, 12 of which must be honors or honors-by-contract courses. The honors concentration provides history majors the opportunity to work with a faculty mentor on an individualized research project. All declared history majors with an overall GPA of at least 3.25 are invited to participate in the honors concentration. A grade of B or above must be maintained in all honors courses, along with an overall GPA of 3.25. Students interested in honors work at any level should consult the department’s honors coordinator. Select 24 upper-division hours:
Select one course in European History:
Any HIEU course at the 300 or 400 level Select one course in United States History:
Any HIUS course at the 300 or 400 level Select two courses (from two different areas):
Africa: Any HIAF course at the 300 or 400 level Asia: Any HIAS course at the 300 or 400 level Middle East: Any HIME course at the 300 or 400 level Latin America: Any HILA course at the 300 or 400 level Select one course from Pre-1750 History:
- HIAF 371 - African History to 1880 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 389* - Pre-Modern Chinese History 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 392 - History of Pre-Modern Japan 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 394* - Chinese Intellectual History: Early Times 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 401 - Life in Early Modern Japan (1600-1868): Society, Culture, and the Outside World 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 480 - Traditional Chinese Medicine 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 350 - History and Poetry in China 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 351 - Chinese History through Objects 3 Credit Hours
- HIAS 490 - The Samurai: Fact, Fiction, Fantasy 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 302* - History of Greece I 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 303* - History of the Roman Republic 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 304* - History of the Early Roman Empire 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 305* - History of the Later Roman Empire 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 306* - History of Greece II 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 309 - Ancient and Medieval Cities 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 310 - The Byzantine Empire, 284-1453 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 311* - Early Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 312 - High Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 313* - Later Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 314 - Renaissance Europe 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 315 - Reformation Europe 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 316 - Early Modern Europe 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 321* - New Testament and Christian Origins 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 322* - Martyrs and Monks: Christian History, 100-800 CE 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 323 - Deviance and Persecution in the Christian West 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 334 - Early Modern Germany 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 354 - Early Medieval Warfare 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 383 - Studies in Premodern European History 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 420* - Invisible Romans 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 425* - The City of Rome: Antiquity 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 426 - Dark Age Empire 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 429 - Medieval Intellectual History 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 430 - Gender and Medicine in the Middle Ages 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 435 - Science, Religion and Magic in Early Modern Europe 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 482 - Studies in Ancient History 3 Credit Hours
- HIEU 483 - Studies in Medieval and Early Modern European History 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 360 - History of Early Latin America 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 450 - Slavery in the Early Americas 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 463 - History of the Spanish Inquisition 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 464 - The Spanish Conquest 3 Credit Hours
- HILA 465 - Gender and Sexuality in Early Latin America 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 350 - The Crusades and Medieval Muslim-Christian Relations 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 366* - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, 600 – 1050 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 369* - History of the Middle East and the Islamic World, ca. 1050 – 1500 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 382 - Archaeology of Ancient Israel 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 383 - Ancient Jewish History 3 Credit Hours
- HIME 400 - Archaeology and History of Mesopotamia 3 Credit Hours
- HIST 309* - Women in the Atlantic World, 1450-1850 3 Credit Hours
- HIST 414 - Traveling the Globe in the Premodern World 3 Credit Hours
- HIUS 350* - Colonial America to 1763 3 Credit Hours
- (HIST 373 , HIST 485 when topic is appropriate)
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