History majors acquire an education that promotes citizenship and personal enrichment while preparing them for a wide range of professional career goals. The History program helps to prepare majors for graduate or law school, teacher education, public service and private sector careers. Internship opportunities are available.
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| General Education Requirements | 38-41 sem. hrs |
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| | Ethics Course Requirement | 3 hrs |
| | PHIL 330 |  | Ethics | 3 hrs |
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| Foreign Language Requirement | 6 sem. hrs |
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| C. |
| Core Requirements | 18 sem. hrs |
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| | (All courses must be completed with a grade of C or higher.) |
| | HIST 101 | | Western Civilization I | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 102 | | Western Civilization II | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 121 | | American History to 1877 | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 122 | | American History Since 1877 | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 490 | | Historiography | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 494 | | Historical Research & Methods | 3 hrs |
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| History Electives | 24 sem. hrs |
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| | Nine semester hours selected from the following United States History cluster: |
| | HIST 312 | | Twentieth Century American Diplomatic History | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 321 | | History of the Modern U.S. | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 342 | | American Civil War | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 350 | | American Revolution | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 352 | | American Environmental History | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 362 | | History of the American West | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 370 | | American Military History | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 371 | | History of American Business | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 372 | | American Indian History | 3 hrs |
| | Nine semester hours selected from the following European History cluster: |
| | HIST 303 | | History and Philosophy of Modern Science | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 322 | | History of European Society and Sexes | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 335 | | Nineteenth Century Europe | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 336 | | Twentieth Century Europe | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 340 | | Philosophy of Revolution | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 358 | | The Making of Modern Britain | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 359 | | Rise and Fall of the British Empire | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 381 | | History of Christianity: The Early Church | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 382 | | Christianity in the Modern World | 3 hrs |
| | Three semester hours selected from the following Comparative History cluster: |
| | HIST 231 | | Imperial Russia | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 232 | | History of Russia 1825 to Present | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 234 | | History of Latin America | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 235 | | History of the Modern Middle East | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 314 | | Modern China | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 316 | | Modern Japan | 3 hrs |
| | HIST 318 | | The Vietnam War | 3 hrs |
| | At least three additional semester hours with the HIST prefix at or above the 200-level. Students are encouraged to complete a history internship or a special topics course or another elective in one of the clusters above. A maximum of thirty semester hours of history requirements may be met in transfer. At least six semester hours of upper-level credit must be taken from Columbia College. |
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| Other Electives | 31-34 sem. hrs |
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| HIST 494, Historical Research and Methods, is the culminating evaluative course that assesses the outcomes of the major. Students (majors) must pass the course with a grade of C or higher prior to graduation. | |
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