| History Majors Course Checklist |
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Name __________________________________________ Catalog __________ |
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Advisor _______________________ Phone ___________ Email_____________ |
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HISTORY MAJOR REQUIREMENTS (Effective, fall 2006) |
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A. Complete the following required courses (16 hours): |
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_____ 201 History of the United States I (3) |
_____ 202 History of the United States II (3) |
_____ 121 Development of World Civilization I(3) |
_____ 122 Development of World Civilization II (3) |
_____ 301 History and Historians (3) |
_____ 499 Senior Seminar (1) |
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B. Complete 21 Upper Division Hours: |
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At least 9 hours in U.S. History: |
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_____ 302 Introduction to Public History (3) |
_____ 303 Women in American History (3) |
_____ 310 U.S. Military History (3) |
_____ 331 History of Tennessee (3)* |
_____ 334 Frontier History I (3)* |
_____ 335 Frontier History II (3) * |
_____ 401 Independent Study in U.S. History (3) ** |
_____ 403 Social and Cultural History of the U.S. I (3) |
_____ 404 Social and Cultural History of the U.S. II (3) |
_____ 434 African American History (3) |
_____ 435 African American History (3) |
_____ 450 Public History Internship (3-6) ** |
_____ 460 Topics in Diplomatic History ** ♦ |
_____ 461 The Colonial Period and the Revolution (3) |
_____ 462 The Constitution and the Rise of the Federation (3) |
_____ 467 Travel Study in U.S. History and Culture (1-3) ** |
_____ 480 Topics in U.S. History (3) ** |
_____ 487 Undergraduate Research and Writing I (2) * ♦ |
_____ 488 Undergraduate Research and Writing (2) * ♦ |
_____ 494 Antebellum America, 1815-1850 (The Jacksonian Era) (3) |
_____ 495 The Civil War and Reconstruction, 1850-1877 (3) |
_____ 496 History of the U.S., 1900-1945 (3) |
_____ 497 History of the U.S., 1945-Present (3) |
_____ 498 The Sixties (3) |
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At least 9 hours in European, Asian, or Latin American History, three (3) of which must come from the following four European History courses: |
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_____ 340 The Age of Enlightenment and Revolution, 1715-1815 |
_____ 341 Restoration, Revolution, and Colonialism, 1815-1914 |
_____ 342 From War to War, 1915-1945 |
_____ 343 Contemporary Europe, 1945 to Present |
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The balance, for a total of at least 9 hours, may come from the following: |
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_____ 320 Ancient Greece (3) |
_____ 321 Ancient Rome (3) |
_____ 402 Independent Study in European or Asian History (3) ** |
_____ 414 History of England, 1066-1714 (3) |
_____ 415 History of England, 1714-Present (3) |
_____ 420 Late Antiquity and Medieval History (3) |
_____ 421 Renaissance and Reformation (3) |
_____ 422 Modern Germany, 1815-Present (3) |
_____ 441 History of Latin America (3) |
_____ 442 History of Mexico (3) |
_____ 447 History of Russia (3) |
_____ 448 Russia Since 1917 (3) |
_____ 468 Travel Study in International History and Culture (1-3) ** |
_____ 470 Topics in World History (3) ** |
_____ 481 China and Japan to 1800 (3) * |
_____ 482 China and Japan, 1800 to Present (3) * |
_____ 484 History of Africa, 1400 to Present (3) |
_____ 485 Changing World Order (3) |
_____ 490 Topics in Non-U.S. History (3) ** |
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♦ May be taken for U.S. or Non-U.S. Credit with instructor’s approval |
* Courses not regularly offered or currently unavailable |
| ** No more than six hours in any special topics category, internship, or independent study may be counted toward the major; no more than nine total hours in these special courses may be counted toward the major. |
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NOTE: All History Majors must record a minimum score of 414 on the ACAT exit examination. Majors must also complete a minor in another field as well as all general education requirements for the BA or BS degree and selected electives to qualify for graduation. |
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THE HISTORY MINOR |
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A. Six hours from HIST 121 and 122 or HIST 201 and 202 |
B. Twelve hours of upper division history courses (no more than 6 hours may come from special topics courses: 401, 402, 450, 467, 468, 470, 480, 487-488, and 490) |
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