History with an Emphasis in American History (BS Degree)

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A major in History consists of 33 semester hours, including the History Liberal Arts Core and additional lower-level History requirements, and requires a minor. Students must earn grades of “C” or better in courses counting toward the major.

History (33 hours) + Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)

Liberal Arts Core (47 hours)

See Liberal Arts Core for all Bachelor Degrees.
MATH 105
or higher satisfies the Liberal Arts Core minimum requirement in Mathematics for this major.

Major Studies (15 hours)

HIST 111 - Perspectives on World Civilizations I (3 hours)
or
HIST 112 - Perspectives on World Civilizations II (3 hours)
HIST 113 - Perspectives on World Civilizations III (3 hours)
HIST 211 - American History I (3 hours)
HIST 212 - American History II (3 hours)
HIST 450 - Historiography (3 hours)

Note:

All students placed in ENGL 099 must complete the course successfully before being allowed into History 111 , 112 or 113 .

Major Electives (18 hours)

Choose 12 hours from:

HIST 311 - The Old South (3 hours)
HIST 318 - African-American History (3 hours)
HIST 319 - The New South (3 hours)
HIST 320 - History of South Carolina (3 hours)
HIST 374 - Colonial History (1492-1756) (3 hours)
HIST 375 - The Young Republic (1756-1823) (3 hours)
HIST 376 - Antebellum America (1823-1860) (3 hours)
HIST 377 - Civil War and Reconstruction (3 hours)
HIST 378 - America in the Gilded Age (1865-1909) (3 hours)
HIST 379 - American Nation (1909-1939) (3 hours)
HIST 380 - American Experience in World War II (3 hours)
HIST 419 - America and the Vietnam War (3 hours)
HIST 420 - History of American Diplomacy (3 hours)
HIST 421 - U.S. Since 1945 (3 hours)
HIST 423 - American Military History (3 hours)

Choose 6 hours from:

HIST 313 - History of Early Modern England (3 hours)
HIST 327 - Renaissance and Reformation Europe (1347-1588) (3 hours)
HIST 328 - Europe in the Age of Transformation (1588-1789) (3 hours)
HIST 329 - Europe in the Age of Revolution (1789-1914) (3 hours)
HIST 401 - History of Modern Germany (3 hours)
HIST 402 - Ancient Greece and Rome (3 hours)
HIST 403 - Medieval Europe (3 hours)
HIST 411 - History of Russia (3 hours)
HIST 412 - Modern East Asia (3 hours)
HIST 414 - Middle Eastern History (3 hours)
HIST 416 - History of Modern France (3 hours)
HIST 425 - Europe Since 1914 (3 hours)

Optional course

A student may apply one of the following courses to the major:

POLI 417 - The U.S. Congress (3 hours)
POLI 418 - United States National Security & Foreign Policy (3 hours)
POLI 419 - The American Presidency (3 hours)
POLI 421 - Constitutional Law I (3 hours)
POLI 422 - Constitutional Law II (3 hours)
RELI 417 - History of Religion in America (3 hours)

Note:

All students must have at least 125 hours to graduate. Students must meet the Residency Requirements described in this catalog.