History Program Requirements

The history major offers a degree programs toward a Bachelor of Arts in History. A minimum of 130 credits is required for graduation.

Applicants should have compiled a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 and a minimum of 2.5 in history courses. Certification requires a GPA of 3.0. Applications for admission should be addressed to the history program advisor, Dr. Wendy E. Closterman.

Bachelor of Arts in History Program

100-Level Requirements:

  • History 114: The Classical World
  • History 115: The Medieval World
  • History 117: The Contemporary World

Two of the following:

  • Anthropology 110: Cultural Anthropology
  • Geography 110: Introduction to Geography
  • Pol Science 101: Introduction to Political Science
  • Sociology 110: Introduction to Sociology

Distribution Fields with Area of Concentration:

Minimum of one course in each distribution field with one field chosen as an area of concentration (additional two courses required in the chosen concentration). At least three courses must be taken at the 300-level.

Ancient History:

  • History 207: Ancient Mesopotamia
  • History 208: Art and Culture of Ancient Egypt
  • History 240: Ancient Israel
  • History 310: Religion in Ancient Greece and Rome

Eighteenth Century Europe and Its Origins:

  • History 215: Renaissance and Reformation
  • History 216: The Making of Modern Europe, 1763–1918
  • History 250/350: Swedenborg's Life and Times
  • History 290: Social Movements
  • History 315: Seminar in the Age of Enlightenment

American History:

  • History 225: Colonial America, 1607–1763
  • History 230: United States History, 1763–1877
  • History 232: American Foreign Policy
  • History 330: Twentieth Century American History Seminar

Non-Western History:

  • History 209: Asia
  • History 235: Africa: An Introduction to African History
  • History 245: The Middle East
  • History 295: Islam
  • History 346: Issues in the Contemporary Middle East

Seminars and Applied Learning:

  • History 211: Seminar in Material Culture
  • History 301: Historical Methods
  • History 402: Capstone Seminar
  • History 298/398/498: History Internship (3 credits)

Supporting Fields:

A minimum of three courses at the 200-level or above from the following fields. Student and advisor together select courses to support the area of concentration.

  • Art History
  • Literature
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Religion (may not overlap with course selected for Church History requirement)
  • Sociology

Religion:

A minimum of three courses at the 200-level or above from the following fields. Student and advisor together select courses to support the area of concentration.

  • Religion 210: Divine Providence and Human Prudence
  • One Church History course related to chosen area of concentration selected from the following:
    • Ancient History:
      Religion 220: The Torah
      Religion 221: The Histories and Prophets of the Old Testament
      Religion 222: The Gospels
      Religion 283: Pre-Christian Church History
    • Eighteenth-Century European History:
      Religion 284: Christian Church History
      Religion 320: Last Judgment, Second Coming, and the New Church
    • American History:
      Religion 320: Last Judgment, Second Coming, and the New Church
      Religion 380: History of New Church Doctrine
    • Non-Western History:
      Religion/History 295: Islam (may not overlap with history distribution requirement)
      Religion 296: Eastern Religious/Philosophical Thought