History A.B.
Major Check Sheet
A Bachelor of Arts degree with a major in History requires the following courses:
Twelve hours at the 100- or 200-level, including at least one U.S. and one non-U.S. course: 12 sh
One HST seminar course including completion of a senior thesis: 4 sh
Twenty-four hours of HST electives 16 of which must be at the 300-400 level including at least: 24 sh
Four hours of U.S. history
Four hours of European history, including ancient history
Four hours of history of Africa, Asia, Latin America or the Middle East
(with the approval of the department chair, four semester hours from outside the major may be applied toward the elective requirement.)
Total Credit Hours: 44
The Department of History and Geography strongly recommends that History majors study a world language.
History majors pursuing teacher licensure in History and/or Comprehensive Social Studies must complete the following courses:
Required Courses
| HST 111 | EUROPE AND THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD TO 1500 | 4 sh |
| HST 112 | EUROPE AND THE MEDITERRANEAN WORLD SINCE 1500 | 4 sh |
| HST 121 | UNITED STATES HISTORY THROUGH 1865 | 4 sh |
| HST 123 | THE UNITED STATES AND NORTH CAROLINA SINCE 1865 | 4 sh |
| HST 301 | RESEARCH METHODS | 4 sh |
| HST | ONE HST SEMINAR COURSE | 4 sh |
Choose one HST elective at the 300-400 level from each of the following areas: 12 sh
1) U.S. minority history (African-Americans, Native Americans and women)
2) Europe
3) Developing World (Africa, Latin America and Asia)
SET OF PROFESSIONAL COURSES: 40 sh
Total Credit Hours: 68