Mar 29, 2024  
2021-22 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2021-22 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

History, B.A.


History  
615-898-2631
Aliou Ly, program coordinator
Aliou.Ly@mtsu.edu

Students majoring in History must fulfill all the requirements for the B.A. degree (see Academic Policies and Procedures ), to include a foreign language and a specific minor listed for the B.A. History majors are to see their departmental advisors at least once per semester.

Academic Map


Following is a printable, suggested four-year schedule of courses:

History, B.A., Academic Map   

Degree Requirements


General Education 41 hours
Major Requirements 39 hours*
Foreign Language 6 hours
Approved Bachelor of Arts Minor 15-18 hours
Electives 16-28 hours
TOTAL 120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the General Education curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill General Education requirements, the number of elective hours will increase. 

General Education (41 hours)


General Education  requirements include Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

The following courses required by the program meet General Education requirements:

Major Requirements (39 hours)


Foreign Language Requirement (6 hours)


  • Students must successfully complete 2010 and 2020 or any courses numbered above the 2000 level in a single foreign language.

Minor (15-18 hours)


  • Approved Bachelor of Arts minor

Electives (16-28 hours)


Curriculum: History


Curricular listings include General Education  requirements in Communication, History, Humanities and/or Fine Arts, Mathematics, Natural Sciences, and Social/Behavioral Sciences categories.

Freshman


Subtotal: 31 Hours


Sophomore


Subtotal: 31 Hours


Junior


Subtotal: 30 Hours


Senior


  • 3 credit hours
  • Minor course 3 credit hours (if necessary for 18-hour minor)
  • Global history elective 3 credit hours
  • History elective 3 credit hours
  • General electives 16 credit hours

Subtotal: 28 Hours