History, B.A.

Department of History
615-898-2642
James Beeby, program coordinator
James.Beeby@mtsu.edu

A major in History consists of 39 semester hours (13 courses). Four are lower-division courses: two 1000-level courses consisting of HIST 1010 * or HIST 1110 * and HIST 1020 * or HIST 1120 *; two 2000-level courses selected from HIST 2010 *, HIST 2020 *, and HIST 2030 *. Nine are upper-division courses, one of which must be HIST 3010 (Historian’s Craft) or HIST 3011 (Teaching Historical Thinking); two must be selected from each of the following areas: global, European, and U.S.; the remaining two may be any upper-division history courses. The student must also fulfill all the other 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.

*Courses counting as General Education requirements that are also needed for the History major.

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

ENGL 1010 - Expository Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
ENGL 1020 - Research and Argumentative Writing 3 credit hours (Comm)
COMM 2200 - Fundamentals of Communication 3 credit hours (Comm)
Foreign Language 1010, 1020 6 credit hours
HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
AND
HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Mathematics 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

ENGL 2020 - Themes in Literature and Culture 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
ENGL 2030 - The Experience of Literature 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
HUM 2610 - Foreign Literature in Translation 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)
Foreign Language 2010, 2020 6 credit hours
Natural Sciences 4 credit hours
Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
Minor courses 6 credit hours
Choose 6 hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking 3 credit hours OR
HIST 3010 - The Historian’s Craft 3 credit hours
Minor courses 9 credit hours
European history electives 6 credit hours
U.S. history electives 6 credit hours
Global history elective 3 credit hours
General elective 3 credit hour

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Minor courses 6 credit hours (if necessary for 18-hour minor)
Global history elective 3 credit hours
History electives 6 credit hours
General electives 12 credit hours
Elective 1 credit hour

History, B.A.

Curriculum: History

Freshman

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 28 Hours

Total hours in program: 120

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