History, B.S.

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 are required by the program and can satisfy the respective General Education requirement:

• 6 credit hours from HIST 2010, 2020, or 2030
• 3 credit hours from HIST 1010 or 1110 or 1010 or 1120 (recommended)

Major Requirements (39 hours)

• HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I 3 credit hours

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• HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II 3 credit hours

• NOTE: Three hours from HIST 1010, 1110, 1020, or 1120 counted as General Education credit.

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• Choose 6 credit 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 (6 credit hours counted in General Education)

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• HIST 3010 - The Historian’s Craft 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking 3 credit hours

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• HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar 3 credit hours
• U.S. History 6 credit hours
• European History 6 credit hours
• Global History 6 credit hours
• HIST elective 3 credit hours

Minor 1 (15-18 hours)

Minor 2 (15-18 hours)

Electives

• To make 120 hours

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)
• Natural Sciences 8 credit hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours
• Humanities and/or Fine Arts 3 credit hours
• Mathematics 3 credit hours

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• 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

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)

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• Minor courses 12 credit hours
• General electives 6 credit hours
• Social/Behavioral Sciences 3 credit hours

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• HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I 3 credit hours (Hum/FA) OR
• HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I 3 credit hours (Hum/FA)

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• HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II 3 credit hours

Junior

• HIST 3010 - The Historian’s Craft 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking 3 credit hours

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• Minor courses 12 credit hours
• Global history elective 3 credit hours
• European history electives 6 credit hours
• U.S. history electives 6 credit hours

Senior

• HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar 3 credit hours
• Minor courses 6 credit hours
• History elective 3 credit hours
• General electives 7 credit hours
• Global history elective 3 credit hours
• Minor/elective courses 6 credit hours