History, Public History Concentration, B.S.

True Blue Core (41 hours)

True Blue Core (TBC)  requirements (shown in curricular listings below) include courses in the Foundational Skills areas of Written Communication (WC), Information Literacy (Info Lit), Non-Written Communication (NWC), and Quantitative Literacy (Quant Lit). Knowledge Domains include Human Society and Social Relationships (HSSR), Scientific Literacy (Sci Lit), Creativity and Cultural Expression (CCE), and History and Civic Learning (HCL), which include Discovery and Explorations categories. Students must choose at least one course from each Discovery category.

The following courses required by the program meet True Blue Core requirements:

• 6 credit hours from HIST 2010 , HIST 2015 , HIST 2020 , HIST 2025 , HIST 2030 , HIST 2035 , HIST 2040 , HIST 2045 , HIST 2050 , or HIST 2065  (HCL)
• 3-6 credit hours from HIST 1010 , HIST 1015 , HIST 1020 , HIST 1110 , HIST 1115 , or HIST 1120  (CCE)

Major Requirements (42 hours)

• Choose 6 hours from the following:

• HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I 3 credit hours
• HIST 1015 - Themes in Western Civilization 3 credit hours
• HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II 3 credit hours
• HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I 3 credit hours
• HIST 1115 - Themes in World Civilization 3 credit hours
• HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II 3 credit hours

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• Choose 6 hours from the following:

• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
• HIST 2015 - Themes in Early United States History 3 credit hours
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
• HIST 2025 - Themes in Modern United States History 3 credit hours
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
• HIST 2035 - Themes in Tennessee History 3 credit hours
• HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
• HIST 2045 - Themes in African American History 3 credit hours
• HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours
• HIST 2065 - Themes in Global History 3 credit hours

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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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• European History electives 6 credit hours
• Global History electives 6 credit hours
• HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar 3 credit hours

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (19-34 hours)

Freshman Fall

• Written Communication 3 credit hours
• Non-Written Communication 3 credit hours
• Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
• Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours

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• Choose one:

• 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 OR
• HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Freshman Spring

• Information Literacy 3 credit hours
• Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
• Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
• General elective 3 credit hours

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• Choose one:

• HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2015 - Themes in Early United States History 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2025 - Themes in Modern United States History 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2035 - Themes in Tennessee History 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2045 - Themes in African American History 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 2065 - Themes in Global History 3 credit hours

Sophomore Fall

• Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
• Minor course 3 credit hours
• General electives 6 credit hours

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• Choose one:

• HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 1015 - Themes in Western Civilization 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 1115 - Themes in World Civilization 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II 3 credit hours

Sophomore Spring

• Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
• Creativity and Cultural Expression/General elective 3 credit hours
• General elective 3 credit hours
• Minor course 3 credit hours

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• Choose one:

• HIST 1010 - Survey Western Civilization I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 1015 - Themes in Western Civilization 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 1020 - Survey Western Civilization II 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 1110 - Survey World Civilization I 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 1115 - Themes in World Civilization 3 credit hours OR
• HIST 1120 - Survey World Civilization II 3 credit hours

Junior Fall

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

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• Minor course 3 credit hours
• General elective 3 credit hours
• European history elective 3 credit hours

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• Choose one:

• HIST 3110 - Explorations in Public History 3 credit hours
• HIST 3730 - Research Methods in Historical Archaeology 3 credit hours
• HIST 3870 - Digital Public History 3 credit hours
• HIST 4860 - Historical Archaeology 3 credit hours

Junior Spring

• Global history elective 3 credit hours
• European history elective 3 credit hours
• U.S. history elective 3 credit hours
• Minor course 3 credit hours
• General elective 3 credit hours

Senior Fall

• HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar 3 credit hours
• Global history elective 3 credit hours
• Public history elective 3 credit hours
• Minor course 3 credit hours
• General elective 3 credit hours

Senior Spring

• Public history elective 3 credit hours
• General elective or minor course (for 18-hour minor) 3 credit hours
• General electives 7 credit hours