History, B.A.

History
615-904-8164
Andy Polk, program coordinator
Andrew.Polk@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 minor. History majors are to see their departmental advisors at least once per semester.

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

History, B.A., Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (TBC)	41 hours
Major Requirements	39 hours*
Foreign Language	6 hours
Minor	15-18 hours
Electives	10-28 hours
TOTAL	120 hours

*This program requires courses that can also fulfill requirements of the True Blue Core curriculum. If program requirements are also used to fulfill True Blue Core requirements, the number of elective hours may increase.

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)
6 credit hours from HIST 1010 , HIST 1015 , HIST 1020 , HIST 1110 , HIST 1115 , or HIST 1120 (CCE)
3 credit hours from foreign language 1010, 1020, 2010, or 2020 (NWC)

Major Requirements (39 hours)

Choose 6 hours from:
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
NOTE: Six hours may be counted in the True Blue Core (CCE).
Choose 6 hours from:
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
NOTE: Six credit hours may be counted in the True Blue Core (HCL).
HIST 3010 - The Historian’s Craft 3 credit hours OR
HIST 3011 - Teaching Historical Thinking 3 credit hours
U.S. History electives 6 credit hours
European History electives 6 credit hours
Global History electives 6 credit hours
HIST elective 3 credit hours
HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar 3 credit 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)

Electives (10-28 hours)

Curriculum: History

Freshman

Written Communication 3 credit hours
Information Literacy 3 credit hours
Non-Written Communication/Elective 3 credit hours
Foreign Language (2000-level) 6 credit hours (requires testing out of FL 1010 and FL 1020)
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
Quantitative Literacy 3 credit hours
Choose 6 credit hours from:
HIST 2010 - Survey of United States History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2020 - Survey of United States History II 3 credit hours
HIST 2030 - Tennessee History 3 credit hours
HIST 2040 - Survey African American History I 3 credit hours
HIST 2050 - Survey African American History II 3 credit hours

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

Choose 6 credit hours from:
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
Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
Creativity and Cultural Expression/Elective 3 credit hours (HIST recommended)
Foreign language or electives 6 credit hours
Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
Minor courses 6 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

HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar 3 credit hours
Minor course/Elective 3 credit hours
Global history elective 3 credit hours
History elective 3 credit hours
General electives 16 credit hours

History, B.A.

Academic Map

Degree Requirements

True Blue Core (41 hours)

Major Requirements (39 hours)

Foreign Language Requirement (6 hours)

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (10-28 hours)

Curriculum: History

Freshman

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Sophomore

Subtotal: 31 Hours

Junior

Subtotal: 30 Hours

Senior

Subtotal: 28 Hours