History, B.A.

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 world 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).

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• 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).

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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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• U.S. History electives 6 credit hours
• European History electives 6 credit hours
• Global History electives 6 credit hours
• HIST upper-division (3000-4000 level) elective 3 credit hours
• HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar 3 credit hours

World Language Requirement (12 hours)

Students meet this requirement by successfully completing the 2020-level or a higher course in a single world language. Students may take 1010, 1020, 2010, and 2020 in sequence, or they may use the MTSU Language Placement Test to start at the appropriate level. See Bachelor of Arts Degree  for additional details.

Minor (15-18 hours)

Electives (10-28 hours)

Freshman

• Written Communication 3 credit hours
• Information Literacy 3 credit hours
• Non-Written Communication/Elective 3 credit hours
• World Language 6 credit hours
• 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 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

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

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• Creativity and Cultural Expression Literature 3 credit hours
• Creativity and Cultural Expression/Elective 3 credit hours
• World language 6 credit hours
• Scientific Literacy 4 credit hours
• Human Society and Social Relationships 3 credit hours
• Minor courses 6 credit hours

Junior

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

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• Minor courses 9 credit hours
• European history electives 6 credit hours
• U.S. history electives 6 credit hours
• Global history elective 3 credit hours
• Creativity and Cultural Expression/General elective 3 credit hours

Senior

• HIST 4985 - Senior Seminar 3 credit hours
• Minor course/Elective 3 credit hours
• Global history elective 3 credit hours
• History elective (upper division) 3 credit hours
• History and Civic Learning/General electives 6 credit hours
• General electives 10 credit hours