Dec 16, 2024

2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin

2020-2021 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

History, B.S.

120 hours (minimum)

Any student earning a Bachelor of Science (BS) degree must complete a minimum of 60 hours in natural, physical, mathematical, and computer science. Please note: courses with an HIS prefix are generally not accepted towards fulfilling this 60-hour requirement. Therefore, be sure to keep this requirement in mind as you choose your course work for the requirements in the major. See the complete description of College requirements for a Bachelor of Science degree , including a specific listing of courses applicable to the 60-hour requirement.

UK Core Requirements

See the UK Core section of this Bulletin for the complete UK Core requirements . The courses listed below are (a) recommended by the college, or (b) required courses that also fulfill UK Core areas. Students should work closely with their advisor to complete the UK Core requirements.

UK Core hours: 30

Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement (GCCR)

HIS 499 - SENIOR SEMINAR FOR HISTORY MAJORS (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3

Subtotal: Graduation Composition and Communication Requirement hours (GCCR): 3

College Requirements

I. Foreign Language: 0-14

(placement exam recommended)

II. Disciplinary Requirements

a. Natural Science: 3

b. Social Science: 3

c. Humanities

(completed by Major Requirements)

III. Laboratory or Field Work: 1

IV. Electives: 6

College Requirement hours: 13-27

Premajor Requirements

*Course used towards completion of a UK Core Requirement.

HIS 104 - A HISTORY OF EUROPE THROUGH THE MID-SEVENTEENTH CENTURY Credit(s): 3 AND
HIS 105 - A HISTORY OF EUROPE FROM THE MID-SEVENTEENTH CENTURY TO THE PRESENT Credit(s): 3 *
OR
HIS 106 - WESTERN CULTURE: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY I Credit(s): 3 AND
HIS 107 - WESTERN CULTURE: SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY II Credit(s): 3
OR
HIS 108 - HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES THROUGH 1876 Credit(s): 3 * AND
HIS 109 - HISTORY OF THE UNITED STATES SINCE 1877 Credit(s): 3 *

Premajor hours: 6

Major Requirements

Major Core Requirements

HIS 301 - HISTORY WORKSHOP: INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF HISTORY Credit(s): 3
HIS 499 - SENIOR SEMINAR FOR HISTORY MAJORS (SUBTITLE REQUIRED) Credit(s): 3

Major Core hours: 6

Other Course Work Required for the Major

From the Major Department:

Choose 24 hours to include at least 6 hours in pre-1789 work; at least 6 hours in post-1789 work; at least 3 hours in American history; at least 3 hours of European history; at least 3 hours in the history of Africa, Asia, Latin America, or the Middle East. At least 15 of these hours must be at the 300+ level Credit(s): 24

From Outside the Major Department

Choose 15 hours outside History at the 300+ level, or 200+ level courses used to satisfy College requirements can also be counted here. Foreign language instruction courses may not be used to fulfill the related field requirement. Literature, civilization, and culture classes do count toward fulfilling this requirement Credit(s): 15

Other Major hours: 39

Electives

Choose electives to lead to the minimum total of 120 hours required for graduation

History, B.S.

UK Core Requirements

I. Intellectual Inquiry in Arts and Creativity

II. Intellectual Inquiry in the Humanities

III. Intellectual Inquiry in the Social Sciences

IV. Intellectual Inquiry in the Natural, Physical, and Mathematical Sciences

V. Composition and Communication I

VI. Composition and Communication II

VII. Quantitative Foundations

VIII. Statistical Inferential Reasoning

IX. Community, Culture and Citizenship in the USA

X. Global Dynamics