History (B.A.)

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History majors are required to take 36-40 credits of historical offerings beyond the core requirement. Students may also choose a concentration in Early Christianity or Public History and Museum Studies. Select courses in the concentrations may also apply to major requirements.

Foundational Courses (16 credits):

HIS 295 - Christian Vocation and History 4 credits
HIS 390 - Public History and Museum Studies 4 credits
HIS 492 - Colloquium in Historiography 4 credits

Advanced Seminars:

4 credits from the following:

HIS 291 - International Seminar: History of Ancient and Modern Greek Culture and Christianity in the Aegean 4 credits
HIS 491 - Advanced Seminar: American History 4 credits
HIS 493 - Advanced Seminar: Modern European History 4 credits
HIS 494 - Advanced Seminar: Medieval and Early Modern History 4 credits
HIS 495 - Advanced Seminar: Ancient History 2 credits
HIS 496 - Advanced Seminar: Ancient History 2 credits

US History and European History

8 credits from:

HIS 214 - History of Ancient Greece 4 credits
HIS 216 - History of Ancient Rome 4 credits
HIS 219 - Medieval Europe 4 credits
HIS 221 - Renaissance and Reformation Europe 4 credits
HIS 227 - Modern Europe, 1789-Present 4 credits
HIS 228 - America 1492-1865 4 credits
HIS 229 - America 1865-Present 4 credits
HIS 231 - Introduction to African American History 4 credits
HIS 239 - Modern American Evangelicalism 4 credits
HIS 321 - American Thought and Society 4 credits
HIS 330 - The European Enlightenment: Founding Ideas of the Modern World 4 credits
HIS 331 - History of England, Ireland, Scotland and Wales 4 credits
HIS 332 - Modern Britain 4 credits
HIS 360 - Military History of the Ancient World 4 credits

Global History

8 credits from:

HIS 213 - History of Egypt and the Ancient Near East in the Bronze Age 4 credits
HIS 244 - World History: Globalisation and Modernity, 1500-Present 4 credits
HIS 245 - History of Africa 4 credits
HIS 247 - Britain and America in the Middle East 4 credits
HIS 250 - History of Latin America 4 credits
HIS 315 - Ancient Belief and the Earliest Christian Church 4 credits
HIS 341 - Eastern Europe, Byzantium and the Caucasus 4 credits
HIS 344 - Classical Islam and the Middle East 4 credits

Cognate Course

Four credits from a cognate discipline outside the major, chosen in consultation with the student’s advisor.

Capstone Options

One of the following:

HIS 425 - Internship 2 or 4 credits
CCI 425 - Career and Connection Institute Internship 0 credits
An additional 4 credits of advanced seminars
An approved study abroad semester
An approved international seminar
Honors thesis HIS 471 - Research I and HIS 472 - Research II 8 credits total
Students must be approved by the department.

Concentrations

The following concentrations are available to majors and are optional. Select courses will apply to both major and concentration requirements.

Early Christianity:

Introduces students to the world of the early church.

Public History and Museum Studies:

Designed for history majors interested in careers in museum education, museum administration, collections management, artifact conservation, archival and curatorial positions, as well as the growing field of history-related mass media and technology.