History (BA)

History Major Foundational Survey Requirements

• HIST 101 History of Civilization (3)
• HIST 102 History of Civilization (3)
• HIST 203 History of the United States (3)
• HIST 204 History of the United States (3)

History Major Advanced Courses Requirements

At the discretion of the student, and in conjunction with advising by history faculty, eighteen hours of upper level (300s and 400s designation) history electives must be completed.  In addition, of the eighteen hours, at least three hours must be in American history, at least three hours must be in European history, and at least three hours must be in designated non-Western history courses.

Designated non-western history courses are:

• HIST 316 History of the Russias (3)
• HIST 331 Asian Philosophy (3)
• HIST 335 Ancient East Asia (3)
• HIST 375 History of World Religions (3)
• HIST 412 Slavery in the Atlantic World (3)
• HIST 418 Modern East Asia (3)

History Major Senior Thesis

A capstone senior thesis course is required.  Such courses are always designated as 400 level.  One of the following courses will be offered during the spring semester of every academic year as the designated capstone course.  (Other 400 level courses may be offered during the academic year, but will not be designated as capstone courses and cannot be taken to fill the capstone requirement, unless extraordinary circumstances meet both instructor and departmental approval.)

• HIST 412 Slavery in the Atlantic World (3)
• HIST 414 American Cultures (3)
• HIST 415 European Social History, 1400-1900 (3)
• HIST 418 Modern East Asia (3)
• HIST 450 Seminar in History (3)

History Courses Offered

• HIST 101 History of Civilization (3)
• HIST 102 History of Civilization (3)
• HIST 201 History of Europe (3)
• HIST 203 History of the United States (3)
• HIST 204 History of the United States (3)
• HIST 300 History of the U.S. South (3)
• HIST 303 The Middle Ages (3)
• HIST 305 American Colonies (3)
• HIST 307 West Virginia History, Geography, and Government (3)
• HIST 309 Ancient History (3)
• HIST 310 The United States Since 1933 (3)
• HIST 311 America in the Age of Jefferson and Jackson (3)
• HIST 312 Era of the American Civil War (3)
• HIST 314 History of England (3)
• HIST 316 History of the Russias (3)
• HIST 318 Contemporary World History (3)
• HIST 320 History and Philosophy of Science (3)
• HIST 322 The Enlightenment and Revolution (3)
• HIST 326 Era of the American Revolution (3)
• HIST 328 America As Era of Reform (3)
• HIST 329 American Foreign Relations (3)
• HIST 331 Asian Philosophy (3)
• HIST 333 The African-American Freedom Struggle (3)
• HIST 335 Ancient East Asia (3)
• HIST 341 Special Topics (3)
• HIST 350 Renaissance, Reformation, and the Modern State (3)
• HIST 360 The American West (3)
• HIST 375 History of World Religions (3)
• HIST 390 Feminism and Gender in Modern History (3)
• HIST 399 Utopian Studies. (3)
• HIST 400 Undergraduate Teaching Assistant (1)
• HIST 412 Slavery in the Atlantic World (3)
• HIST 414 American Cultures (3)
• HIST 415 European Social History, 1400-1900 (3)
• HIST 418 Modern East Asia (3)
• HIST 450 Seminar in History (3)
• HIST 470 Independent Study (3)
• HIST 471 Independent Study (3)
• HIST 512 The Civil War and Reconstruction (3)
• HIST 520 The Enlightenment: Reason and Revolution (3)
• HIST 529 American Foreign Affairs (3)