Major in History

Additional Program Requirements

Bachelor of Science: 9 hours

Complete 6 hours Social Sciences* (ECO, FIN, GEO, PSC, PSY, SOC) or MAT 111 or above. 

*Students seeking Teacher Licensure must take GEO 112 and GEO 215 or GEO 216.

Complete 3 hours literature (ENG 201 or ENG 202—course not used to fulfill literature in general core, SPA 311, SPA 312, SPA 316, SPA 317) or HON.

Bachelor of Arts: 9 hours

Complete 6 hours of foreign language (1 language/1 year) 111 or above.

Complete 3 hours of Social Sciences* (ECO, FIN, GEO, PSC, PSY, SOC), MAT 111 or above, or HON. 

*Students seeking Teacher Licensure must take GEO 112 and GEO 215 or GEO 216.

Major Requirements: 36 hours

Major Required Courses: 18 hours

NOTE: HON 225 does not substitute for HIS 102 in the major

HIS 101World Civilization to the 18th Century

3

HIS 102World Civilization From the 18th Century

3

HIS 211The United States to 1877

3

HIS 212United States from 1877

3

HIS 245History and Historians

3

HIS 498Seminar

3

Select two courses from the following (World): 6 hours

HIS 301Ancient History

3

HIS 311England to 1714

3

HIS 312Modern Britain and the Empire

3

HIS 317The French Revolution and Napoleon I

3

HIS 320Latin American History

3

HIS 322Twentieth Century Europe

3

HIS 420Russia Since 1547

3

Select two courses from the following (American): 6 hours

HIS 325History and Government of Tennessee

3

HIS 330Colonial America, 1607-1776

3

HIS 331American Revolution and Early National Period, 1776-1828

3

HIS 332Civil War and Reconstruction

3

HIS 333Women in U.S. History,1607 to the Present

3

HIS 334African-American History

3

HIS 410American Foreign Policy

3

HIS 414The Gilded Age and Progressive Era, 1877-1920

3

HIS 415America and World War, 1914-1945

3

HIS 422The United States in the Cold War Era, 1945-1991

3

Select one course from the following (Church): 3 hours

HIS 300American Church History

3

HIS 305History of Christianity

3

HIS 316Renaissance & Reformation

3

HIS 397Special Studies in Church History

1.0 - 4.0

Select one upper level HIS elective not used above: 3 hours