History Major - Bachelor of Arts
Requirements
33 total credits
A total of 33 credits in history, including at least 21 credits from courses numbered 300 or above. All students completing the History major must fulfill the Bachelor of Arts language requirement. Coursework must include the following:
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Core Courses | ||
| HIST 111 | Modern World History | 3.00 |
| HIST 151 | History of the United States Through 1877 | 3.00 |
| or HIST 152 | The United States Since 1877 | |
| HIST 256 | Introduction to Historical Research and Writing-History of Wisconsin | 3.00 |
| HIST 330 | Envisioning World History | 3.00 |
| Geographic Distribution Areas | ||
| Select one course from each of the three following geographic codes: 1 | 9.00 | |
Code 1-European History | ||
| War and Peace in Bosnia | ||
| War and Peace in Northern Ireland | ||
| Gender and Incarceration in Modern History | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Nazi Germany | ||
| The Holocaust in Modern Memory | ||
Code 2-Latin American History | ||
| Cultures of Mesoamerica | ||
| The Shadow Of Mexican Revolution | ||
Code 3-Asian History | ||
| Samurai: A History of Japan | ||
| Women, Colonialism, and Nationalism in Modern Southeast Asia | ||
| Interrogating the Vietnam War: A History of Modern Vietnam (1885-1975) | ||
| Modern India: From Gandhi to Slumdog Millionaire | ||
| Race and Ethnicity Course | ||
| Select one three-credit history course at any level with a focus on race and/or ethnicity 2,3 | 3.00 | |
| African-American Voices | ||
| War and Peace in Bosnia | ||
| War and Peace in Northern Ireland | ||
| The Holocaust in Modern Memory | ||
| Global History of Indigenous Peoples | ||
or INDG 333 | Global History of Indigenous Peoples | |
| Interrogating the Vietnam War: A History of Modern Vietnam (1885-1975) | ||
| Modern India: From Gandhi to Slumdog Millionaire | ||
| Gender Course | ||
| Select one three-credit history course at any level with a focus on gender 3,4 | 3.00 | |
| History of Gender and Power | ||
| Gender and Incarceration in Modern History | ||
| Gender and Sexuality in Nazi Germany | ||
| The Construction of Gender in the United States | ||
| Women, Colonialism, and Nationalism in Modern Southeast Asia | ||
| Senior Capstone Experience 5 | ||
| HIST 496 | Historiographical Research Theories and Methodologies | 3.00 |
| HIST 497 | Senior Thesis | 3.00 |
| Bachelor of Arts Degree Foreign/Indigenous Language Courses | ||
| Select three-six credits of Foreign/Indigenous Language courses | 3.00-6.00 | |
| Total Hours | 36.00-39.00 | |
- 1
Each catalog description of history courses includes a code number indicating which code the course fulfills.
- 2
Courses that fulfill this requirement are noted in the catalog description of history courses with the notation "RE."
- 3
The same course cannot be used to complete both the Race and Ethnicity and the Gender requirement.
- 4
Courses that fulfill this requirement are noted in the catalog description of history courses with the notation "G."
- 5
These two courses should normally be taken in the senior year. HIST 496 Historiographical Research Theories and Methodologies is only offered in the fall, and HIST 497 Senior Thesis in the spring.