Department of History
History (B.A.) and History Minor

HISTORY (B.A.)

Research papers are incorporated into 3000- and 4000- level offerings, and majors must satisfactorily complete two such courses with research papers prior to entering the Senior Research Project. A grade of C or better is required in all history courses for history majors.

Major Requirements
Credit Hours: 36
Required courses:
HIST 1003 United States History to 1876
HIST 1103 United States History Since 1876
HIST 1203 World Civilization to 1500
HIST 1303 World Civilization Since 1500
HIST 2203 Historiography
HIST 4363 Senior Capstone
HIST 4893 Senior Research Project

Electives:
15 hours selected from the courses listed below, including
one 4000-level seminar:

HIST 1413 Survey of Asian History and Politics
HIST 2003 History of Women in the United States
HIST 2103 Issues in Women’s Studies
HIST 2403 Ancient Cultures
HIST 2413 Popular Culture in America
HIST 2503 Ancient Greece
HIST 2513 Survey of Nineteenth-Century Europe
HIST 2613 Survey of Twentieth-Century Europe
HIST 2713 Regional Geography
HIST 3103 Chinese History to 1911
ASTD 3113 Modern China
HIST 3203 Japanese History to the Twentieth Century
HIST 3313 Modern Southeast Asia
HIST 3703 Oklahoma and the Southwest*
HIST 4103 Social History of the United States
HIST 4113 History of Warfare
HIST 4403 Modern United States Diplomatic History
HIST 4703 American Biographies
HIST 4713 America in the Middle East

Seminars:
HIST 4063 Seminar in American History
HIST 4163 Seminar in Non-American History
HIST 4263 Topics in History
HIST 4851-3 Directed Reading
HIST 4991-6 Independent Study

Recommended Courses:
French, Spanish, German, or Chinese courses leading to a
reading facility.

*History, political science, and history/political science majors who are pursuing teacher certification are required to take the following courses.

HIST 2713 Regional Geography
HIST 3703 Oklahoma and the Southwest
ECON 3313 Macroeconomics
SOC 2013 Introduction to Sociology

MINOR IN HISTORY

Requirements
Credit Hours: 15

HIST 1003 United States History to 1876 or
HIST 1103 United States History Since 1876

HIST 1203 World Civilization to 1500 or
HIST 1303 World Civilization Since 1500

Additional history courses 9