Jan 28, 2026

2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog

History Major

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History Major Requirements: (33 Hours)

HIST 300 - Historical Research Methods Credit Hours: 3
HIST 420 - Readings in History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 460 - History Research Seminar Credit Hours: 3

9 Hours From

HIST 105 - United States History to 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 106 - United States History since 1877 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 111 - The Emergence of the Modern World I Credit Hours: 3
HIST 112 - The Emergence of the Modern World II Credit Hours: 3

Distribution: Students must take one course from three of the following groups:

Asia

HIST 344 - East Asian History to 1800 Credit Hours: 3
HIST 345 - The Second World War Credit Hours: 3
HIST 346 - Southeast Asian History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 347 - Modern China Credit Hours: 3
HIST 348 - The Western Impact on Modern Japan Credit Hours: 3

Europe

HIST 318 - Nineteenth Century Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 319 - The First World War Credit Hours: 3
HIST 320 - Twentieth Century Europe Credit Hours: 3
HIST 322 - Gender and History Credit Hours: 3

Latin America and Africa

HIST 351 - Modern Latin America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 352 - Latin America Film and History Credit Hours: 4
HIST 353 - History of Mexico, Pre-Columbian to Present Credit Hours: 3
HIST 356 - History of Modern Africa Credit Hours: 3

United States

HIST 374 - Ohio History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 378 - Gender and Sexuality in American History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 379 - Youth in Modern America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 381 - 1950s America Credit Hours: 3
HIST 382 - 1960s and American Film Credit Hours: 4

Electives

Take six additional credits selected from the courses listed in the distribution or in the courses below:
HIST 101 - Topics in History Credit Hours: 1-3
HIST 200 - History Career Field Experience Credit Hours: 1-3
HIST 220 - US Women’s History Credit Hours: 3
HIST 230 - The American Civil War Credit Hours: 3
HIST 240 - The Holocaust Credit Hours: 3
HIST 250 - Study Abroad Seminar Credit Hours: 3
HIST 260 - The Cold War in the Americas Credit Hours: 3
HIST 271 - Race, Ethnicity, and Identity in the Americas Credit Hours: 3
HIST 395 - Public History and Memory Credit Hours: 3
HIST 398 - Internship in History Credit Hours: 1-3

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