History | Bachelor of Arts: History
Non-Teaching
Program Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | 34 | |
| Bachelor of Arts Language Requirement | 10 | |
| Required Courses | 16 | |
| Directed Choices | ||
| Upper-level US History | 12 | |
| Upper-level European History | 9 | |
| Upper-level World History | 9 | |
| Open Electives 1 | 30 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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Open electives are the credit hours required to reach a minimum of 120 total hours and 45 upper-level hours. The number listed assumes all courses are completed at FHSU as listed. This number may vary if students transfer courses, or have individual substitutions allowed. Students should speak with their advisor if either situation applies to determine if the number will vary, and to ensure they enroll in a minimum of 45 upper-level hours.
Students entering within 1 year of high school graduation will take UNIV 101 Freshman Seminar and may apply that hour in the open elective category.
Program Requirements
General Education
All undergraduate degrees require completion of the Kansas Systemwide General Education.
Courses identified with GE on this page may satisfy a general education requirement in addition to the identified degree requirement. Students who apply a degree requirement to satisfy a general education requirement will typically add an equal number of hours to the the university elective category. This flexibility may allow you to complete a minor or certificate within the 120 hour degree. Transfer students and students majoring in programs with approved exceptions are especially encouraged to select these courses in completing General Education requirements to maximize the likelihood of completing the degree with 120 credit hours.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education | 34-35 | |
BA Language Requirement
All FHSU students pursuing a BA degree are required to take two consecutive non-English language classes. Students taking beginning Spanish or French classes may be able to apply the first class to the Arts and Humanities area of the general education requirement.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts Language Requirement | 10 | |
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| HIST 099 | Senior Assessment | 0 |
| History Introductory Courses 1, 4 | ||
| HIST 100 | Orientation to History | 1 |
| HIST 110 | World Civilization to 1500 GE | 3 |
| HIST 111 | Modern World Civilization GE | 3 |
| HIST 130 | United States History to 1877 GE | 3 |
| HIST 131 | United States History Since 1877 GE | 3 |
| Methods Class | ||
| HIST 379 | Historical Methods 2 | 3 |
| Seminar course | ||
| Seminar in History (3 CH course - hours typically count as an area dependent on topic) 3 | ||
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Proficiency in the following must be demonstrated by either completing each of the courses or achieving a score of at least 85% on each of the Department’s History Proficiency Examinations. Arrangements for taking the Proficiency Examinations must be made during the first week of the semester. Contact the Department Chair for more information and scheduling the exams.
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History Pre-Requisite For All 600 Level History Courses: HIST 379 Historical Methods.
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Can be substituted for one U.S., European, or World History Upper-level course determined by topic.
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Only one class from the history field may be applied to GE hours in the Arts and Humanities area. A second GE class from another discipline must also be completed.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Directed Choices | ||
| Upper-level US History | 12 | |
| Select 12 credit hours from the following: | ||
| American Military History | ||
| Approaches to U.S. History | ||
| History Elective (United States) | ||
| Introduction to Public History | ||
| The American Civil Rights Movement | ||
| History of Kansas | ||
| Constitutional History of the United States | ||
| The American West | ||
| The American Southwest | ||
| Chicanos: A History of Mexican Americans | ||
| Colonial and Revolutionary America | ||
| The Early American Republic | ||
| The Era of the Civil War | ||
| American Diplomatic History to 1914 | ||
| American Diplomatic History Since 1914 | ||
| The Rise of Modern America, 1877-1919 | ||
| Contemporary America | ||
| The Indian in American History | ||
| African-American History | ||
| Women in American History | ||
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-level European History | 9 | |
| Select at least nine credit hours from the following: | ||
| History Elective (Europe) | ||
| History of Science | ||
| History of Christianity | ||
| Religion, Heresy, Magic, and Myth | ||
| The Classical World | ||
| England to 1688 | ||
| Modern Britain, the Empire, & the Commonwealth | ||
| Tudor and Stuart England | ||
| History of Ideas to 1500 | ||
| History of Ideas: 1500 to Present | ||
| German History | ||
| Southeastern Europe | ||
| Middle Ages | ||
| Renaissance and Reformation | ||
| Early Modern Europe and the French Revolution | ||
| Russia to 1917 | ||
| The Soviet Union | ||
| Nineteenth Century Europe | ||
| Europe Since 1914 | ||
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Upper-level World History | 9 | |
| Select at least nine credit hours from the following: | ||
| Latin American Civilization | ||
| Asian Civilization | ||
| The Second World War | ||
| LGBTQ World History | ||
| Approaches to World History | ||
| African Civilization | ||
| Middle Eastern Civilization | ||
| History Elective (World) | ||
| Topics in History: World | ||
| History of World Technology | ||
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| Modern Latin America, 1810 - Present | ||
| Mexico | ||
| Modern Far East | ||
| Modern Middle East | ||
| The 20th Century World I: 1900-1950 1 | ||
| The 20th Century World II: 1950-2000 1 | ||
| Historiography 1 | ||
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Requires Instructor Permission and Typically Reserved for Graduate Study.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Bachelor of Arts Degree Language Requirement | ||
| Two consecutive semesters of a non-English Language | ||
| All bachelor degrees require: | ||
| GPA of 2.0 on FHSU courses & 2.0 on all coursework (Higher program requirements prevail over the 2.0 when set) | ||
| A minimum of 30 hours earned from FHSU with a grade of D, C, B, or A | ||
| Successful completion of an upper division Writing and Information Literacy course (Most majors contain a course designated) | ||
| A minimum of 45 hours of recognized upper division credit | ||
| A minimum of 120 hours of recognized college credit | ||
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | |
| SGE030 - Math Statistics Discipline Area | 3 | |
| ENG 101 | English Composition I (SGE010 - English Discipline Area) | 3 |
| COMM 100 | Fundamentals of Oral Communication (SGE020 - Communication Discipline Area) | 3 |
| UNIV 101 | Freshman Seminar | 1 |
| HIST 100 | Orientation to History | 1 |
| HIST 111 | Modern World Civilization (SGE060 - Arts Humanities Discipline Area) | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Spring | ||
| SGE070 - Institutionally Designated Area: Personal and Professional Development | 3 | |
| SGE040 - Natural Physical Science Discipline Area | 4 | |
| ENG 102 | English Composition II (SGE010 - English Discipline Area) | 3 |
| HIST 110 | World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 130 | United States History to 1877 | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 131 | United States History Since 1877 | 3 |
| Beginning Language Course 1 (Bachelor of Arts Language Requirement) : SGE060 - Arts Humanities Discipline Area | 5 | |
| PHIL 100 | Critical Thinking (SGE070 - Institutionally Designated Area: Critical Thinking) | 3 |
| Open Electives | 2 | |
| HIST 379 | Historical Methods | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| SGE050 - Social Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area | 3 | |
| Beginning Language Course 2 (Bachelor of Arts Language Requirement) | 5 | |
| HIST 373 | American Military History | 3 |
| HIST 606 | History of Science | 3 |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| SGE050 - Social Behavioral Sciences Discipline Area | 3 | |
| HIST 608 | History of Christianity | 3 |
| HIST 350 | Latin American Civilization | 3 |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| HIST 377 | Approaches to U.S. History | 3 |
| HIST 360 | Asian Civilization | 3 |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 602 | Introduction to Public History | 3 |
| HIST 609 | Religion, Heresy, Magic, and Myth | 3 |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| HIST 675 | Seminar in History | 3 |
| HIST 611 | The Classical World | 3 |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Open Electives | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
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