1998-1999 Catalog
Department of History

The Bachelor of Arts (BA) in history is designed for students with a variety of personal, professional, and career goals. It equips the student for admission to professional and graduate schools leading to careers in teaching, law, journalism, the religious ministry, and administration.
As a program of study, history provides the student with a way of thinking about the human experience in time. History helps the student to reason systematically, to examine critically the relationships among people and events, and to reach thoughtful judgments about human affairs.

Expected Outcomes
Graduates will demonstrate:

• A general knowledge of American and world history
• An awareness of varied historical interpretations
• The ability to conduct historical research
• The ability to communicate effectively both orally and in writing

Course Requirements

BA History

Foreign Language 1002
Foreign Language 2001
HIST 1111 Survey of World Civilization 1
HIST 1112 Survey of World Civilization 2
Select two courses from the following:
ECON 2105 Principles of Macroeconomics
ECON 2106 Principles of Microeconomics
ENGL 2111 World Literature 1
ENGL 2112 World Literature 2
GEOG 1101 Introduction to Human Geography
HIST 2116 Multi-Cultural History of the Americas
HIST 2127 History of World Religions: A Survey
ITDS 1155 The Western Intellectual Tradition

HIST 3125 Historiography
HIST 4795 Senior Research Seminar
HIST 4000 Baccalaureate Examination in History
Select two of the following non-U.S. History courses:
HIST 3166 Germany since 1815
HIST 3167 Russia and the Soviet Union
HIST 3169 History of Women
HIST 3188 History of Mexico
HIST 3558 Topics in Asian History
HIST 4539 Selected Topics in Twentieth Century Europe
HIST 5555 Selected Topics: Issues and Movements in World History

Select 18 semester hours from the following:
GEOG 3107 World Regional Geography
GEOG 5128 Cultural Geography
HIST 3105 History of Georgia
HIST 3115 African-American History to 1865
HIST 3116 African-American History since 1865
HIST 3117 United States Civil Rights Movement
HIST 3145 Colonial America
HIST 3146 American Military History
HIST 3147 American Economic History
HIST 3166 Germany since 1815 (if not used in Area G)
HIST 3167 Russia and the Soviet Union (if not used in Area G)
HIST 3169 History of Women (if not used in Area G)
HIST 3188 History of Mexico (if not used in Area G)
HIST 3558 Topics in Asian History (if not used in Area G)
HIST 3505 Selected Topics in Nineteenth Century United States History
HIST 3506 Selected Topics in Twentieth Century United States History
HIST 3507 Selected Topics in The American South
HIST 4539 Selected Topics in Twentieth Century Europe (if not used in Area G)
HIST 4698 Internship
HIST 4899 Independent Study
HIST 5177 Local History
HIST 5555 Selected Topics: Issues and Movements in World History (if not used in Area G)
HIST 5566 Topics in African-American History

Total Hours Required: 123

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