Bachelor of Arts in History

Non-Program Courses: 18-24 s.h.

• ECON 04101 - An Introduction to Economics-A Macroeconomic Perspective Credits: 3

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• ECON 04102 - An Introduction to Economics-A Microeconomic Perspective Credits: 3 (satisfies Humanistic Literacy)

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• ENGL 02116 - Introduction to Global Literatures in English Credits: 3

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• ENGL 02112 - Readings in Asian Literature Credits: 3 (satisfies LIT requirement)

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• Foreign Language I Foreign Language II (must take two courses in the same language in consecutive order)
• Any Political Science course
• Any Geography or Anthropology course (satisfies Global Literacy (or former M/G requirement))

Foundational Courses: 12 s.h.

• HIST 05100 - The West in the World to 1600 Credits: 3

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• HIST 05101 - The West in the World since 1600 Credits: 3

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• HIST 05120 - World History since 1500 Credits: 3

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• Any Level History Elective* -We recommend that history students take additional 100-level courses as free electives to fulfill prerequisites for some upper-level history courses. - Students taking one of the concentrations listed below should take the 100-level course required for that particular concentration.

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• HIST 05150 - United States to 1865 Credits: 3

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• HIST 05151 - United States since 1865 Credits: 3

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• HIST 05306 - Historical Methods-WI Credits: 3 (required before taking 400 upper level electives)

Upper Level History Electives: 15 s.h.

All students must complete Composition II COMP 01112  to enroll in 300 upper-level courses.
All students must complete Historical Methods HIST 05306  to enroll in 400 upper-level courses.

• Five Upper Level (300/400) History Courses (at least one course must be a 400 upper-level elective)

(Two of the five courses must be in global history: Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and/or Russia; Topics in History courses count as upper-level histories)

Students choosing one of the concentrations below should select from the list in the concentration.

Available Concentrations: 15 s.h.

The following concentrations are available for students in the Bachelor of Arts in History:

Capstone Requirement: 3 s.h.

• HIST 05492 - Seminar Credits: 3 (Seniors only)

Free Electives: 57-63 s.h.

Students should choose Free Electives that satisfy any Rowan Core, Rowan Experience, or Experiential Learning requirements not fulfilled by Major or Non-Program courses.