History

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The Department of History offers a major in history. The requirements for the major are the same for students whether or not they plan to seek Teacher Certification in secondary education. The department also offers minors in history for both education and non-education students (see below). The major requires at least 9 credits of foundation courses and at least 30 credits of 200 and 300 level electives distributed over three categories: US, Europe and World. Majors must also take the 3-credit HIST 499,Senior Seminar Capstone Course, for a program total of 42 credits. A minor is also required. HIST 111, Introduction to Historical Study, introduces students to the major and also serves as a written communication course for Category 10 in General Education. The History Department requires all history majors to take this course for their second semester written communication requirement.

Students considering taking history courses should observe the following definitions:
100 - Broad surveys (suitable for all students)
200 - Specialized surveys (suitable for all students)
300 - Intensive studies (suitable for Seniors, Juniors and Sophomores who have completed at least one history course)

Students should consult their departmental advisor or the department chair to plan a program of study to fit their individual, personal and career objectives. A history major is excellent preparation for professional postgraduate training in business, education, law and public administration.

Programs

• History Major (B.A.)

• History Major for Teacher Certification (B.A.)

• History Minor
• History Minor in Public History

• History Minor for Teacher Certification

Courses

• HIST 100 - Historical Surveys
• HIST 100B - Hist Surv: U.S. to 1877 (GE5)
• HIST 100C - Hist Surv: U.S. Since 1877 (GE5)
• HIST 100D - Hist Surv: World to 1500 (GE5)
• HIST 100E - Hist Surv: World Since 1500 (GE5)
• HIST 110! - Themes in Modern History (GE5)
• HIST 111 - Introduction to Historical Study (GE10)
• HIST 190 - Selected Topics
• HIST 213 - Survey of South Asian History (GE8)
• HIST 215 - Survey of East Asian History (GE8)
• HIST 220 - Survey of European History (GE8)
• HIST 222 - American Business & Labor Hist
• HIST 230 - Survey of Latin American History
• HIST 241 - History of Michigan
• HIST 290 - Selected Topics in History
• HIST 301 - Introduction to Public History
• HIST 302 - Specialized Topics in Public History
• HIST 310 - U.S. History in the Colonial Period
• HIST 311 - U.S. History During the Revolution
• HIST 313 - U.S. History During Andrew Jackson Era
• HIST 314 - U.S. History Civil War & Reconstruction
• HIST 315 - History of U.S. Environmental Injustice
• HIST 316 - America & the World: 1900-1945
• HIST 317 - America & the World: 1945-PRESENT
• HIST 318 - 20th Century American Social Movements
• HIST 319 - African-American History
• HIST 320 - United States Women’s History
• HIST 321 - U.S. Social History to 1877
• HIST 322 - European Intellectual & Cultural History
• HIST 323 - American Intellectual & Cultural History
• HIST 324 - Modern European Women’s History
• HIST 325 - American Frontier History
• HIST 326 - The Black Freedom Struggle 1941-PRESENT
• HIST 327 - Religion in America 1600-Present
• HIST 329 - The Vietnam War
• HIST 330 - Euro-American History in The 20th Century
• HIST 331 - History Tudor-Stuart England 1485-1688
• HIST 332 - Modern Britain, 1688-present
• HIST 333 - American Indian History
• HIST 344 - France: 1515-1815
• HIST 345 - History of Modern France 1815-PRESENT
• HIST 351 - History of Modern Germany
• HIST 352 - Hist Modern Russia Since 1801
• HIST 353 - History of Eastern Europe
• HIST 354 - History of Poland
• HIST 355 - Modern China
• HIST 356 - Modern Korea
• HIST 357 - Modern Japan
• HIST 358 - Women in East Asia
• HIST 359 - Modern India
• HIST 361 - Early Middle Ages: 300-1050
• HIST 362 - Europe High Mid Ages 1050-1350
• HIST 363 - Renaissance, 1350-1515
• HIST 364 - Age of Reformation, 1515-1715
• HIST 365 - Age of Democratic Revolution 1715-1815
• HIST 366 - History of Europe, 1815-1914
• HIST 367 - History of Europe, 1914-1945
• HIST 368 - History Postwar Europe 1945-Present
• HIST 372 - Ancient Near East to 300 B.C.
• HIST 373 - Ancient Roman Republic to 300 Ad
• HIST 380 - Historical Geography of Africa
• HIST 381 - Historical Geography of Latin America
• HIST 382 - History of the African Diaspora
• HIST 383 - Secret History of the Twentieth Century
• HIST 390 - Selected Topics in History
• HIST 390A - Special Topics in History-U.S.
• HIST 390B - Special Topics in History-Europe
• HIST 390C - Special Topics in History-World
• HIST 393 - Directed Readings
• HIST 394 - Independent Research
• HIST 454 - Methods of Teaching Soc. Studies, 5-9
• HIST 455 - Methods of Teaching Soc. Studies 7-12
• HIST 490 - Special Topics
• HIST 491 - Seminar Selected Topics Hist
• HIST 493 - Directed Reading in History
• HIST 494 - Independent Writing in History
• HIST 496 - Cooperative Education in History
• HIST 497 - Senior Thesis
• HIST 498 - Honors Thesis
• HIST 499 - Senior Seminar