History, B.A.

Degree Awarded: Bachelor of Arts

The major in history prepares students for employment in many areas, including government, state and federal, in the fields of civil service and diplomacy, among others, in business for those companies with international markets and in museums, archival repositories, libraries, historical societies in media, as well as several other fields. Secondary education students planning to teach history and other social studies fields also benefit from a concentration in history as a content area. Students with a degree in history frequently go on to graduate school, whether for history, law, political science, international studies or multi-disciplinary studies.

Requirements for the Major:

36 semester credits including:

HI 105 - American History I: Colonial Times to 1877 Semester Hour(s): 3
HI 106 - American History II: 1877 to the Present Semester Hour(s): 3
HI 206 - Historical Research Methodology/Historiography Semester Hour(s): 3
HI 420 - Senior Thesis in History Semester Hour(s): 3

Nine semester credits from the following:

HI 200 - Ohio History Semester Hour(s): 3
HI 203 - The Bourbon Dynasty, French Revolution and Napoleonic Wars Semester Hour(s): 3
HI 205 - African-American History Semester Hour(s): 3
HI 230 - History of the Middle East/History of Islam Semester Hour(s): 3
HI 234 - Renaissance and Reformation, 1350-1648 Semester Hour(s): 3
HI 236 - Ancient Mediterranean History Semester Hour(s): 3
HI 240 - History of Medieval Europe Semester Hour(s): 3
(note: 200 level classes have a prerequisite of EN 101)

Nine semester credits from the following:

HI 304 - The American Civil War Semester Hour(s): 3
HI 305 - The History of Women Semester Hour(s): 3
HI 308 - History of Scotland: From Earliest Times to 1746 Semester Hour(s): 3
HI 322 - World War II Semester Hour(s): 3
HI 340 - Medieval England Semester Hour(s): 3
(note: 300 level classes have a prerequisite of a 200 level HI class)