History, B.A.
The study of History provides an essential component of liberal arts education and offers valuable preparation for careers in law, journalism, teaching, government, the ministry, library and museum work, and in those areas of the business world where a knowledge of foreign affairs and culture is desirable. History also serves as an indispensable adjunct to careers in the humanities and social sciences. More broadly, by exposure to a variety of cultures and human experiences, the discipline of History seeks to prepare students for the responsibilities of citizenship and for dealing with the ambiguities of human existence.
Students can also obtain a B.A. in History online. For more information please see www.marshall.edu/history/
Course Requirements
The Core Curriculum is designed to foster critical thinking skills and introduce students to basic domains of thinking that transcend disciplines. The Core applies to all majors. Information on specific classes in the Core can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/gened/.
Course Requirements
The Core Curriculum is designed to foster critical thinking skills and introduce students to basic domains of thinking that transcend disciplines. The Core applies to all majors. Information on specific classes in the Core can be found at https://www.marshall.edu/gened/.
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Curriculum | ||
| Core 1: Critical Thinking | ||
| FYS 100 | First Yr Sem Critical Thinking | 3 |
| MTH 121 | Concepts and Applications (CT) | 3 |
| HST 101 | Great Civs to 1300 (CT) | 3 |
| Core 2 | ||
| ENG 101 | Beginning Composition | 3 |
| ENG 201 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| CMM 103 | Fund Speech-Communication | 3 |
| MTH 121 | Concepts and Applications (CT) | 3 |
| Core II Physical/Natural Science | 4 | |
| Core II Humanities | 3 | |
| HST 101 | Great Civs to 1300 (CT) (Core II Social Science) | 3 |
| Core II Fine Arts | 3 | |
| Additional University Requirements | ||
| Writing Intensive | 3 | |
| Writing Intensive | 3 | |
| HST 103 | The World Since 1850 (CT) (Multicultural or International) | 3 |
| HST 400 | Senior Seminar (Capstone) | 3 |
| College-Specific | ||
| Foreign Language 101 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 102 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 203 or MC, I, or GLC Course | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 204 or MC, I, or GLC Course | 3 | |
| COLA Humanities | 3 | |
| COLA Humanities | 3 | |
| COLA Humanities | 3 | |
| HST COLA Social Science | 3 | |
| COLA Social Science (not HST) | 3 | |
| COLA Social Science (not HST) | 3 | |
| COLA Physical/Natural Science | 4 | |
| Major-Specific | ||
| HST 100 | History Methods Lab | 1 |
| HST 101 | Great Civs to 1300 (CT) | 3 |
| HST 102 | World & West 1300-1850 (CT) | 3 |
| HST 103 | The World Since 1850 (CT) | 3 |
| HST 230 | American History to 1877 (CT) | 3 |
| HST 231 | American Hist From 1877 (CT) | 3 |
| HST 300 | History Research Option | 0 |
| HST 400 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| History 200 Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | ||
| The Developing World (CT) | ||
| Ancient Egypt | ||
| Ancient History | ||
| European Hist Medieval | ||
| Rise & Fall Nazi Germany | ||
| Women in US History | ||
| Rise of Islam 570-1750 | ||
| Modern East Asia | ||
| United States History 300/400 Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| American Military History | ||
| African-American History | ||
| Football and American Culture | ||
| American Colonial History | ||
| American Legal History | ||
| The US in the 1970s | ||
| The United States in the 1980s | ||
| Sports and Civil Rights | ||
| The Civil Rights Movement | ||
| Conspiracies in US History | ||
| Amer Diplomacy 1900-Pres | ||
| History of Sexuality | ||
| American Revolution | ||
| Am Civil War & Reconstruc | ||
| In Our Time-Am Since 1945 | ||
| The Vietnam War | ||
| West Virginia History | ||
| History of Sports in America | ||
| European History 300/400 Elective | ||
| Select one the following: | 3 | |
| Spanish History Since 1475 | ||
| The Holocaust | ||
| Food Markets and Modernity | ||
| Tudor & Stuart England | ||
| Renaissance & Reformation | ||
| European Hist 1814-1914 | ||
| Intel & Cult Hist Mod Eur | ||
| Soviet Russia and Beyond | ||
| British History in Film | ||
| The Viking World | ||
| Medieval Britain | ||
| World History 300/400 Elective | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Drug Wars | ||
| The Global Cold War | ||
| World War I | ||
| The Modern Middle East | ||
| Asia to 1600 | ||
| Food in World History | ||
| Food Markets and Modernity | ||
| The World at War | ||
| Modern Japan | ||
| Modern China | ||
| Arab-Israeli Conflict | ||
| Film and Empire | ||
| Fashion and Textile History | ||
| 300/400 History Elective | 3 | |
| 300/400 History Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 2 | |
Major Information
- The total number of free electives will depend on the amount of double and triple counting of requirements.
- See course attributes each semester for courses that meet multiple requirements.
- Questions about requirements should be directed to the College of Liberal Arts (304-696-2350). Core II and COLA requirements may not be double counted.
- Forty-eight credit hours (sixteen 3-hour courses) must be at the 300/400 level.
- Students must earn a C or better in ENG 201 Advanced Composition and all foreign language courses.
- Minimum of 120 hours to graduate.
- At least twelve credit hours in History must be in courses above the 200 level.
Four Year Plan
The study of History provides an essential component of liberal arts education and offers valuable preparation for careers in law, journalism, teaching, government, the ministry, library and museum work, and in those areas of the business world where a knowledge of foreign a fairs and culture is desirable. History also serves as an indispensable adjunct to careers in the humanities and social sciences. More broadly, by exposure to a variety of cultures and human experiences, the discipline of History seeks to prepare students for the responsibilities of citizenship and for dealing with the ambiguities of human existence. The Department of History at Marshall also makes every effort to help students think critically, to view events with perspective and objectivity, and to appreciate the complexity of human experience and the difficulty of interpreting it.
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| First Semester | Credit Hours | |
| CMM 103 | Fund Speech-Communication | 3 |
| ENG 101 | Beginning Composition | 3 |
| FYS 100 | First Yr Sem Critical Thinking | 3 |
| Core II Fine Arts | 3 | |
| HST 101 | Great Civs to 1300 (CT) | 3 |
| UNI 100 | Freshman First Class | 1 |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| ENG 201 | Advanced Composition | 3 |
| MTH 121 | Concepts and Applications (CT) | 3 |
| Core II Physical/Natural Science | 4 | |
| HST 100 | History Methods Lab | 1 |
| HST 102 | World & West 1300-1850 (CT) | 3 |
| HST 230 | American History to 1877 (CT) | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 17 | |
| Second Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Core II Humanities | 3 | |
| HST 231 | American Hist From 1877 (CT) | 3 |
| Foreign Language 101 | 3 | |
| HST 103 | The World Since 1850 (CT) | 3 |
| COLA Physical/Natural Science | 4 | |
| Credit Hours | 16 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| 300-400 European History | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 102 | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 2 | |
| Credit Hours | 14 | |
| Third Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| Writing Intensive | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 203 or MC, I or GLC Course | 3 | |
| 300/400 US History | 3 | |
| COLA Social Science (not HST) | 3 | |
| COLA Humanities | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Writing Intensive | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 204 or MC, I or GLC Course | 3 | |
| COLA Humanities | 3 | |
| COLA Social Science (not HST) | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| HST 400 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| 300/400 World History Elective | 3 | |
| COLA Humanities | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| 300/400 History Elective | 3 | |
| 300/400 History Elective | 3 | |
| 300/400 Elective | 3 | |
| 300/400 Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |