Public History, Emphasis
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 |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| College-Specific | ||
| Global Languages and Cultures | ||
| Option 1: Successful completion of a 6-hour sequence ending with: FRN 102 Elementary French II, GER 102 Elementary German II, GRK 202 Ancient Greek First Year, JPN 102 Intermediate Japanese II, LAT 102 First Year Latin, SPN 102 Introductory Spanish II AND 6 hours of courses with Multicultural, International, or GLC attribute. | ||
| Option 2: Successful completion of 12-hour sequence ending with: 1 | 12 | |
| Intermediate French IV | ||
| Intermediate German II | ||
| Intermediate Ancient Greek 2 | ||
| Intermediate Japanese IV | ||
| Intermediate Spanish IV | ||
| Option 2 for Latin: Successful completion of a 12-hour sequence that includes 6 hours from the following advanced courses: | 12 | |
| Love & Hate in Roman Republic | ||
| Ghosts & Monsters in Anc. Rome | ||
| LAT 203 | Julius Caesar: Man and Legend | 3 |
| LAT 204 | Roman Festival and Spectacle | 3 |
| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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: | 3 | |
| The Developing World (CT) | ||
| Ancient Egypt | ||
| History in Action 1 | ||
| 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 and the City Since 1800 | ||
| Tudor & Stuart England | ||
| Renaissance & Reformation | ||
| European Hist 1814-1914 | ||
| Age of Revolutions in Europe | ||
| 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 and the City Since 1800 | ||
| 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 | 2 | |
| Public History Area of Emphasis (courses total 15 hours) | ||
| HST 210 | History in Action | 3 |
| HST 437 | Seminar in Public History | 3 |
| HST 475 | History Internship | 3 |
| Public History Area of Emphasis Electives | ||
| Select from the following to total 6 hours: | 6 | |
| Cultural Anthropology (CT) | ||
| Archaeology | ||
| Visual Culture and Research | ||
| Cinematic Non-Fiction | ||
| Intro to Digital Humanities | ||
| Intro to Professional Writing | ||
| Writing in the Digital World | ||
| Basic GIS | ||
| Web GIS | ||
| Mapping Our World | ||
| Ancient Egypt | ||
| LGBTQ+ History of the US | ||
| The United States in the 1980s | ||
| History of Appalachia | ||
| Am Civil War & Reconstruc | ||
| Intro to Genealogy | ||
| Fashion and Textile History | ||
| The Civil War in Myth & Memory | ||
| Tracks through Time | ||
| Media Design | ||
| Digital Imaging for JMC | ||
| Introduction to Podcasting | ||
| Hospitality & Tour Marketing | ||
| Social Media Marketing | ||
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HST 210 is a required class for the Public History area of emphasis.
Semester Plan
| 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 | |
| HST 210 | History in Action 1 | 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 | |
| Public History Area of Emphasis Elective | 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 | |
| HST 475 | History Internship 1 | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| First Semester | ||
| HST 400 | Senior Seminar | 3 |
| 300/400 World History Elective | 3 | |
| COLA Humanities | 3 | |
| HST 437 | Seminar in Public History 1 | 3 |
| Free Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Second Semester | ||
| Public History Area of Emphasis Elective | 3 | |
| 300/400 History Elective | 3 | |
| 300/400 Elective | 3 | |
| 300/400 Elective | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 120 | |
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Public History Area of Emphasis Requirement