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Courses & Curriculum

Bachelor of Arts in History


University Studies (general studies)=      48 hours
In certain instances, specific University Studies Courses are required for a history degree.
Required Core Courses=       39 hours
Courses required for foreign language/research skills requirement=  12 hours*
Minor = 15-21 hours

History Major (39 hours)
Required Core Classes:
GH 315  Historiography  

3

GH 415  Senior Seminar in History

3

GH xxx  Senior Thesis  

0


Extended Core (33 hours)

  • All majors must take 11 courses
  • Courses must be at the 100 or 200 level
  • Minimum of seven courses (21) hours must be the 300,400, or 500 level.

The following courses may count towards an extended core:

  • One course must be in the area of World history (WH)
  • Two courses must be in the area of United States history (WH)
  • Two courses must be in the area of European history (EU)
  • Two courses of the student’s choice (WH, US, EU,GH)

Foreign Language/Research Skills Requirement (12 hours)
All Bachelor of Arts majors in History must complete 6 hours in a foreign language of the student’s choice. In addition to these 6 hours in a foreign language, all Bachelor of Arts majors in History must complete 6 hours in one of the following:

  1. The same foreign language as the first 6 hours;
  2. A different foreign language from the first 6 hours;
  3. Sociology 242 (Statistics for Social Scientists) and Sociology 345 (Methods of Social Research)
  4. Math 134 (College Algebra) and Math 223 (Elementary Probability and Statistics)

Courses are updated regularly, so be sure to meet with your advisor to design your academic plan.


Bachelor of Science in Historic Preservation


University Studies (general studies)=  48 hours
In certain instances, specific University Studies Courses are required for a history degree.
Core history courses required=  36 hours
Courses required for foreign language= 12 hours*
Courses required for Minors=   18-21 hours
* Only one foreign language can be selected.

Historic Preservation Requirements
Required Courses
:
HP 007  Professional Portfolio Review  

HP 100  Intro to Historic Preservation

3

HP 200  Intro to Techniques of Local History  

3

HP 585   History of American Architecture  

3

HP 588  Legal & Econ Prin of Historic Preserv  

3


Choose 9 hours from:
(3 hours must be a problem course)
HP 405  Archives & Spec Collections Studies  

3

HP 407  Problems in Archives & Spec Coll Mgt  

3

HP 410  Museum Studies  

3

HP 417  Problems in Appl Museum Studies  

3

HP 420   Historic Site Administration  

3

HP 425  Problems in Historic Site Admin  

3


Choose 9 hours from:
HP 500  Historic Preservation Internship I 

3

HP 501   Historic Preservation Internship II

6

HP 502  Historic Preservation Internship III

9

Courses are updated regularly, so be sure to meet with your advisor to design your academic plan.



Interdisciplinary Preservation Requirements

Choose 9 hours from:
US 201  History of Missouri  

3

US 210  Women in American History  

3

US 220  History of American Folklore  

3

US 225  History of Vietnam War  

3

US 350  Colonial America  

3

US 352  New American Republic, 1789-1840  

3

US 354   Civil War Era, 1840-1896  

3

US 356  Progressive America  

3

US 358  Modern America  

3

WH 103  Modern European Civ  

3

WH 205   History of Europe I  

3

WH 362  Medieval History  

3

WH 366  Age of French Rev & Napoleon  

3

WH 370   Europe in the 20th Century  

3


Choose 3 hours from:
Any US 400-500 level or any WH 400-500-level course

Choose 9 hours from:
AD 101  Intro to Microcomputer Appl  

3

AM 200  Intro to American Studies  

3

AR 207   Practical Drawing  

3

BL 225   Legal Environment of Business  

3

HI 104    Housing & Interior Design  

3

MK 200  Contemporary Marketing  

3

UI 351   Public Opinion  

3

UI 371  Government & Business  

3

UI 400    Business & Ethics  

3

UI 425    Persuasion  

3

TG 100   Intro to Drafting  

3

TG 126   Computer Assisted Drafting  

3

TG 274  Photography Fundamentals 

3


Choose 3 hours from:
AH 511  American Art  

3

HI 532   History of Furniture II 

3

UI 337    Issues in 20th Cent Architecture  

3

UI 340   Housing Perspectives  

3

UI 341  Victorian Studies  

3

UI 401  American Cultural Landscapes  

3

UI 414  The American Temper  

3

UI 417  Images of Britain  

3


Choose 3 hours from:
UI 302   Westward Movement  

3

UI 312   Perspectives on the Present  

3

UI 313  African-American Experience  

3

UI 338  Rural Sociology  

3

UI 339   North American Indian  

3

UI 347  Living in a Global Society  

3

Choose 3 hours from:
AN 321  Midwestern Archaeology  

3

AN 381  North American Archaeology  

3

AN 540  Cultural Resource Mgt  

3

AN 550  Historical Archaeology  

3

HP 551   Historical Archaeology Field School  

3

HP 552   Historic  Preservation Filed School  

3

UI 373   Historical Geology  

3

Additional Requirements: 30 hours
(Courses may also meet University Studies Requirements)
BS 105  Environmental Biology  

3

EC 101  Economic Problems & Policies  

3

PS 103    U.S. Political Systems  

3

US 105   American History I  

3

US 107  American History II  

3

Any Logical Systems course 

Choose 3 hours from:
AR 112  Perspectives in Art  

3

PL 203    Aesthetics & the Arts  

3


Choose 3 hours from:
AN 100  Found of Human Behavior  

3

PL 204  Ethical Theory 

3

PY 101  Psych Perspect on Human Behav  

3

PY 151  Social Decision Making  

3


Choose 3 hours from:
GG 180  Cultural Geography  

3

PL 245  Social Philosophy  

3

SO 102   Society, Culture & Soc Behavior  

3

SW 207  Understanding Soc/Cul Diversity  

3

Courses are updated regularly, so be sure to meet with your advisor to design your academic plan.


Courses required for minors:

Anthropology (18 hours required)
AN 181  Intro Cultural Anthropology  

3

AN 241   Intro Linguistic Anthropology  

3

AN 317  Ethnographic Field Methods  

3

Choose 9 hours from:
AN 101   Observing Other Cultures  

3

AN 180  Intro/Phys Anthro & Archaeology  

3

AN 260  World Cultures  

3

AN 280   Economic Anthropology  

3

AN 360  Meso-American Civilizations  

3

AN 383  Cultures of the Third World 

3

AN 493  General Anthropology Theory  

3

AN 345  Methods of Social Research 

3

Courses are updated regularly, so be sure to meet with your advisor to design your academic plan.



Archaeology
(18 hours required)
Required Courses:
AN 180  Intro/Phy Anthro & Archaeology  

3

AN 382  Archaeology: Method & Theory  

3

AN 313  OR
AN 551
Archaeological Fieldwork OR
Historic Archaeology Fieldwork  

3


Choose 9 hours from:
AN 181   Intro Cultural Anthropology  

3

AN 250  World Archaeology 

3

AN 319   Archaeological Laboratory  

3

AN 321  Midwestern Archaeology  

3

AN 360   Meso-American Civilizations  

3

AN 381  North American Archaeology  

3

AN 493  General Anthropology Theory  

3

AN 540  Cultural Resource Management  

3

AN 550  Historic Archaeology  

3

Courses are updated regularly, so be sure to meet with your advisor to design your academic plan.



Architectural Design (15 hours required)
Required Courses:
TG 100  Intro to Drafting  

3

TG 126  Computer Assisted Drafting  

3

TG 320  Architectural Drawing  

3



Choose 6 hours from:
UI 401  American Cultural Landscapes  

3

HO 330  Landscape Planting Design  

3

HO 530  Home Horticulture  

2

TG 274  Photography Fundamentals  

3

TG 322  Architectural Drawing II  

3

Courses are updated regularly, so be sure to meet with your advisor to design your academic plan.

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