General Education Requirements
History majors must meet the university and college general education requirements. History courses that will satisfy the university's state requirement are:
History 3(1001), American Civilization
History 4(1002), American Civilization
History 6(1003), African-American History
History 7(1004), The History of Women in the United States
History 207(2007), The History of Missouri
History 302(3002), United States History: Revolution and the New Nation,1763 to 1815
History 311(3041), Topics in American Constitutional History
Students may take any language that fulfills the college's foreign language requirement. Majors may not take required history courses on a satisfactory/unsatisfactory basis. Students enrolled in variable credit reading courses for 5 credit hours must complete a seminar paper.
Bachelor of Arts in History
Students are encouraged to take programs which combine breadth of coverage with intensity. Two of the following are required:
Courses 1 to 199.
History 3(1001), American Civilization to 1865
History 4(1002), American Civilization 1865 to present
History 6(1003), African-American History
History 7(1004), The History of Women in the United States
Plus two of the following:
History 30(1030), The Ancient World
History 31(1031), Topics in European Civilization: The Emergence of Western Europe to 1715 to the present
History 32(1032), Topics in European Civilization: 1715 to the Present
Plus:
Non-Euro/American survey: One 3-hour course
Courses 201 to 399:
One course in United States history
One course in European history
One course in Non-Euro-American history
History 390(4001), Special Readings (one credit hour)
History 393(4004), Senior Seminar
Three additional 200 or 300 level courses
Other
Majors must complete at least 39, but not more than 45, hours in history with no grade below C in major. Courses 255 and 256 do not count toward major. After fulfilling the general education and specific major degree requirements, students are to take the remaining 30 hours required to complete the B.A. or B.S. degrees from courses, which the appropriate department has evaluated as being of university-level quality, from one or more of the following are or their university-quality equivalents at other institutions: anthropology/archaeology, art (appreciation, history, studio),biology, chemistry, communication, criminology and criminal justice, economics, English, foreign languages/literatures, history, mathematics/computer science, music (appreciation, history, performance), philosophy, physics and astronomy/geology, political science, psychology, social work, sociology, business, education, engineering, and interdisciplinary. Undergraduate majors must complete a minimum of 15 hours of 300-level History courses including History 390(4001) (1 credit hour) and History 393(4004) (5 credit hours) in residence.
Minor in History No course in which a grade below a C is received shall count toward a minor. Related Areas
Students may minor in history by taking 18 hours of history courses as follows:
Since history is a broad discipline, it can be combined with serious work in any other discipline. Courses in the humanities, social sciences, languages, and the natural sciences may complement the history program. Students should consult with faculty advisers to select courses suited to their individual interests.
For information, refer to the College of Education section in this Bulletin.
Bachelor of Science in Education: Emphasis in Social Studies
The history requirements are the same as for the B.A. degree except students fulfill the College of Education general education requirements rather than those of the College of Arts and Sciences. For information, refer to the College of Education section in this Bulletin.