History, B.A.

The History, B.A. major is available in traditional as well as online formats.

Overall Requirements

120 credit hours, to include at least 36 credits at or above the 300 course level.
Minimum 30 credits at or above the 100 level. The department divides its undergraduate offerings into three fields: Western Europe, United States, and the Wider World. The minimum of 30 credits must include courses as provided below.
History majors must maintain a cumulative grade point average of at least 2.0 in history courses to qualify for a degree in History.

Degree Program Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
University Requirements
General Education Requirements (MAC)
College of Arts and Sciences Additional Requirements (CIC)

Major Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
100-200-Level Courses		9
Select 3 credits from Field I: Western Europe at the 200 level ^*
Select 3 credits from Field II: United States at the 200 level ^*
Select 3 credits from Field III: Wider World at the 100 or 200 level ^*
Intermediate/Advanced Requirements		6
HIS 391	Historical Skills and Methods
HIS 411A	Seminar in Historical Research and Writing
or HIS 411B	Seminar in Historical Research and Writing
or HIS 411C	Seminar in Historical Research and Writing
300-Level Courses		9
Select an additional 9 credits the intermediate level (300) ^*
400-Level Courses		6
Select an additional 6 credits at the advanced level (400) ^*
To ensure that each major has breadth in his or her program, of the 30 credit hour minimum, a student must take at least 6 credits from each of the three fields (Western Europe, United States, Wider World). In addition, at least 3 credits of the 6 credits from each of the three fields must be at the intermediate (300) or advanced (400) level. ^*

*: Selection must be made according to the Courses by Field table below.

*Courses by Field

Field I: Western Europe

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
HIS 206	Topics in Premodern Western History
HIS 208	Topics on the West and the Modern World
HIS 220	The Ancient World
HIS 221	Medieval Legacy
HIS 222	Europe 1400-1789
HIS 223	The Making of Modern Europe
HIS 309	Unity and Unrest in Medieval Towns
HIS 310	Daughters of Eve: Women in the Middle Ages
HIS 312	The Crusades
HIS 313	The Viking Age
HIS 314	The Modern British Empire, 1750-Present
HIS 315	Witchcraft and Magic in European History
HIS 348	The World at War, 1914-1918
HIS 349	The World at War, 1939-1945
HIS 351	History of Greece, 2000 BC-31 BC
HIS 354	Roman Republic 754 BC - 44 BC
HIS 355	The Roman Empire, 44 BC-AD 337
HIS 369	History of Spain
HIS 373	English History to 1660
HIS 374	British History 1688-Present
HIS 376	German History, 1914-1945
HIS 392	Nazi Germany & the Holocaust
HIS 411B	Seminar in Historical Research and Writing
HIS 441	Ancient World: Selected Topics
HIS 442	Middle Ages: Selected Topics
HIS 444	Early Modern Europe: Selected Topics
HIS 460	Nineteenth-Century Europe: Selected Topics
HIS 462	Twentieth-Century Europe: Selected Topics
HIS 463	Early Modern England: Selected Topics
HIS 464	Modern Britain: Selected Topics
HIS 467	French History: Selected Topics
HIS 471	Modern European Thought: Selected Topics
HIS 474	Modern Germany: Selected Topics
HIS 492	Honors Work: European History
HSS 490	Senior Honors Project

Field II: United States

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
HIS 211	The United States: A General Survey to 1865
HIS 212	The United States: A General Survey Since 1865
HIS 213	Topics in American History
HIS 301	Race and Slavery
HIS 302	Race and Segregation
HIS 316	Interpreting American History
HIS 317	Introduction to Public History
HIS 326	Using Photographs as Historical Evidence
HIS 328	U.S. Women's History to 1865
HIS 329	U.S. Women's History Since 1865
HIS 332	Civil Rights and Black Freedom, 1940-1980
HIS 334	United States Environmental History
HIS 335	America Before the Revolution
HIS 336	The American Revolutionary Era, 1763-1789
HIS 337	Emerging Nation: US History 1789-1848
HIS 338	Civil War, Reconstruction, and Reunion, 1848-1896
HIS 339	From Civil War to Superpower: America 1896-1945
HIS 340	The United States since World War II
HIS 342	Gender, Sex, and Health in the 20th Century US
HIS 344	The New South
HIS 347	History of North Carolina
HIS 350	American Immigration: Newcomers and Gatekeepers
HIS 403	African American History: Selected Topics
HIS 411A	Seminar in Historical Research and Writing
HIS 412	Public History
HIS 415	American Diplomatic History: The Twentieth Century
HIS 420	Southern History: Selected Topics
HIS 422	Early American History: Selected Topics
HIS 424	Twentieth-Century U.S. History: Selected Topics
HIS 426	The Civil War and Reconstruction: Selected Topics
HIS 434	The American Revolution: Selected Topics
HIS 445	Southern History and Southern Material Culture in a Museum Context
HIS 446	American Cultural History: Selected Topics
HIS 449	American Social History: Family and Religion
HIS 451	Gender and History: Selected Topics
HIS 478	Research Methods in Historical Archaeology
HIS 491	Honors Work: American History
HSS 490	Senior Honors Project

Field III: Wider World

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
HIS 101	Contemporary World
HIS 203	History of Africa to 1870
HIS 204	History of Africa since 1870
HIS 207	Topics in Premodern World History
HIS 209	Topics in Modern World History
HIS 210	Human Rights in Modern World History
HIS 215	The Civilizations of Asia
HIS 216	The Civilizations of Asia
HIS 217	The World, 1900-1945
HIS 218	The World since 1945
HIS 239	The First America: Latin America, 1492-1830
HIS 240	(Dis)order and Progress: Latin America since 1810
HIS 308	Navigating World History
HIS 319	Sugar, Soccer, Samba: History of Brazil
HIS 320	History of Mexico and Central America
HIS 322	American Indian History: 1840 to the Present
HIS 323	American Indians and Nature
HIS 333	American Indian History to 1840
HIS 341	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Real Story
HIS 356	The Making of the African Diaspora
HIS 377	Russian History to 1900
HIS 378	Russian History since 1900
HIS 380	Topics in the Near and Middle East
HIS 381	The Near and Middle East since World War I
HIS 383	Chinese History to 1800
HIS 384	The Modern Transformation of China: 1800 to Present Day
HIS 387	History of the Chinese Frontier
HIS 389	West Africa during the Atlantic Slave Trade
HIS 408	Latin America and Caribbean: Selected Topics
HIS 411C	Seminar in Historical Research and Writing
HIS 414	Topics in World History
HIS 475	Modern Russian History: Selected Topics
HIS 481	African History: Selected Topics
HIS 487	Southern African History
HIS 488	East Asian History: Selected Topics
HIS 493	Honors Work: Wider World History
HSS 490	Senior Honors Project

Related Area Requirements

Because history is closely related to many other disciplines, we strongly recommend that history majors consult their advisors about using their liberal education requirements and electives to build a coherent series of related courses. Students interested in the various national histories may wish to pursue language and literature courses in the same area; students interested in social and institutional history may wish to pursue courses in the social sciences such as anthropology, sociology, political science, and economics; students interested in cultural and intellectual history will profit by work in philosophy, religious studies, and art and music history.

Optional Concentration

The optional concentration as detailed following the major requirements may be added, but is not required.

Public History

Electives

Electives sufficient to complete the 120 credit hours required for degree.

Public History Concentration Requirements

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Required		9
HIS 317	Introduction to Public History
Select one course from the list below:
HIS 346	Topics in Historical Memory
HIS 412	Public History
HIS 446	American Cultural History: Selected Topics
Select one course from the list below if not already taken as a course for the History major requirements or electives: ^{* , **}
AAD 310	Managing and Leading in the Arts
AAD 320	Arts Marketing
AAD 321	Fundraising in the Arts
AAD 380	Introduction to Art Museum Studies
AAD 381	Intro to Art Museum Collections
ADS 310	The Portrayal of African Americans in Film
ADS 330	Black Music as Cultural History: 1960-1980
ATY 360	Methods in Archaeology
ATY 370	Historical Archaeology of the Modern World
ATY 423	Applying Archaeology in the Real World
ATY 440	Colliding Worlds: Forming America
HIS 326	Using Photographs as Historical Evidence
HIS 341	Pirates of the Caribbean: The Real Story
HIS 346	Topics in Historical Memory
HIS 347	History of North Carolina
HIS 390	History Internship
HIS 405	Introduction to Archival Management
HIS 412	Public History
HIS 443	Historic Preservation: Principles and Practice
HIS 446	American Cultural History: Selected Topics
HIS 455	Field Methods in Preservation Technology

*: Note that some of the electives other than HIS courses may have prerequisites.
**: The following special topics courses may be substituted with approval of the Director of Undergraduate Studies when the topic contains Public History content: HIS 380, HIS 403

Disciplinary Honors in History

Requirements

A minimum of 12 credit hours as defined below.
A grade of at least B in all course work used to satisfy the Honors in History requirement
UNC Greensboro cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better or, for transfer students, cumulative GPA of 3.30 or better from all prior institutions.

Course List
Code	Title	Credit Hours
Contract Honors Course		6
300-level Contract Course
400-level Contract Course
Senior Honors Project		6
To be planned in one of the following courses: ^*
HIS 491	Honors Work: American History
HIS 492	Honors Work: European History
HIS 493	Honors Work: Wider World History
HSS 490	Senior Honors Project

*: Taken before the Senior Honors Project.

Recognition

Receive a Certificate of Disciplinary Honors in History; have that accomplishment, along with the title of the Senior Honors Project, noted on the official transcript; and be recognized at a banquet held at the end of the spring semester.

Honors Advisor

See Lisa Tolbert at lctolber@uncg.edu for further information and guidance about Honors in History. To apply: https://honorscollege.uncg.edu/disciplinary-honors/disciplinary-honors-admissions