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2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
2018-2019 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

History, (B.A.)


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The Department of History introduces students to the richness and complexity of the human experience through a curriculum that covers all major geographic areas and time periods, and emphasizes both the unity of that experience and the diversity resulting from such factors as cultural, social, and gender differences. We seek to develop not only a knowledge of the past, but also an appreciation of history as an intellectual discipline that employs a wide variety of scholarly methodologies in its effort to understand that past. Students are taught to think and work as historians: to read critically and analytically both primary and secondary sources, to appreciate the complexity of historical issues and multiplicity of historical views, and to investigate a historical question or problem and communicate the results of that investigation. Through this broad preparation, history majors acquire essential knowledge and critical skills, which provide valuable assets for a wide spectrum of professions and occupations as well as the fundamental basis for advanced study. Program objectives for a B.A. in History are: (a) a fundamental knowledge of the past, including key historical events, ideas, figures, movements, and periods; (b) an awareness of the diversity of historical experiences over time and space; (c) the ability to recognize, locate, analyze critically, and utilize primary and secondary sources; (d) the ability to recognize and evaluate differing historical interpretations and methodologies; (e) the ability to research a topic thoroughly using both primary and secondary sources, and to present a clear and well-written historical argument based on that research; (f) express a high degree of satisfaction with the quality of the education received in that program.

University General Education Program (41 hours)


See Graduation from the University  for the University General Education Program requirements.

College and Degree (B.A.) Requirements (6-9 hours)


The College and Bachelor of Arts requirements  are in addition to the University General Education Program requirements.

The Major (33 hours)


Majors must complete 33 semester hours in history courses. Of the 33 hours, at least 9 hours must be from HIST 1110 , HIST 1120 , HIST 2010 , and HIST 2020 ; and at least 21 hours must be in upper-division courses. Of the 21 upper-division hours required, at least 6 must be taken outside of the European and United States fields and a maximum of 18 may be taken in any one field (African, Ancient, Asian, European, Latin American, Middle Eastern, United States).

Electives


Electives may be chosen to bring the total number of hours to 120.

Honors Program


For information on the honors program in History, please visit http://www.memphis.edu/history/undergraduate/honors.php.

Typical 4-Year History Sequence


Freshman Year


Semester Totals 30-31 hrs


Sophomore Year


Semester Totals 32 hrs


Junior Year


  • UD Elective (3)
  • Elective (3)
  • Elective (3)
  • UD HIST (3)
  • UD HIST (3)
  • Humanities/Fine Arts (3)
  • Elective (3)
  • UD HIST (3)
  • UD HIST (3)
  • UD elective (3)

Semester Totals 30 hrs


Senior Year


  • UD HIST (3)
  • UD HIST (3)
  • UD elective (3)
  • UD elective (3)
  • Elective (3)
  • UD HIST (3)
  • UD elective (3)
  • UD elective (3)
  • Elective (4)

Semester Totals 28 hrs


Total Hours: 120


Total Hours Required for Graduation: 120


*Must satisfy University General Education Program  Requirement

** This plan assumes you are starting your language courses at the intermediate (2010/2020) level required for the degree. If you need to start your language sequence at an earlier level, please account for that and plug those courses into the plan. This will require that you remove one to two “elective” slots and replace them with the necessary language courses.

***HIST LD - choose 3 from HIST 1110 , HIST 1120 , HIST 2010 , or HIST 2020  

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