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A major in History requires the following courses:
HST 111 Europe and the Mediterranean World to 1660 4 sh
HST 112 Europe and the Mediterranean World since 1660 4 sh
HST 301 Research Methods
4 sh

Choose one course from:
4 sh
HST 121 United States History through 1865  
HST 122 United States History since 1865  
HST 123 United States and North Carolina since 1865  

Twenty-four hours history electives, 16 of which must be at the 300-400 level:
24 sh
  U.S. and Europe, including ancient history (16 sh) (at least 4 sh each from U.S. and Europe/ancient)  
  Africa, Asia, Latin America, or the Middle East (4 sh)  
  Other electives (8 sh)  
One History seminar course including completion of a Senior Thesis 4 sh

TOTAL
 
44 sh

It is strongly recommended that history majors, in consultation with their advisor, select a topical or regional concentration of 12 semester hours at the 300 level and above. Concentration courses will be chosen from among the required 24 elective hours. With the approval of the department chair, four hours from outside history may be applied toward the concentration and the elective history hour requirement. The Department strongly recommends that history majors considering graduate school take a foreign language.

History majors receiving teacher licensure must complete the following courses:
  

HST 111 Europe and the Mediterranean World to 1660 4 sh
HST 112 Europe and the Mediterranean World since 1660 4 sh
HST 121 United States History through 1865 4 sh
HST 123 U.S. and North Carolina 4 sh
HST 301 Research Methods 4 sh
  One History seminar course 4 sh

Twelve hours HST electives at the 300-400 level chosen from each of the following three areas:
12 sh
  1) Europe  
  2) Developing World (Africa, Latin America, Asia)  
  3) U.S. minority history (African Americans, Native Americans, Women in the U.S.)
 
 
GEO 131 The World's Regions 4 sh
POL 111 American Government 4 sh
ECO 201 Principles of Economics 4 sh
  Set of professional education courses 35 sh
TOTAL   83 sh
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