History B.A.
Bachelor of Arts - History
General Education Requirements
Information regarding these requirements can be found in the General Education Section of the catalog.
Summary
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Core Courses | 9 | |
Methods | ||
Introductory History | ||
| American History Electives | 6 | |
| World History Electives | 6 | |
| European History Electives | 6 | |
| Advanced Writing Courses in History | 3 | |
| Additional History Courses | 10 | |
| Total Hours | 40 | |
Degree Specific Credits: 40
Required Cumulative GPA: 2.0
Notes:
- A minimum of 40 credits in History are required, 21 of which must be upper-division credits. A maximum of 60 credits in History are allowed. Penalties will apply for more than 60 credits.
- Credits from Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate do not count toward these credit requirements.
Lower-Division Core Courses
Rule: Complete the following subcategories. 9 total credits required.
Methods
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete the following course: | ||
| HSTR 200 | Intro: Historical Methods | 1 |
| Total Hours | 1 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Introductory History
Note: Must select either the regular or honors version of a course to apply to the requirement.
AP/IB Policy: Those students scoring a "5" on either the American History or European History AP exam are excused from this requirement. These students earn credit toward the requirement and graduation, but do not earn credit toward the history degree.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete two of the following courses: | 8 | |
| American History I | ||
or HSTA 103H | Honors American History I | |
| American History II | ||
or HSTA 104H | Honors American History II | |
| Western Civilization I | ||
or HSTR 103H | Honors Western Civilization I | |
| Western Civilization II | ||
or HSTR 104H | Honors Western Civilization II | |
| Total Hours | 8 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
American History Electives
Note: Courses with historical content offered in other departments at UM may count toward the History degree with consent of the History Department Chair.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 6 credits of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Black: From Africa to Hip-Hop | ||
| American History I | ||
| American History II | ||
| Honors American History I | ||
| Honors American History II | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Montana History | ||
HSTA 262 | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| The American Revolution and Founding Era | ||
| Early American Republic | ||
| American Civil War Era | ||
| Birth of Modern US | ||
| America in Crisis | ||
| U.S. History: WWII to Present | ||
| U.S. in the 1950s | ||
| U.S. in the 1960s | ||
| American Military History | ||
| Movie America | ||
| African American History to 1865 | ||
| African American History Since 1865 | ||
| Voodoo, Muslim, Church: Black Religion | ||
| African-American Struggle for Equality | ||
| The American South | ||
| Women in America: Colonial Period to Civil War | ||
| Women in America: From the Civil War to the Present | ||
| The History of American Thought to 1865 | ||
| Alcohol in American History | ||
| American Constitutional History | ||
| History of American Law | ||
| Families & Children in America | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| The Black Radical Tradition | ||
| Prayer & Civil Rights | ||
| Research in Montana History | ||
| Writing Women's Lives | ||
| Special topics | ||
| Seminar | ||
| Writing For History | ||
| Environmental History | ||
| 20th Century American West | ||
| Historical Research Seminar | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
World History Electives
Note: Courses with historical content offered in other departments at UM may count toward the History degree with consent of the History Department Chair.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 6 credits of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Special Topics | ||
| History of the Bible | ||
| Early Christianity | ||
| God- Past, Puzzle, Present | ||
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| Modern Latin America | ||
| East Asian Civilizations | ||
| Islamic Civilization: Classical Age | ||
| Terrorism: Violence in the Modern World | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Writing For History | ||
| The First Historians | ||
| Religion and Violence | ||
| Origins of Western Religion | ||
| Prophets and Prophecy | ||
| Latin America: Reform & Revolution | ||
| Latin America: Workers & Labor | ||
| History of the Ancient Near East | ||
| Iran Between Two Revolutions | ||
| Nationalism and the Modern Middle East | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Historical Research Seminar | ||
| Latin American Human Rights & Memory | ||
| US-Latin America Relations | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Revolution & Reform in Modern China | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
European History Electives
Note: Courses with historical content offered in other departments at UM may count toward the History degree with consent of the History Department Chair.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 6 credits of the following courses: | 6 | |
| Western Civilization I | ||
| Western Civilization II | ||
| Honors Western Civilization I | ||
| Honors Western Civilization II | ||
| Writing For History | ||
| Ancient Greece | ||
| Ancient Rome | ||
| Age of Absolut 1648-1789 | ||
| Reformation | ||
| The Roman Empire | ||
| European Social and Intellectual History: The 19th Century | ||
| European Social and Intellectual History: The 20th Century | ||
| Contemporary Europe | ||
| Britain 1485-1688 | ||
| Britain from Revolution to Reform 1688 | ||
| Modern Britain | ||
| Democracy: Ancient to Modern | ||
| France Revolution 1789-1848 | ||
| Modern France | ||
| Italy: 1300-1800 | ||
| Italy: 1800-Present | ||
| Russia to 1881 | ||
| Russia Since 1881 | ||
| Germany: Augsburg-Bismarck | ||
| Eastern Europe | ||
| European Internal Relations | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Historical Research Seminar | ||
| The Great Historians | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Total Hours | 6 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Advanced Writing Courses in History
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete one of the following courses: | 3 | |
| The Black Radical Tradition | ||
| Prayer & Civil Rights | ||
| Freedom, Slavery, Equality: Early American Perspectives | ||
| Research in Montana History | ||
| Writing Women's Lives | ||
| Historical Research Seminar | ||
HSTR 418 | ||
| US-Latin America Relations | ||
| Total Hours | 3 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-
Additional History Courses
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Complete 10 additional credits in History (HSTA, HSTR) for a total of 40 credits in History. 21 of these credits must be taken at the 300- or 400-level. | 10 | |
Minimum Required Grade: C-