History B.A.
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BACHELOR OF ARTS - HISTORY
- A minimum of 40 credits in History are required, 21 of which must be upper-division credits.
- Credits from Advanced Placement and International Baccalaureate do not count toward these credit requirements.
Course Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Lower-Division Core Courses | ||
| Complete the following course: | ||
| HSTR 200 | Intro: Historical Methods | 1 |
| Complete two of the following courses: 1 | 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 | |
| American History Electives 2 | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 | ||
| World History Electives 3 | ||
| 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 | ||
| The History of Capitalism in Latin America, 1492 to the Present | ||
| The History of Democracy in Latin America | ||
| 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 | ||
| Islam and the West | ||
| Tradition & Reform in China | ||
| Special Topics | ||
| Independent Study | ||
| Revolution & Reform in Modern China | ||
| European History Electives 4 | ||
| 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 | ||
| Writing For History | ||
| Ancient Greece | ||
| Alexander the Great and the Hellenistic World | ||
| 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 | ||
| The Age of Revolutions 1760-1848 | ||
| Russia to 1881 | ||
| Russia Since 1881 | ||
| Germany: Augsburg-Bismarck | ||
| Eastern Europe | ||
| Practicing Oral History | ||
| European Internal Relations | ||
| The Great Historians | ||
| Additional History Courses | ||
| 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 | |
| Total Hours | 37 | |
- 1
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.
- 2
Courses with American history content offered in other departments may count toward the History major with consent of the History Department Chair.
- 3
Courses with World history content offered in other departments may count toward the History major with consent of the History Department Chair.
- 4
Courses with European history content offered in other departments may count toward the History major with consent of the History Department Chair.
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