2009-2010 Undergraduate Bulletin (pdf) - LaGrange College

• pursue graduate study within the discipline;
• pursue a professional degree in a selected field of study;
• pursue employment as a teacher in pre-collegiate education;
• seek employment in a field such as government, entry level historic
documentation and preservation, social or historic entry level research,
or a field where their liberal arts preparation can be beneficially
utilized.
Graduates of the Department of History may be found pursuing careers in
business, law, education, politics and government, broadcasting,
journalism, the ministry and other fields of endeavor. In all of these
endeavors, our graduates have found that their education has provided a
foundation for their careers and for their growth in life.
The Department of History offers the following major in history:
A. Prerequisite Courses:
HIST 1101 and 1102
HIST 1111 and 1112
World Civilization
United States History
These are prerequisite courses for the major.
Prerequisite courses can be met by AP, CLEP tests, or by transfer credit.
B. Two courses from:
HIST 3307
HIST 3308
or
HIST 3310—3311
Two courses from:
HIST 3301
HIST 3302
HIST 3320
Social and Intellectual History of the United
States
American Diplomatic History
Constitutional History of the United States
Greco-Roman World
Middle Ages
Renaissance and Reformation
Two courses from:
HIST 3372 Europe 1660-1870
HIST 3374
Europe 1870– Present
Required courses:
HIST 2000
HIST 4490
Research Methods in History
Senior History Seminar
C. An additional nine semester hours of 3000 and 4000 level history
courses are required. The total major course requirements are 33
semester hours credit beyond 1000 level courses.
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