2008-2009 Academic Catalog - Queens University of Charlotte

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HISTORY DEPARTMENT
History, drawing upon nearly all fields of knowledge, helps provide a deeper understanding and
perspective of the forces which influence individuals and the world around them. It trains one in
the skills of research, analysis and written interpretation.
Careers
A concentration in History is an excellent general foundation for many occupations, professional
careers and graduate study. It provides opportunities for careers in teaching, policy research
in government and business, archives and records management, law and politics and foreign
service.
Teacher licensure
Students majoring in History may earn licensure to teach History or Social Studies on the secondary
level (grades 9-12). See the School of Education for more information.
Writing-intensive course requirement
The writing-intensive course requirement is met with HIST 299.
Degree
The major in History leads to a Bachelor of Arts degree.
Requirements
Students are required to complete 33 hours in the major.
History Major
THE UNDERGRADUATE PROGRAM
Requirements for the major in History are:
Core:
HIST 201 The Emergence of the West
HIST 202 The West in the World
HIST 203 American History to 1877
HIST 204 American History since 1877
HIST 299 Introduction to Research Techniques
HIST 301 History Conversations
HIST 495 Masterworks
Plus one course chosen from:
HIST 306 Early Modern Europe
HIST 310 Ideas and Imagination in Europe
HIST 333 Classical Political Thought
HIST 334 Modern Political Thought
HIST 361 Ideas and Values in Conflict in History
HIST 362 Contemporary Ideas and Values
HIST 363 The History of Our Time
Plus one 300-level U.S. History course chosen from:
HIST 335 From Resistance to Revolution: American Independence, 1760-1800
HIST 336 Nineteenth Century American West
HIST 337 Invasion of the Americas
HIST 340 African-American History
HIST 341 The Civil Rights Movement in America
HIST 345 Religion in America
HIST 346 North Carolina History
HIST 348 Recent History of the American South
HIST 349 The Era of the Civil War
HIST 352 History of American Journalism
HIST 353 “We Interrupt this Broadcast!” American Journalism since 1945
HIST 386 American Capitalism
HIST 389 Topics in American History
HIST 392 American Women