2009-2010 - Bowie State University

GENERAL HISTORY SEQUENCE
The General History Track consists of a total of forty‐two hours in history course work. Eighteen hours
are in history survey courses, eighteen hours are in upper level history courses, and six hours consist of
the two parts of the Senior Seminar. These courses are to be taken sequentially with most of the history
survey courses being taken before the upper level ones are taken. In any case, the choice of courses
must be made in cooperation with the faculty advisor to ensure successful and timely completion of the
degree requirements and to prepare for the senior year comprehensive examination and the writing of
the thesis paper. Finally, all eighteen hours of history survey courses and all eighteen hours of upper
level history courses must be taken before the student takes the two seminar courses.
The General History Track is designed as a traditional liberal arts program that emphasizes theory and
research so that the student is prepared for graduate studies in history. Should the student wish to
graduate with a Bachelor of Arts degree, rather than a Bachelor of Science degree, then, the student
must satisfy a foreign language requirement, which can also be met by passing a Foreign Language
Proficiency Examination. Students who wish to pursue graduate studies in history are strongly
encouraged to take twelve hours of Foreign Language Electives and, thereby, to graduate with a BA.
HISTORY SURVEY COURSES (18 semester hours)
Sem. Hrs.
HIST 110 World Civilization to 1500 3
HIST 111 World Civilization since 1500 3
HIST 114 African‐American History to 1865 3
HIST 115 African‐American History since 1865 3
HIST 201 United States History to 1865 3
HIST 202 United States History since 1865 3
Total Hours of History Survey Courses 18
For History majors some of the above courses may be included in the program as core departmental
requirements or as general education electives, under the social sciences and other general education
electives categories.
HISTORY SUB‐FIELDS
There are three sub‐fields of upper level history courses, which are the African Sub‐Field, the European
Sub‐Field, and the United States Sub‐Field. History Majors must take two courses in each of the three
sub‐fields for their eighteen hours of upper level course work (300‐level or higher) in history.
AFRICAN SUB‐FIELD
Sem. Hrs.
HIST 360 Survey of African Civilizations to 1500 3
HIST 361 Survey of African Civilizations since 1500 3
HIST 362 History of East and Southern Africa 3
HIST 461 Imperialism in Africa 3
EUROPEAN SUB‐FIELD
Sem. Hrs.
HIST 317 Renaissance and Reformation 3
HIST 320 Europe from 1815 to 1914 3
HIST 321 Economic History of Europe 3
HIST 322 Twentieth Century Europe 3
HIST 328 Soviet Union & Russia in the 20th Century 3
HIST 331 The French Revolution and Napoleon 3
HIST 337 The History of Britain to 1688 3
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