2019-2020 BSC Catalog

88 ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
archives. Students graduating with the concentration in public history fulfill the
requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in history and take additional courses, including an
introductory course, an internship with a partnering institution, and other courses outside
of history that complement their training in the field.
Historical study provides a training that also helps prepare students for graduate
study and for widely varied careers in teaching, law, the church, government,
diplomatic service, museums, libraries, social services, business, journalism, and
other fields.
Upon completion of the history major, students will be able to
• articulate a thesis that is historical and argumentative
• compose an historical argument using primary sources in support of an
appropriate thesis
• engage with secondary sources by situating one’s own thesis and argument
within the topic’s historiography
Major Requirements
Major in History
The following courses are required (11 units):
two units from the following:
HI 102, and either HI 103 or HI 110
or
HI 181 and HI 182
HI 151 or HI 155
HI 152
HI 300 (normally completed in the sophomore or junior year)
HI 400
five elective units, two at the 200 level and three at the 300 level;
at least one must be in United States history, one in European
history, and one in Latin American, Asian, or Middle Eastern history
Major in History with concentration in Public History
The following courses are required (13-14 units):
two units from the following:
HI 102, and either HI 103 or HI 110
or
HI 181 and HI 182
HI 151 or HI 155
HI 152
HI 251
one unit from the following:
HI 204
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2019-2020