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DISTRIBUTION AND SEQUENCE COURSE LIST:
US HISTORY
333 ENVIRONMENTAL HISTORY
410 US INTELLECTUAL I
411 US INTELLECTUAL II
422 US 1829 - 1917 I
423 US 1829 - 1917 II
424 US 1917 – PRESENT I
425 US 1917 – PRESENT II
431 NORTH AMERICAN PLAINS
436 AM FRONTIER TO 1850
437 AM WEST SINCE 1850
439 AMERICAN AGRICULTURE
499 AM SOUTH TO 1865
499 AM SOUTH FROM 1865
EUROPEAN HISTORY
320 HISTORY OF CHRISTIANITY
440 EUROPEAN INTELLECTUAL HIST I
450 ANCIENT HISTORY
451 MEDIEVAL HISTORY
454 RENAISSANCE/REFORM
455 EIGHTEENTH CENTURY
456 EUROPE 1815 – 1914
457 EUROPE SINCE 1914
460 ENGLAND TO 1714
461 ENGLAND SINCE 1714
WIDENING HORIZONS
381 AUSTRALIA/NEW ZEALAND
382 CANADA
434 HIST OF ENVIRONMENTAL SCIENCE
470 MOD LATIN AMERICA I
471 MOD LATIN AMERICA II
473 MEXICO I TO 1821
474 MEXICO II 1821 TO PRESENT
476 S.W. BORDERLANDS TO 1848
SUPPLEMENTARY VOCATIONAL COURSE LIST:
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Course Options
The following revisions will be required for all students who enter the
History major beginning with the Fall 2004 semester. Students who enter
before then may choose to follow either the new or the old requirements for the History major.
The Public History major totals 69-81 semester credit hours.
Public History Core Requirements (24 credits)
ARCH 322: History of Architecture II, 3 credits
HIST 251: Introduction to Public History, 3 credits
HIST 252: Introduction to Museum Work, 3 credits
HIST 401: Archival Theory and Practice, 3 credits
HIST 403: Archival Photography, 3 credits
HIST 496: Field Experience (Approved Internship) 9 credits (400 hours)
Public History Supplementary Vocational Option (18 credits)
18 additional credits from the following courses choosing one specific track: Museums, Archives, or Historic Preservation or minor in other field as approved by Director of Public History Program e.g. Business Administration, Mass Communications, Sociology--Anthropology Emphasis
Museums:
ADFH 150 Design Fundamentals I
ADFH 310 History of Fashion
ADFH 315 History of Interiors I
ADFH 316 History of Interiors II
ANTH 111 Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH 204 Archaeology and Prehistory
ANTH 208 Folklore and Culture
ART 211 Art History II
ART 451 History of American Art
ART 452 Contemporary Art
COMM 260 Introduction to Web Development
COMM 261 Principles of Internet Web-Based Design
CSCI 116 Business Use of Computers
ENGL 320 Practical Writing
ENGL 459 Researching and Writing Grants
HIST 404 Historical Editing
SOC 405 Community Development
Archives:
ANTH 208 Folklore and Culture
BUSN 370 Management Information Systems
COMM 260 Introduction to Web Development
COMM 261 Principles of Internet Web-Based Design
CSCI 116 Business Use of Computers
ENGL 320 Practical Writing
ENGL 459 Researching and Writing Grants
HIST 404 Historical Editing
Historic Preservation:
ADFH 150 Design Fundamentals I
ADFH 315 History of Interiors I
ADFH 316 History of Interiors II
ANTH 111 Introduction to Anthropology
ANTH 204 Archaeology and Prehistory
ART 451 History of American Art
CSCI 116 Business Use of Computers
ENGL 320 Practical Writing
ENGL 459 Researching and Writing Grants
SOC 405 Community Development
LA 322 History of Landscape Architecture
History Major Requirements (39 credits)
100-200 level courses
Students must complete at least 9, but no more than 15 credits in 100 or 200 level courses. No sequences are required, although students may include History 101 and 102 (Western Civilization) and History 103 and 104 (US History) in their course selection. Public History core courses at the 200 level may be used to meet this requirement.
300-400 level courses
Of the 39 credit hours required for the major, at least 24 credits must be taken at the 300-400 level. History courses at the 400 level in the Public History core may be used to for elective credits needed in addition to the Depth and Distribution requirements. Required courses at this level are:
Hist 390: Historical Research and Writing
Hist 489: Senior Seminar
Depth requirement: a sequence of two courses (6 credits). See list of approved sequence courses.
Distribution requirement: 15 credits (may include the 6-credit sequence).
Students meet the 15 credit distribution requirement by completing at least 6 credits in two of three distribution categories and 3 in the third. The three distribution categories are U.S. History, European History, and Widening Horizons.
U.S. History Courses Recommended for Public History Majors:
Hist 333 Environmental History
Hist 423 US 1829-1917 II
Hist 424 US 1917-Present I
Hist 425 US 1917-Present II
Hist 437 American West since 1850
Hist 439 American Agriculture
Hist 499 South since 1865
U.S. History Courses Acceptable for Public History Majors:
Hist 410 U. S. Intellectual History I
Hist 411 U. S. Intellectual History II
Hist 422 US 1829-1917 I
Hist 431 North American Plains
Hist 436 American Frontier to 1850
Hist 499 South to 1865
European History Courses Recommended for Public History Majors:
Hist 456 Europe 1815-1914
Hist 457 Europe 1914-present
Hist 461 England since 1714
European History Courses Acceptable for Public History Majors:
Hist 320 History of Christianity
Hist 440 European Intellectual History I
Hist 450 Ancient History
Hist 451 Medieval History
Hist 454 Renaissance and Reformation
Hist 455 The Eighteenth Century
Hist 460 England to 1714
Widening Horizons Courses Recommended for Public History Majors:
Hist 434 History and Politics of Environmental Science
Hist 471 Modern Latin America II
Hist 474 Mexico II
Widening Horizons Courses Acceptable for Public History Majors:
Hist 381 Australia and New Zealand
Hist 382 Canada
Hist 470 Modern Latin America I
Hist 473 Mexico I
Hist 476 Southwestern Borderlands to 1848
