Nov 24, 2024

2016 - 2017 Catalog of Courses

2016 - 2017 Catalog of Courses [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

History Major

REQUIREMENTS FOR A BACHELOR OF ARTS DEGREE WITH A MAJOR IN HISTORY:

Liberal Arts Core - Credits: 33

See Liberal Arts Core for course choices

Communication	CO1/CO2	COMP 150 ^a and any one approved
	or	CO2^acourse (Credits: 6)
	CO2/CO3	Any one approved CO2^a course and any one approved
		CO3^acourse (Credits: 6)

Mathematics	MA1	Any one approved MA1 course (Credits: 3-4)

Arts & Humanities	AH	Any two approved AH courses (Credits: 6)

History	HI	Any one approved HI course (Credits: 3)

Social & Behavioral Sciences	SS	Any one approved SS course (Credits: 3)

AH/HI/SS^b	AH or HI or SS	One additional approved AH^b or HI^b or SS^b course (Credits: 3)

Natural & Physical Sciences	SC1	Any one approved SC1 course (Credits: 4)
	SC1 or SC2	Any one approved SC1 or SC2 course (Credits: 3-4)

Major Requirements: Credits: 45

Core Courses:

HIST 296 - Introduction to Philosophy and Methods Credits: 3
HIST 396 - Philosophy and Methods Credits: 3
HIST 496 - Research Senior Seminar Credits: 3

Major Electives:

You may complete the elective course requirements for this major in one of two ways:

1) Complete the History Electives section shown below OR

2) Complete the requirements of an area of Concentration.

History Electives:

United States:

Complete one (1) course from the list below:

HIST 181 - US/SW Environmental History Credits: 3
HIST 280 - U.S. History to 1877 Credits: 3
HIST 281 - U.S. History Since 1877 Credits: 3

Europe:

Complete one (1) course from the list below:

HIST 160 - Western Civilization I Credits: 3
HIST 261 - Western Civilization II Credits: 3

World:

Complete one (1) course from the list below:

HIST 150 - World Civilization I Credits: 3
HIST 151 - World Civilization II Credits: 3
HIST 270 - Colonial Latin America Credits: 3
HIST 271 - Modern Latin America Credits: 3

United States:

Complete three (3) courses from the list below:

HIST 313 - Wilderness in America Credits: 3
HIST 314 - Early America: 1776-1850 Credits: 3
HIST 320 - U.S. West/Southwestern History Credits: 3
HIST 323 - U.S. National Parks Credits: 3
HIST 324 - Colorado History Credits: 3
HIST 329 - United States: Topics Credits: 3
HIST 331 - Poverty in the United States Credits: 3
HIST 332 - Women in the United States Credits: 3
HIST 334 - U.S. War in Vietnam Credits: 3
HIST 335 - Work and Workers in the U.S. Credits: 3
HIST 345 - Archival Theory and Practice Credits: 3
HIST 376 - Oral History: Theory and Practice Credits: 3

Europe:

Complete three (3) courses from the list below:

HIST 302 - Ancient Rome Credits: 3
HIST 303 - Ancient Greece Credits: 3
HIST 307 - History of Disease Credits: 3
HIST 359 - Medieval Europe Credits: 3
HIST 361 - Czarist Russia Credits: 3
HIST 362 - Rise and Fall of Soviet Union Credits: 3
HIST 366 - Hitler and the Holocaust Credits: 3
HIST 368 - Medieval Women Credits: 3
HIST 374 - Europe: Topics Credits: 3
HIST 378 - Two World Wars in Europe Credits: 3
HIST 379 - Modern Europe Credits: 3

World:

Complete three (3) courses from the list below.

HIST 319 - Movements of Resistance Credits: 3
HIST 343 - Ancient Nile Valley Credits: 3
HIST 352 - Modern China Credits: 3
HIST 356 - History of Japan Credits: 3
HIST 371 - History of Central America Credits: 3
HIST 372 - U.S. - Latin American Relations Credits: 3
HIST 373 - History of Mexico Credits: 3
HIST 375 - Latin America: Topics Credits: 3
HIST 392 - World: Topics Credits: 3

Public History Concentration:

HIST 241 - Public History: Scope and Methods Credits: 3
HIST 255 - Introduction to Heritage Preservation Credits: 3
HIST 491 - Colloquium in Public History Credits: 3
HIST 493 - Internship in History Credits: 1-9 - minimum three (3) credits required

Public History Courses:

Complete two (2) courses from the list below:

ANTH 375 - Museum & Heritage Studies Credits: 3
HIST 323 - U.S. National Parks Credits: 3
HIST 345 - Archival Theory and Practice Credits: 3
HIST 376 - Oral History: Theory and Practice Credits: 3

United States:

Complete one (1) course from the list below:

HIST 181 - US/SW Environmental History Credits: 3
HIST 280 - U.S. History to 1877 Credits: 3
HIST 281 - U.S. History Since 1877 Credits: 3

Europe:

Complete one (1) course from the list below:

HIST 160 - Western Civilization I Credits: 3
HIST 261 - Western Civilization II Credits: 3

World:

Complete one (1) course from the list below:

HIST 150 - World Civilization I Credits: 3
HIST 151 - World Civilization II Credits: 3
HIST 270 - Colonial Latin America Credits: 3
HIST 271 - Modern Latin America Credits: 3

United States:

Complete one (1) course from the list below:

HIST 313 - Wilderness in America Credits: 3
HIST 314 - Early America: 1776-1850 Credits: 3
HIST 320 - U.S. West/Southwestern History Credits: 3
HIST 324 - Colorado History Credits: 3
HIST 329 - United States: Topics Credits: 3
HIST 331 - Poverty in the United States Credits: 3
HIST 332 - Women in the United States Credits: 3
HIST 334 - U.S. War in Vietnam Credits: 3
HIST 335 - Work and Workers in the U.S. Credits: 3

Europe:

Complete one (1) course from the list below:

HIST 302 - Ancient Rome Credits: 3
HIST 303 - Ancient Greece Credits: 3
HIST 307 - History of Disease Credits: 3
HIST 359 - Medieval Europe Credits: 3
HIST 361 - Czarist Russia Credits: 3
HIST 362 - Rise and Fall of Soviet Union Credits: 3
HIST 366 - Hitler and the Holocaust Credits: 3
HIST 368 - Medieval Women Credits: 3
HIST 374 - Europe: Topics Credits: 3
HIST 378 - Two World Wars in Europe Credits: 3
HIST 379 - Modern Europe Credits: 3

World:

Complete one (1) course from the list below:

HIST 319 - Movements of Resistance Credits: 3
HIST 343 - Ancient Nile Valley Credits: 3
HIST 352 - Modern China Credits: 3
HIST 356 - History of Japan Credits: 3
HIST 371 - History of Central America Credits: 3
HIST 372 - U.S. - Latin American Relations Credits: 3
HIST 373 - History of Mexico Credits: 3
HIST 375 - Latin America: Topics Credits: 3
HIST 392 - World: Topics Credits: 3

Free Electives - Credits: Variable

TOTAL REQUIRED FOR GRADUATION - CREDITS: 120

^aCheck course description for minimum grade in prerequisite course(s) required to enroll in this course.

^b A minimum of 15 credits of coursework must be completed in the combined areas of AH/HI/SS.

Note: Among the total credits required for graduation, at least 36 credits must be upper division (300- and 400-level) courses.

Note: Students completing the Liberal Arts Core in fewer than 33 credits will have additional free electives.

Note: Students who have met a prerequisite or required course through transfer, examinations, or assessment of prior learning will have additional free electives.

Freshman Map to Graduation:

History Major: Freshman Map

Transfer Map to Graduation:

History Major: Transfer Student Map