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2024-2025 Shepherd University Catalog

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History, B.A.

History is the exploration of the past as a key to understanding the human condition. Historical study enables students to understand their own and other civilizations and to confront the present and future with intelligence and perspective.

Curriculum for a Major in History

Specific Core Curriculum requirements:

History majors must select:

at least one course in Literature to meet their Tier 2 Humanities requirement; and
at least one course in Economics and one course in Political Science to meet their Tier 2 Social Science requirement.

HIST 150 - First-Year Experience “Reel” History (1cr)
Foreign Language Requirement

In addition to the Core Curriculum and the requirements for the major and minor, students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts must satisfy the B.A. Foreign Language Requirement .

History majors enroll in one of three Concentrations:

General
Civil War and Nineteenth-Century America
Historic Preservation and Public History

Total hours required for a major, 39 Hours:

Required courses, 12 Hours:

All history majors must complete 12 hours of the following courses.

Complete two of the following:

HIST 201 - History of the United States to 1865 (3 cr)
HIST 202 - History of the United States, 1865 to Present (3 cr)
HIST 203 - United States and the World (3cr)
And also complete:
HIST 350 - Introduction to Historical Studies (3 cr)
HIST 495 - Capstone Seminar in History (3 cr)

General concentration, 27 Hours:

Two 300- or 400-level courses in United States history from the following, 6 Hours:

HIST 301 - American Colonial History (3 cr)
HIST 302 - Era of the American Revolution , 1763-1815 (3 cr)
HIST 303 - The Jacksonian Era , 1816-1850 (3 cr)
HIST 304 - American Civil War and Reconstruction Era (3cr)
HIST 305 - History of the Lower Shenandoah Valley (3 cr)
HIST 308 - The Old South (3 cr)
HIST 309 - West Virginia and the Appalachian Region (3 cr)
HIST 310 - Rise of Industrial Democracy (3 cr)
HIST 312 - New Deal to Great Society (3 cr)
HIST 314 - Recent United States History since 1972 (3 cr)
HIST 315 - United States Women to 1869 (3 cr)
HIST 316 - United States Women since 1869 (3cr)
HIST 318 - United States and World War II (3 cr)
HIST 351 - African American History to 1865 (3cr)
HIST 352 - African American History since 1865 (3cr)
HIST 378 - American Military History (3 cr)
HIST 425 - Seminar in United States History (3 cr)
HIST 430 - Civil War Seminar (3 cr)
Any other course (including independent studies and special topics courses) in United States history with permission of the Department of History (3)

Two 300- or 400-level courses in European history from the following, 6 Hours:

HIST 327 - Europe 400-1000 (3cr)
HIST 328 - Europe 1000-1450 (3cr)
HIST 329 - The Renaissance and Reformation (3 cr)
HIST 333 - Modern European History (3 cr)
HIST 338 - European Women to 1500 (3 cr)
HIST 339 - European Women Since 1500 (3 cr)
HIST 342 - Twentieth Century Germany (3cr)
HIST 360 - Evolution of European Government (3 cr)
HIST 375 - First World War (3 cr)
HIST 404 - The Contemporary World Since 1929 (3 cr)
HIST 407 - History of England to 1603 (3 cr)
HIST 408 - History of England Since 1603 (3 cr)
HIST 410 - Russia to 1855 (3 cr)
HIST 412 - History of Russia Since 1855 (3 cr)
HIST 416 - Italian City States (3 cr)
HIST 427 - Seminar in European History (3 cr)
HIST 440 - Ideas in the Modern West (3 cr)
Any other course (including independent studies and special topics courses) in European history with permission of the Department of History (3)

Two 300- or 400-level courses in African, Asian, Middle Eastern, or Latin American history chosen from the following, 6 Hours:

HIST 320 - Sub-Saharan Africa (3 cr)
HIST 331 - Ancient Civilization (3 cr)
HIST 419 - East Asia to 1800 (3 cr)
HIST 420 - Modern East Asia Since 1800 (3 cr)
HIST 421 - History of Modern Japan (3 cr)
HIST 428 - Seminar in Asian History (3cr)
HIST 445 - Latin America to 1840 (3 cr)
HIST 446 - Latin America Since 1820 (3 cr)
Other courses (including independent studies and special topics courses) in African, Asian, Middle Eastern, or Latin American history with permission of the Department of History (3)

Elective courses, 9 Hours:

Any three electives chosen from among 300- or 400-level history courses.

Four-Year Course Progression

**History**
FALL		FIRST YEAR		SPRING		FIRST YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
Core Curriculum	1	First-Year Experience (FYEX)	1	Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 102	3
Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 101	3	Core Curriculum	1	Lab Science (LS)	4
Core Curriculum	1	HIST 100, 101, 102, or 103	3	Core Curriculum	1	Mathematics (MA)	3
Core Curriculum	1	Lab Science (LS)	4	Modern Language		Elementary Language II	3
Modern Language		Elementary Language I	3	HIST 201		History of the United States to 1865	3
		TOTAL	14			TOTAL	16

FALL		SECOND YEAR		SPRING		SECOND YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
Core Curriculum	2	Choose AR with advisor	3	HIST 3xx/4xx		European History Elective	3
HIST 202		History of the United States, 1865 to Present	3	Core Curriculum	2	Choose PSCI 101: SO-CK with advisor	3
HIST 250		Introduction to Historical Studies	3	Core Curriculm	2	Choose HM-MD or GL with advisor	3
Minor		Minor	3	Minor		Minor	3
Modern Language		Intermediate Language I	3	Modern Language	2	Intermediate Language II	3
		TOTAL	15			TOTAL	15

FALL		THIRD YEAR		SPRING		THIRD YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
GSPE 210	2	Fitness for Life (WE)	3	Core Curriculm	2	Choose SO-MD or GL with advisor	3
ECON 123	2	Contemporary Economics (SO-CK or GL) OR		Core Curriculm	2	Choose HM-MD or GL with advisor	3
ECON 205	2	Principles of Macroeconomics	3	HIST 3xx/4xx		European History Elective	3
HIST 3xx/4xx		African, Asian, Middle Eastern, or Latin American History	3	HIST 3xx/4xx		Elective	3
HIST 3xx/4xx		Elective	3	HIST 3xx/4xx		United States History	3
Minor		Minor	3			TOTAL	15
		TOTAL	15

FALL		FOURTH YEAR		SPRING		FOURTH YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
Elective		Elective	3	HIST 495		Capstone (WM)	1
HIST 3xx/4xx		United States History	3	HIST 3xx/4xx		Elective	3
HIST 3xx/4xx		African, Asian, Middle Eastern, or Latin American History	3	Minor		Minor	3
Minor		Minor	3	Elective		Elective	3
Minor		Minor	3	Elective		Elective	3
		TOTAL	15	Elective		Elective	2
						TOTAL	15

September 12, 2017						DEGREE TOTAL	120

Civil War and Nineteenth-Century America concentration, 27 Hours:

HIST 304 - American Civil War and Reconstruction Era (3cr)
HIST 430 - Civil War Seminar (3 cr)
OR HIST 435 - Practicum in Civil War Studies (3 cr)

Two courses from the following, 6 Hours:

HIST 300 - Historic Preservation and Interpretation (3 cr)
HIST 303 - The Jacksonian Era , 1816-1850 (3 cr)
HIST 308 - The Old South (3 cr)
HIST 315 - United States Women to 1869 (3 cr)
HIST 316 - United States Women since 1869 (3cr)
HIST 345 - Introduction to Public History (3 cr)
HIST 351 - African American History to 1865 (3cr)
HIST 352 - African American History since 1865 (3cr)

One 300- or 400-level course in United States history, 3 Hours

One 300- or 400-level course in European history, 3 Hours

One 300- or 400-level course in African, Asian, Middle Eastern, or Latin American history, 3 Hours

Elective courses, 6 Hours:

Any two electives chosen from among 300- or 400-level history courses.

Four-Year Course Progression

**History, Civil War and Nineteenth-Century America Concentration**
FALL		FIRST YEAR		SPRING		FIRST YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
Core Curriculum	1	First-Year Experience (FYEX)	1	Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 102	3
Core Curriculum	1	ENGL 101	3	Core Curriculum	1	Lab Science(LS)	4
Core Curriculum	1	HIST 100, 101, 102, or 103	3	Core Curriculum	1	Mathematics (MA)	3
Core Curriculum	1	Lab Science (LS)	4	Modern Language		Elementary Language II	3
Modern Language		Elementary Language I	3	HIST 201		History of the United States to 1865	3
		TOTAL	14			TOTAL	16

FALL		SECOND YEAR		SPRING		SECOND YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
Core Curriculum	2	Choose AR with advisor	3	HIST 304		The American Civil War, 1850-1865	3
HIST 202		History of the United States, 1865 to Present	3	Core Curriculum	2	Choose PSCI 101 (SO-CK) with advisor	3
HIST 250		Introduction to Historical Studies	3	Core Curriculum	2	Choose HM-MD or GL with advisor	3
Minor		Minor	3	Minor		Minor	3
Modern Language		Intermediate Language I	3	Modern Language	2	Intermediate Language II	3
		TOTAL	15			TOTAL	15

FALL		THIRD YEAR		SPRING		THIRD YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
GSPE 210	2	Fitness for Life (WE)	3	Core Curriculum	2	Choose SO-MD or GL with advisor	3
ECON 123	2	Contemporary Economics (SO-CK or GL) OR	3	Core Curriculum	2	Choose HM-MD or GL with advisor	3
ECON 205	2	Principles of Macroeconomics (SO-CK or GL)	3	HIST 3xx/4xx		Elective	3
HIST 3xx/4xx		African, Asian, Middle Eastern, or Latin American History	3	HIST 303, 308, 345		Civil War Elective	3
HIST 307		Reconstruction Era, 1865-1877	3	HIST 3xx/4xx		United States History Elective	3
Minor		Minor	3			TOTAL	15
		TOTAL	15

FALL		FOURTH YEAR		SPRING		FOURTH YEAR
Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit	Sub./Course No.	Tier	Title	Credit
Elective		Elective	3	HIST 495		Capstone Seminar in History (WM)	1
HIST 430		Civil War Seminar OR		HIST 3xx/4xx		Elective	3
HIST 435		Practicum in Civil War Studies	3	HIST 3xx/4xx		Elective	3
HIST 3xx/4xx		European History Elective	3	Minor		Minor	3
Minor		Minor	3	Elective		Elective	3
Minor		Minor	3	Elective		Elective	2
		TOTAL	15			TOTAL	15

						DEGREE TOTAL	120

Historic Preservation and Public History concentration, 27 Hours*:

HIST 300 - Historic Preservation and Interpretation (3 cr)
HIST 345 - Introduction to Public History (3 cr)
HIST 450 - Internship (3 cr)

Students will choose between an Historic Preservation emphasis and a Public History Emphasis:

Historic Preservation Emphasis

HPPH 370 - History of American Architecture (3cr)
HIST 371 - Preservation Applications (3 cr)
Any 3cr 300- or 400-level HIST course (3cr)

Three courses from the following, 9 Hours*:

ANTH 300 - Introduction to Archaeology (3 cr)
ENVS 306 - Environmental Policy (4cr)
ENVS 368 - Geology of National Parks and Laboratory (4 cr) *
ENVS 390 - Geographic Information Systems (4 cr) *
HIST 321 - Material Culture (3cr)
HIST 322 - Environmental History (3 cr)
HIST 325 - Oral History (3cr)
HIST 330 - Living History Interpretation (3cr)
HIST 332 - Museum and Historical Site Interpretation (3cr)
HIST 335 - New Media and Digital History (3 cr)
HIST 360 - Evolution of European Government (3 cr)
HIST 362 - Introduction to Archives (3cr)
HIST 363 - Battlefield Preservation (3cr)
HIST 409 - History and Memory (3 cr)
* Students selecting these 4-credit electives may accrue more than the minimum hours specified.

Public History Emphasis

Three courses from the following, 9 Hours*:

ANTH 300 - Introduction to Archaeology (3 cr)
ENVS 306 - Environmental Policy (4cr) *
ENVS 368 - Geology of National Parks and Laboratory (4 cr) *
ENVS 390 - Geographic Information Systems (4 cr) *
HIST 321 - Material Culture (3cr)
HIST 322 - Environmental History (3 cr)
HIST 325 - Oral History (3cr)
HIST 330 - Living History Interpretation (3cr)
HIST 335 - New Media and Digital History (3 cr)
HIST 360 - Evolution of European Government (3 cr)
HIST 362 - Introduction to Archives (3cr)
HIST 363 - Battlefield Preservation (3cr)
HIST 409 - History and Memory (3 cr)
HPPH 370 - History of American Architecture (3cr)
* Students selecting these 4-credit electives may accrue more than the minimum hours specified.

Elective courses, 6 Hours:

Any two electives chosen from among 300- or 400-level United States history courses

Elective course, 3 Hours:

Any elective chosen from among 300- or 400-level European, African, Asian, Middle Eastern, or Latin American history courses

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History, B.A.

Curriculum for a Major in History

Specific Core Curriculum requirements:

History majors enroll in one of three Concentrations:

Total hours required for a major, 39 Hours:

Required courses, 12 Hours:

General concentration, 27 Hours:

Two 300- or 400-level courses in United States history from the following, 6 Hours:

Two 300- or 400-level courses in European history from the following, 6 Hours:

Two 300- or 400-level courses in African, Asian, Middle Eastern, or Latin American history chosen from the following, 6 Hours:

Elective courses, 9 Hours:

Four-Year Course Progression

Civil War and Nineteenth-Century America concentration, 27 Hours:

Two courses from the following, 6 Hours:

One 300- or 400-level course in United States history, 3 Hours

One 300- or 400-level course in European history, 3 Hours

One 300- or 400-level course in African, Asian, Middle Eastern, or Latin American history, 3 Hours

Elective courses, 6 Hours:

Four-Year Course Progression

Historic Preservation and Public History concentration, 27 Hours*:

Students will choose between an Historic Preservation emphasis and a Public History Emphasis:

Historic Preservation Emphasis

Three courses from the following, 9 Hours*:

Public History Emphasis

Three courses from the following, 9 Hours*:

Elective courses, 6 Hours:

Elective course, 3 Hours: