History Major
This disciplinary major also requires:
Completion of an interdisciplinary major or minor
Students majoring in History and pursuing DPI certification within the Education program should check with the History adviser about any special History department requirements for prospective teachers.
| Code | Title | Credits |
|---|---|---|
| Supporting Courses | 18 | |
American History | ||
| American History to 1865 | ||
| History of the United States from 1865 to the Present | ||
Western History | ||
Choose one of the following courses: | ||
| Foundations of Western Culture I | ||
| Foundations of Western Culture II | ||
World History | ||
Choose one of the following courses: | ||
| World Civilizations I | ||
| World Civilizations II | ||
Historical Methods | ||
| The Craft of History | ||
Elective | ||
Choose 1 course not taken to meet one of the above requirements | ||
| Foundations of Western Culture I | ||
| Foundations of Western Culture II | ||
| World Civilizations I | ||
| World Civilizations II | ||
| Introduction to African-American History | ||
| American Environmental History | ||
| Upper-Level Courses | 24 | |
| Seminar in History | ||
Category I, American History | ||
Choose one of the following courses: | ||
| Historical Perspectives on American Democracy | ||
| Topics in Democracy and Justice | ||
Topic: The U.S. and Genocide | ||
Topic: Historical Perspectives on US Education System | ||
| Wisconsin First Nations Ethnohistory | ||
| Problems in American Thought | ||
| United States Immigration History | ||
| American Colonial History | ||
| The Early American Republic | ||
| Economic and Business History of the U.S. | ||
| Topics in African American History | ||
| U.S. Labor and the Working Class: Past and Present | ||
| History of Sexuality in the U.S. | ||
| U.S. Women's History | ||
| America in the Twentieth Century | ||
Category II, European History | ||
Choose one of the following courses: | ||
| The Middle Ages | ||
| Early Modern Europe | ||
| Europe in the 19th Century | ||
| Europe in the 20th Century | ||
| Ancient Greece | ||
| Ancient Rome | ||
| Topics in Ancient History | ||
| Topics in Medieval History | ||
| Topics in Early Modern European History | ||
| Topics in Modern European History | ||
Category III, Non-Western History | ||
Choose one of the following courses: | ||
| Topics in Democracy and Justice (Topic: South Africa) | ||
| The Rise of Islamic Civilization to 1800 | ||
| History of Modern East Asia | ||
| History of Modern Africa | ||
| Political History of Modern Latin America | ||
Choose 12 credits from the following courses: | ||
Any 300-400 History courses may be used to complete this requirement | ||
| Historical Perspectives on American Democracy | ||
| Topics in Democracy and Justice (Topic: US & Genocide, US Education, South Africa) | ||
| Wisconsin First Nations Ethnohistory | ||
| Total Credits | 42 | |
