History Major
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 | ||
| American Law in Historical Perspective | ||
| 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 | ||
| 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 Africa | ||
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 | |
