History
(Bachelor of Arts)
History is an essential guide not only to the past, but to the present and the future. We cannot understand ourselves or our world without understanding the past. History also leads us to a greater awareness of the richness and complexity of our heritage.
A thorough training in history contributes to the foundation of a complete education and can directly prepare one for professional careers in many fields such as law, business, diplomacy, government service, journalism, teaching, and public relations, as well as graduate study. History’s rigorous intellectual discipline and its emphasis on research and analysis nourish intellectual growth and critical thinking.
The History program fully supports and complements UW-Green Bay’s mission, especially interdisciplinary and practical problem-solving. History provides information and structure to many other programs, especially in the humanities and social sciences, while receiving significant impulses from these and other disciplines. History contributes importantly to problem-solving by offering assistance in the recognition, definition, and investigation of problems, exploration of alternative solutions and guidance in their implementation.
History faculty have expertise in political, social, economic, cultural and intellectual history and an excellent record in teaching and scholarship. The University supports the History program with a good library, interlibrary loan facilities, and an exceptional collection of original documents in the Area Research Center.
Students seeking information on teacher certification should contact the Education Office.
History Major Learning Outcomes
Historical Knowledge and Understanding:
- Students will demonstrate an understanding of the significance of racial, ethnic, gender, and other forms of diversity in shaping human experiences and history.
- Students will display a breadth of historical knowledge and understanding with one or more chronological or geographical areas of depth.
- Students will exhibit an appreciation of how human societies are inextricably connected with local, regional, and global ecosystems.
- Students will demonstrate their own understanding of the significance of studying history and of the role of historical perspectives in engaged citizenship.
- Students will show awareness of how different approaches to studying history shape how we understand the past.
- Students will show an understanding of how power, hierarchies, and social arrangements shape society.
Historical Skills:
- Students will display an awareness of both continuity and change over time.
- Students will critically evaluate and analyze diverse historical sources (oral, written, visual, and material) and interpretations.
- Students will be able to conduct historical research, analyze evidence, and formulate arguments using historical evidence.
- Students will communicate clearly and effectively with various audiences using written, oral, and digital means.
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 | 15 | |
American History | ||
Choose one of the following courses: | ||
American History to 1865 | ||
History of the United States from 1865 to the Present | ||
Choose one of the following courses: | ||
American Law in Historical Perspective | ||
American History to 1865 | ||
History of the United States from 1865 to the Present | ||
Introduction to African-American History | ||
American Environmental History | ||
Western and World History | ||
Choose one of the following courses: | ||
Foundations of Western Culture I | ||
World Civilizations I | ||
Choose one of the following courses: | ||
Foundations of Western Culture II | ||
World Civilizations II | ||
Historical Methods | ||
The Craft of History | ||
Upper-Level Courses | 27 | |
Seminar in History | ||
Category I, American History | ||
Choose one of the following courses: | ||
Historical Perspectives on American Democracy | ||
Topics in Democracy and Justice | ||
All topics, excluding South Africa | ||
Wisconsin First Nations Ethnohistory | ||
Problems in American Thought | ||
American Colonial History | ||
History of Wisconsin | ||
The Early American Republic | ||
Topics in African American History | ||
The U.S. and the World | ||
U.S. Labor and the Working Class: Past and Present | ||
History of Sexuality in the U.S. | ||
U.S. Women's History | ||
Voyageur Magazine Practicum | ||
America in the Twentieth Century | ||
Category II, European History | ||
Choose one of the following courses: | ||
The Middle Ages | ||
Europe in the 19th Century | ||
Europe in the 20th Century | ||
Contemporary Europe | ||
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, World History | ||
Choose one of the following courses: | ||
Topics in Democracy and Justice (Topic: South Africa) | ||
Global Environmental History | ||
The Rise of Islamic Civilization to 1800 | ||
History of Modern Africa | ||
Topics in Medieval History (Topic: Medieval Russia) | ||
Studies in Comparative History (Topic: Mongols) | ||
Choose 15 credits from the following courses: | ||
Any 300-400 History courses may be used to complete this requirement | ||
Topics in Democracy and Justice | ||
Wisconsin First Nations Ethnohistory | ||
Total Credits | 42 |
Minor
Code | Title | Credits |
---|---|---|
Supporting Courses | 6 | |
Choose one of the following courses: | ||
American Law in Historical Perspective | ||
American History to 1865 | ||
History of the United States from 1865 to the Present | ||
Introduction to African-American History | ||
American Environmental History | ||
Choose one of the following courses: | ||
Foundations of Western Culture I | ||
Foundations of Western Culture II | ||
World Civilizations I | ||
World Civilizations II | ||
Upper-Level Courses 1 | 12 | |
Choose a minimum of one of the following courses: | ||
Historical Perspectives on American Democracy | ||
Topics in Democracy and Justice (All topics excluding South Africa.) | ||
Wisconsin First Nations Ethnohistory | ||
Problems in American Thought | ||
American Colonial History | ||
History of Wisconsin | ||
The Early American Republic | ||
Topics in African American History | ||
The U.S. and the World | ||
U.S. Labor and the Working Class: Past and Present | ||
History of Sexuality in the U.S. | ||
U.S. Women's History | ||
Voyageur Magazine Practicum | ||
America in the Twentieth Century | ||
Choose a minimum of one of the following courses: | ||
Topics in Democracy and Justice (Topic: South Africa) | ||
The Middle Ages | ||
Europe in the 19th Century | ||
Europe in the 20th Century | ||
Contemporary Europe | ||
Ancient Greece | ||
Ancient Rome | ||
Topics in Ancient History | ||
Topics in Medieval History | ||
Topics in Early Modern European History | ||
Topics in Modern European History | ||
The Rise of Islamic Civilization to 1800 | ||
History of Modern Africa | ||
Studies in Comparative History | ||
Any other 300-400 History courses may be used to complete this requirement | ||
Total Credits | 18 |
1 | Students are required to take one course from Category I and one course from Category II as listed under the major. The remaining 6 credits may be selected from any 300- or 400- level History course, or DJS 361 or FNS 374. |
Curriculum Guide
The following curriculum guide for a four-year History degree program is subject to change without notice. Students should consult a History program advisor to ensure that they have the most accurate and up-to-date information available about a particular four-year degree option.
An example: Four year plan for History Major
120 credits necessary to graduate.
Plan is a representation and categories of classes can be switched. Check with your advisor.
Freshman | ||
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Fall | Credits | |
HISTORY 205 | American History to 1865 | 3 |
First Year Seminar | 3 | |
General Ed | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
HISTORY 206 | History of the United States from 1865 to the Present | 3 |
HISTORY 103 or HISTORY 104 |
World Civilizations I or World Civilizations II |
3 |
General Ed | 3 | |
General Ed | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Sophomore | ||
Fall | ||
HISTORY 101 | Foundations of Western Culture I | 3 |
General Ed | 3 | |
General Ed | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
HISTORY 102 | Foundations of Western Culture II | 3 |
General Ed | 3 | |
General Ed | 3 | |
General Ed | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Junior | ||
Fall | ||
HISTORY 360 | Ancient Greece | 3 |
HISTORY 337 or HISTORY 356 |
The Rise of Islamic Civilization to 1800 or History of Modern Africa |
3 |
General Ed | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Senior | ||
Fall | ||
HISTORY 302 | Problems in American Thought | 3 |
HISTORY 361 | Ancient Rome | 3 |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Spring | ||
HISTORY 480 | Seminar in History | 3 |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Elective | 3 | |
Credits | 15 | |
Total Credits | 120 |
Faculty
Mark Karau; Professor; Ph.D., Florida State University
David J Voelker; Professor; Ph.D., University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill
Clifton G Ganyard; Associate Professor; Ph.D., State University of New York at Buffalo
Daniel Kallgren; Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Minnesota - Twin Cities
James Vincent Lowery; Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Mississippi
Eric J Morgan; Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Colorado at Boulder
Kimberley A Reilly; Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Chicago
Jon K Shelton; Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Maryland
Heidi M Sherman; Associate Professor; Ph.D., University of Minnesota, chair
Kevin M Kain; Lecturer; Ph.D., Western Michigan University
Lisa Lamson; Lecturer; Ph.D., Marquette University