History - 36 Hours
2007-2009 Catalog

Required Courses:

• Hist 101-102 Western Civilization* (6)
• Hist 201-202 United States History (6)
• Hist 385 Interpretations of History and Historiography (Senior Seminar) (3)
• Hist 200 or 300-level Elective (3)

*History majors may substitute HUM 101 Western Traditions for the first half of this sequence.

Elective - take one of the following:

• Hist 211 African American History (3)
• Hist 222 American Women's History (3)

History majors seeking an education endorsement in history may substitute Education 321, Human Relations, for this requirement, but they must take another three hour elective in history to complete their twelve courses.

Elective - two 300-level European History courses from:

• Hist 305 Renaissance and Reformation 1300-1648 (3)
• Hist 308 Nineteenth Century Europe 1789-1914 (3)
• Hist 309 Contemporary Europe (3)
• Hist 331 History of England to 1688 (3)
• Hist 332 History of England Since 1688 (3)
• Hist 334 History of France Since 1789 (3)
• Hist 336 History of Germany (3)
• Hist 341 Russia of the Romanovs (3)
• Hist 342 History of Modern Russia (3)
• Hist 344 Readings in European History (3)

Elective - two 300-level American History courses from:

• Hist 355 History of Iowa
• Hist 358 Constitution al History of the United States (3)
• Hist 359 Colonial and Revolutionary America (3)
• Hist 360 Jefferson and Jackson (3)
• Hist 361 American Environmental History (3) 
• Hist 363 American Civil War (3)
• Hist 364 Readings in United States History (3)
• Hist 365 Foundations of American Foreign Policy 1776-1945 (3)
• Hist 367 Modernizing America 1877-1920 (3)
• Hist 368 Recent America (3)

A developing world history course: 

• Hist 375 History of the Muslim World (3)
• Hist 376 History of Latin America (3)

View the History Course Descriptions.