History (B.A., B.S.)

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History

History Major (36 hours)
Courses
HIST 001 Topics in US History to 1877 or HIST 002 United States Society and Culture since 1877	4 hours
HIST 010 World Civilizations: A Survey of the Global Twentieth Century	4 hours
HIST 115 Western Civilization through Religion or HIST 116 Western Civilization through Literature	4 hours

Research Methods Course
HIST 210 Voices of Slavery	4 hours

History Electives*
U.S. History	4 hours
HIST 137 History of Women in the United States HIST 154 African-American History HIST 156 American Indian History HIST-103/HIST 203 Founding of the Americas HIST 210 Voices of Slavery HIST-111/HIST 211 American Presidency HIST-212/HIST 212 Industrial United States, 1877-1932 HIST-113/HIST 213 Modern United States, 1932-Present HIST-118/HIST 218 Topics in Indian History HIST-150/HIST 250 Myth and the U.S. West HIST-155/HIST 255 Women of the American West HIST-166/HIST 265 Topics in Nebraska History
World History	4 hours
HIST 110 Topics in Latin American History HIST 161 Environmental History HIST 165 Disease in History HIST 167 Marx And The Twentieth-century World HIST 180 Introduction to East Asian History HIST 181 Introduction to Japanese History HIST 182 Modern Chinese History HIST-170/HIST 270 Revolutions In Latin America HIST-183/HIST 283 East Asia In Nineteenth Century HIST-184/HIST 284 Meiji - the Making of Modern Japan HIST-185/HIST 285 Tokugawa Japan HIST-186/HIST 286 Japanese Popular Culture, Past & Present
European History	4 hours
HIST-122/HIST 222 The Ancient World HIST-123/HIST 223 The Middle Ages HIST-128/HIST 228 Heresy, Conflict, and Violence HIST-135/HIST 235 Nazi Germany

History Elective	4 hours
Choose any history course(s) to total 4 credit hours.

Senior Comprehensive	4 hours
HIST 298 Introduction to Senior Thesis and HIST 299 Senior Thesis or HIST-296 and HIST 297 History Internship or Students seeking secondary education endorsement must take HIST 265 Topics in Nebraska History and complete their student teaching in history.

*Among the elective courses, at least 8 credit hours must be at the upper level.

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