History - Concentration in Race, Gender, and Ethnicity Studies, B.A.

Curriculum

A. General Education Requirements (35 hours)

B. Major Requirements (42 hours)

1. Core Courses (24 hours)

HIST 140	History of World Civilization, Prehistoric to 1500	3
	OR
HIST 141	History of World Civilization, 1500 to the Present	3
HIST 200	Introduction to History	3
HIST 250	African American History to 1877	3
	OR
HIST 255	American History to 1877	3
HIST 251	African American History since 1877	3
	OR
HIST 256	American History Since 1877	3
POLS 298	American National Government	3
	OR
POLS 299	State and Local Government	3
HIST 376	African-American Experience in North Carolina	3
HIST 397	Historical Methods and Historiography	3
HIST 499	History Seminar	3

2. Core Electives (18 hours)

Select 2 courses from the courses listed below:

HIST 331	Prophets, Priests, and Radicals in the Atlantic World	3
HIST 351	Colonial North America and the Atlantic World, 1492-1800	3
HIST 352	Conflict, Reconstruction, and Imperialism, 1800-1919	3
HIST 358	United States and the World, 1919-present	3
HIST 494	African-American History Special Topics	3
HIST 495	US History Special Topics	3

Select 2 courses from the courses listed below

HIST 383	Ancient and Medieval Worlds	3
HIST 384	The Birth of Modern Europe, 1350-1789	3
HIST 385	Revolution and Empire in Nineteenth Century Europe	3
HIST 386	War of the Worlds: Europe in the Twentieth Century	3
HIST 496	European History Special Topics	3
HIST 332	Global Religion	3
HIST 361	Cold War: A Global History	3
HIST 465	China, East Asia, and the World	3
HIST 475	History of the Islamic World	3
HIST 497	World History Special Topics	3
HIST 373	Black Freedom Struggles	3
HIST 481	Global Women’s History	3

Select 2 courses from the list below

HIST 331	Prophets, Priests, and Radicals in the Atlantic World	3
HIST 473	Africa and the Making of the Modern World	3
HIST 494	African-American History Special Topics	3
HIST 373	Black Freedom Struggles	3
HIST 498	African History Special Topics	3
HIST 372	The Black Atlantic	3
HIST 371	Apartheid and Freedom in South Africa	3
HIST 482	Women in the African Diaspora	3
HIST 475	History of the Islamic World	3

C. Related Area Requirements (0 hours)

D. Concentration Requirements (15 hours)

1. Concentration Core (6 hours)

HIST 473	Africa and the Making of the Modern World	3
	OR
HIST 475	History of the Islamic World	3
HIST 372	The Black Atlantic	3
	OR
HIST 373	Black Freedom Struggles	3

2. Concentration Electives (8-9 hours)

Select 8-9 hours from the courses listed below:

HIST 473	Africa and the Making of the Modern World	3
HIST 475	History of the Islamic World	3
HIST 482	Women in the African Diaspora	3
HIST 331	Prophets, Priests, and Radicals in the Atlantic World	3
HIST 352	Conflict, Reconstruction, and Imperialism, 1800-1919	3
HIST 371	Apartheid and Freedom in South Africa	3
HIST 498	African History Special Topics	3
HIST 493	Women's and Gender History Special Topics	3
SOC 297	Social Research Methods	3
SOC 305	Sociology of the African-American	3
SOWK 395	Women and Religion	3
ARTH 315	African American Art	3
MUS 212	The African American in Music	2
ENGL 458	African American Literature	3
HIST 372	The Black Atlantic	3
HIST 373	Black Freedom Struggles	3
HIST 481	Global Women’s History	3
SOC 325	Sociology of Race and Crime	3
POLS 402	Politics and Problems of Contemporary Africa	3
CJ 211	Diversity in Criminal Justice	3
CJ 212	Women and the Criminal Justice System	3

E. Free Electives (28-29 hours)

Total Credit Hours: 120

You must receive a “C” or better in the following courses: HIST 200 Introduction to History, HIST 397 Historical Methods and Historiography, and HIST 499 History Seminar

Curriculum Guide for Majors in History (RGE Studies Concentration)

Freshman Year

First Semester

ENGL 102	Composition I	3
UNIV 110	Freshman Seminar I	1
MATH 114	Math for Liberal Arts	3
HLTH 185	Health Concepts	2
	Social & Behavioral Sciences A	3
	Humanities & Fine Arts (A) 2	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Semester

ENGL 103	Composition II	3
UNIV 120	Freshman Seminar II	1
	Social & Behavioral Sciences (B) 1	3
	Humanities & Fine Arts B	2
HIST 140	History of World Civilization, Prehistoric to 1500	3
	OR
HIST 141	History of World Civilization, 1500 to the Present	3
HIST 250	African American History to 1877	3
	OR
HIST 255	American History to 1877	3
Total Credit Hours:		14

Sophomore Year

First Semester

	Social & Behavioral Sciences (B) 2	3
	Natural Sciences and Mathematics - B	4
HIST 200	Introduction to History	3
ENGL 201	World Literature I	3
	Free Elective 2	2
Total Credit Hours:		16

Second Semester

HIST 251	African American History since 1877	3
	OR
HIST 256	American History Since 1877	3
HIST	300-400 level US History	3
HIST	300-400 level History of African Diaspora	3
HIST 376	African-American Experience in North Carolina	3
	Physical Education Activity	1
	Free Elective 2	2
Total Credit Hours:		15

Junior Year

First Semester

HIST	300-400 level US History	3
HIST	300-400 level Global History	3
POLS 298	American National Government	3
	OR
POLS 299	State and Local Government	3
	Free Elective 3	3
	Free Elective 4	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Semester

HIST 397	Historical Methods and Historiography	3
HIST	300-400 level History of African Diaspora	3
HIST 372	The Black Atlantic	3
	OR
HIST 475	History of the Islamic World	3
	Free Elective 5	3
	Free Elective 6	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Senior Year

First Semester

HIST 499	History Seminar	3
HIST 373	Black Freedom Struggles	3
	OR
HIST 473	Africa and the Making of the Modern World	3
HIST	300-400 level Global History	3
	Concentration Elective 1	3
	Free Elective 7	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Second Semester

	Concentration Elective 2	3
	Concentration Elective 3	3
	Free Elective 8	3
	Free Elective 9	3
	Free Elective 10	3
Total Credit Hours:		15

Total Credit Hours: 120