History Curriculum

(Leading to the Bachelor of Arts Degree)

Requirements

General Studies (42 hours)

English Composition (6 hours)

ENG 131	English Composition I	3
ENG 132	English Composition II	3

	Or

ENG 140	English Composition Honors	3
ENG 141	English Composition Honors	3

Humanities and Fine Arts (12 hours)

Required

HUM 103	Humanities Through the African American Experience	3
	And
ENG 109	Introduction to Literature**	3

HUM 103: Requirement for originating Alabama State University students.

ENG 109 and ENG 110: Students satisfying the six semester hour literature sequence (ENG 209 and 210) are only required to complete three semester hours of the history sequence (HIS 131 or 132) and are not required to take a humanities elective.

Choose one of the following:

ART 131	Art Appreciation	3
MUS 121	Music Appreciation	3
THE 111	Intro to Theatre Arts	3

Humanities Electives: (choose one of the following)**

HUM 102	Interdisciplinary Humanities	3
HUM 102		3
CMS 200	Voice and Diction	3
CMS 205	Public Speaking	3
PHL 210		3

**Students satisfying the six semester hour literature sequence (ENG 209 and 210) are only required to complete three semester hours of the history sequence (HIS 131 or 132) and are not required to take a humanities elective.

Natural Sciences and Mathematics (12 hours)

(A) Natural Sciences (8 hours)

PHY 210	General Physics I	4
PHY 211	General Physics II	4

(B) Mathematics (3 hours)

MAT 137

Pre-Calculus Algebra

History, Social and Behavioral Sciences (12 hours)

Required Courses:

GEO 206

World Geography

GEO 206: Requirement for originating Alabama State University students.

And

History, Social and Behavioral Sciences Electives:

Choose two of the following**

ANT 113	Soc Around the World	3
ECO 251	Prin of Economics I	3
ECO 254	Introd to Economics	3
POS 207	American Government	3
PSY 251	General Psychology	3
SOC 110	Intro to Sociology	3

**Students satisfying the six-semester hour history sequence (HIS 131 and 132) are required to complete only three semester hours of the English literature sequence (ENG 209 or ENG 210) and are only required to take one (1) history, social and behavioral sciences elective.

Orientation - Required of All Undergraduates (1 hour)

ORI 100

First-Year Experience

Note: *History majors must take the World History course sequence (HIS131-132)

Pre-professional, Major and Elective Courses (21 hours)

CMS 205	Public Speaking	3
POS 207	American Government	3

CIS 205	Intro to Comp. Info. Systems	3
	Or
CSC 210	Intro to Computer Science	3

HIS 251	History of the U.S. I	3
HIS 252	History of the U.S. II	3

ENG 303	Advanced Grammar	3
	Or
ENG 318	Advanced Composition	3

	Geography Elective	3
HIS 350	Afro-American History to 1877	3
HIS 400	Historiography	3

Select 18 hours from the courses listed below

HIS 303	Ancient History	3
HIS 319		3
HIS 321		3
HIS 322	History of England II	3
HIS 330	Hist of Latin American	3
HIS 360	Medieval History	3
HIS 402	Slavery & Abolitionism	3
HIS 404	The Civil Rights Movement	3
HIS 415	Renaissance & Reformation	3
HIS 419	Europe Since 1815	3
HIS 425	Soviet Union From 1917 to 1990	3
HIS 450	Afro-Amer Serch for Iden	3
HIS 452	Colonl Period in Amr His	3
HIS 460	Civil War & Reconstruct	3
HIS 470	U S History to 1945	3
HIS 471	United States in 20th Century	3
HIS 480	Eco History of the Us States	3
HIS 485	History Internship	3

Minor Courses (18 hours)

Eighteen hours are required for a minor in History.

HIS 251	History of the U.S. I	3
HIS 252	History of the U.S. II	3

HIS 350	Afro-American History to 1877	3
	Or
HIS 450	Afro-Amer Serch for Iden	3

HIS 415	Renaissance & Reformation	3
	Or
HIS 419	Europe Since 1815	3

Elective (6 hours)

Select six hours from the courses listed below.

HIS 303	Ancient History	3
HIS 319		3
HIS 321		3
HIS 322	History of England II	3
HIS 330	Hist of Latin American	3
HIS 360	Medieval History	3
HIS 400	Historiography	3
HIS 402	Slavery & Abolitionism	3
HIS 404	The Civil Rights Movement	3
HIS 425	Soviet Union From 1917 to 1990	3
HIS 460	Civil War & Reconstruct	3
HIS 470	U S History to 1945	3
HIS 471	United States in 20th Century	3
HIS 480	Eco History of the Us States	3
HIS 485	History Internship	3
HIS 490	The His of Ala& the Sou	3
Total Credit Hours:		18

Required

HIS 404	The Civil Rights Movement	3
MUS 445		2
REL 426		3
SOC 430		3
CMM 422	Seminar for Minorities in Communication	3
CMM 404	Mass Media & Society	3
THE 428	African American Drama	3