The History major is concerned with the broad range of experiences, events, and decisions which have
taken place in the past and which have shaped our current world. Our program concentrates on the
history of the United States, Europe, and Latin America and their interactions with the remainder of the
world. It is also concerned with imparting an introductory knowledge of the basic tools of history.

Core Courses 5 courses – 15 credit
Complete five of the following courses:
HIST 0100 Early Western Civilization
HIST 0101 Modern Western Civilization
HIST 0180 19th-Century Europe
HIST 1367 20th-Century Europe
HIST 0500 Colonial Latin America
HIST 0501 Modern Latin America

Electives choose 6 courses – 18 credits
HIST 1656 U.S. Workers since 1865
HIST 1661 U.S. Women since 1865
HIST 1614 U.S. Civil War Era
HIST 1620 Vietnam War
HIST 1005 Special Topics: Westmoreland County, for example
HIST 1008 Public History
HIST 0187 World War II
HIST 1012 Images of Women in Film
HIST 1338 Weimar and Nazi Germany
HIST 1123 Modern Britain
HIST 0301 19th-Century Russia
HIST 0302 Soviet and Post Soviet Russia
HIST 1022 Women in Modern Europe
HIST 1565 Race and Gender in Latin America
HIST 1583 20th-Century Latin American Revolutions
HIST 1580 19th-Century Latin America
HIST 1590 Andean Region
HIST 1522 Brazil
HIST 1525 Mexico
CLASS 0010 Greek Civilization
CLASS 0020 Roman Civilization

Additional Requirements 1 course – 3 credits
After earning 90 credits, all History majors students must take HIST 1950 to fulfill the capstone class
requirement.

Students must earn at least a grade of C– in all courses used to fulfill major requirements. Courses used
to fulfill major requirements may not be used to simultaneously fulfill the General Education degree
requirement for the baccalaureate.