University Catalog

Curriculum in History
Leading to the Degree of Bachelor of Arts
History Concentration

(see footnotes at bottom)

FIRST YEAR

First Semester

††HIST 101 or HIST 101H, or HIST 107G	Western Civilization to 1500 Western Civilization to 1500 for Honors Students World Civilization to 1500	3	hours
ART 105 or MUS 151 or THEA 131G	Survey of World Art History I Introduction to Music Introduction to the Theatre	3	hours
ENGL 101 or ENGL 101HG	Freshman Composition Freshman Composition Honors	3	hours
MATH 105 or MATH 161G	Finite Mathematics College Algebra	3	hours
LS 102	Introduction to Information Research	1	hour
SE 101	Freshman Academic Success at Southeastern	2	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††HIST 102 or HIST 102H or HIST 108	Western Civilization since 1500 Western Civilization since 1500 for Honors Students World Civilization since 1500	3	hours
ART 106 or MUS 151 or THEA 131	Survey of World Art History II Introduction to Music Introduction to the Theatre	3	hours
ENGL 102 or ENGL 102HG	Critical Reading and Writing Critical Reading and Writing Honors	3	hours
Mathematics or PHIL 201G	Introduction to Logical Reasoning	3	hours
Geography 103G	Introduction to Geography	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

SECOND  YEAR

First Semester

††HIST 201 or HIST 201H	American History to 1877 American History to 1877 for Honors Students	3	hours
POLI 201	American Politics	3	hours
ENGL 229 or ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232 or ENGL 233G	Introduction to Gender and Sexuality in Literature World Literature English Literature American Literature Introduction to African American Literature	3	hours
Foreign  Language1	CHIN 101, FREN 101, GERM 101  ITAL 101,  LAT 101, or  SPAN 101	3	hours
COMM 211G	Introduction to Public Speaking	3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††HIST 202 or HIST 202H	American History since 1877 American History since 1877 for Honors Students	3	hours
POLI 202	State and Local Politics	3	hours
ENGL 229 or ENGL 230 or ENGL 231 or ENGL 232 or ENGL 233G	Introduction to Gender and Sexuality in Literature World Literature English Literature American Literature Introduction to African American Literature	3	hours
Foreign Language1	CHIN 102, FREN 102, GERM 102, ITAL 102, LAT 102, or  SPAN 102	3	hours
Natural Science2,G		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

THIRD YEAR

First Semester

††History  400-level American3		3	hours
††Asian/Latin/ Other History4		3	hours
PHIL 301 or PHIL 302 or PHIL 310 or PHIL 313 or PHIL 314	Introduction to Philosophy The Great Philosophers Critical Thinking Ethics Special Topics in Philosophy	3	hours
Foreign Language1	CHIN 201, FREN 201, GERM 201 ITAL 201, LAT 201, or SPAN 201	3	hours
Natural Science 2,G		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††History  400-Level British/European5		3	hours
††History 300/ 400-Level Elective		3	hours
PHIL 315 or PHIL 320 or PHIL 321 or PHIL 416 or PHIL 417	Philosophy of History Philosophy and the Arts Existentialism and Contemporary Philosophy American Philosophy Intellectual History	3	hours
Foreign Language1	CHIN 202, FREN 202, GERM 202, ITAL 202, LAT 202, or SPAN 202	3	hours
Natural Science 2,G		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

 

FOURTH YEAR

First Semester

††History  Experiential6		3	hours
††History 400 level Elective		3	hours
GEOG 300 or 400 Level Elective		3	hours
Elective7		3	hours
Elective7		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Second Semester

††HIST 497	Seminar for Undergraduates in Major Problems in American History	3	hours
††History 400-level Elective		3	hours
Political Science 400-level Elective		3	hours
Elective7		3	hours
Elective7		3	hours
	Total:	15	hours

 

Total semester hours required 120

Southeastern 101 is not required of transfer or readmitted Southeastern students with 30 hours or more. Those students will replace Southeastern 101 with 2 hours of free electives.

^GGeneral Education Courses
^††Major course requiring a grade of “C” or better.
¹Twelve (12) semester hours in one foreign language (taken sequentially) are required.
²Both Biological and Physical Sciences, with six hours in a two-semester sequence.
³History 473, 474, 475, 476, 477, 478, 479, 480, 482, 485, 487, 492, 493, 495, 496.
⁴History 444, 445, 446, 447, 448, 449, 454, 468, 469, 489, 494.
⁵History 409, 410, 416, 418, 419, 423, 424, 429, 433, 434, 437, 438, 439, 440.
⁶Majors will acquire Experiential Learning experience by participating in an internship or Study Abroad or writing and presenting an Honors Senior Thesis or independent research project.
⁷Majors planning to attend graduate or law school are encouraged to consider a Minor in English, Foreign Language, Geography, Philosophy, or Political Science.