History, BA
In declaring a major in history, students will be assigned an advisor and develop a departmentally approved plan for graduation. The department recognizes a maximum of 3 hours history credit through CEEB Advanced Placement.
Departmental honors are offered to those majors attaining a 3.5 in History, a 3.2 GPA overall, and an A in the capstone HI 399 Historical Methods & Research course.
Degree Requirements
In addition to the requirements stated below, students must complete 34-35 hours of General Education, all requirements for a Bachelor of Arts degree, and any additional hours needed to reach the minimum 120 credit hours required for graduation. Some of the courses below may also fulfill general education or other degree requirements. Please see your advisor for more information.
In addition, all History (BA) majors must complete a complementary minor or additional major; students must declare this with the department that grants it.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses Inside Department 1 | ||
| HI 100 | Survey of Early World History | 3 |
| HI 101 | Changing World History: Traditions and Transitions | 3 |
| HI 102 | Modern World History | 3 |
| HI 111 | History of the United States through the Civil War | 3 |
| HI 112 | History of the United States since the Civil War | 3 |
| Select 12 credit hours with at least one course in each cultural tradition: | 12 | |
American | ||
| Colonial America to 1763 | ||
| American Revolutionary Period, 1763-1789 | ||
| Early National United States | ||
| American Civil War: 1848-1877 | ||
| Making of Modern America, 1880-1920 | ||
| America in the 1920s & 30s | ||
| Cold-War America, 1945-1990 | ||
| War's Impact on America | ||
| Women in US History | ||
| History of American Childhood | ||
| Topeka & Urban American History | ||
| American Indian History | ||
| American West | ||
| Kansas History | ||
| American Religious History | ||
| Anabaptism: The Radical Reformation and Beyond | ||
| African-American History | ||
| Civil Rights Movement | ||
European | ||
| Ancient/Medieval Europe to 1400 | ||
| Early Modern Europe, 1300-1750 | ||
| Modern Europe, 1750-Present | ||
| Civilization of Ancient Rome | ||
| History of England | ||
| Victorian Britain, c. 1830-WWI | ||
| History of France | ||
| French Revolution & Napoleon | ||
| History of Germany | ||
| The European Reformation | ||
| The Holocaust: A Seminar | ||
| Women in World History | ||
| History & Psychology of Sex & Gender | ||
| Film and History | ||
Non-Western | ||
| History of Middle East | ||
| History of Traditional China | ||
| History of Modern China | ||
| History of Mexico | ||
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| History of Latin America | ||
| Borderlands and Beyond | ||
| History/Literature of Latin America | ||
| Modern Africa, c. 1700-Present | ||
| HI 395 | History Forum 2 | 3 |
| HI 399 | Historical Methods & Research 2 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 33 | |
- 1
Students majoring in history must have a minimum of 33 hours in history with a grade of C or above, at least 15 hours taken at Washburn.
- 2
A grade of C or above is required