History, B.A.

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Students pursuing the history major have the option of completing a concentration.

Public History Concentration

10½ course credits:

HI 240 Historical Methods
HI 461 Historiography
Four HI course credits not met through group requirements below, which may include HI 275 Introduction to Public History

Two American history course credits from

HI 109 American History to 1877
HI 110 American History Since 1877
HI 175 History of Iowa
HI 250 Topics in American History
HI 295 Special Topics (Two topics approved by EPC.)
1. The History of Iowa Politics in Culture
2. African-American Cultural History
HI 301 Colonial America
HI 302 The American Civil War
HI 305 The American Frontier
HI 306 History of American Foreign Relations
or
PS 306 History of American Foreign Relations
HI 350 Topics in American History

Two European history course credits from

One non-Western history course credit from

Note:

By completing the history major, students have met the requirements for OCAC/ILAC.

Public History Concentration

History major plus 7 course credits from the following courses of which HI 275 , HI 371 , and HI 372 can be applied to both the major and the concentration.