BLOOMSBURG UNIVERSITY, COLLEGE OF LIBERAL ARTS DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY, ACADEMIC REQUIREMENTS ***For students that entered the program IN THE FALL 2002, OR AFTER*** Student: Advisor: _____________________________________ Anticipated Graduation Date: ___________________ GENERAL EDUCATION (50 Credit Hours) A. Communication (3 Cr.) 1. English 20.101 (Comp. I) ( ) 2. The Composition II requirement in General Education is satisfied by completion of 42.398, Research and Writing in History, an approved writing‐intensive course, which is also a requirement for the history major (credit hours are entered there) B. Communication Elective (3 Cr.) C. Quantitative‐Analytical (3 Cr.) __________________________________ ( ) __________________________________ ( ) D. Values, Ethics and Responsible Decision Making (3 Cr.)1 History majors may not use history courses to fulfill this requirement. __________________________________ ( ) E. Survival, Fitness and Recreation Skills (2 Cr.) __________________________________ ( ) __________________________________ ( ) F. Cultural Diversity, any two courses from the approved list of courses. These two courses are to be listed also in slots for general education, the major, or electives. __________________________________ ( ) __________________________________ ( ) Distribution Requirements (36 Credit Hours) A. Humanities (12 Cr.) Select from the approved general education courses of at least three (3) different departments: Art (30, 31, 32), Music (35), Theater (26), English (20), History (42), Languages & Cultures (10‐18), Philosophy (28), Mass Communications (27), and Communication Studies (25). No more than 3 credits in history can be counted. __________________________________ ( ) __________________________________ ( ) __________________________________ ( ) __________________________________ ( ) B. Social Sciences (12 Cr.) Select from the approved general education courses of at least (3) different departments: Anthropology (46), Economics (40), Geography (41), Political Science (44), Psychology (48), and Sociology (45), Criminal Justice (43), and Social Work (49). (Geography=Dept 41 has been renamed as EGGS) __________________________________ ( ) __________________________________ ( ) __________________________________ ( ) __________________________________ ( ) C. Natural Sciences & Mathematics (12 Cr.) Select from the approved general education courses of at least three (3) different departments: Biology & Allied Health (50), Chemistry (52), Earth Science (51), Mathematics (53) and Physics (54). (Geoscience or Earth Science=Dept 51 has been renamed as EGGS) __________________________________ ( ) __________________________________ ( ) __________________________________ ( ) __________________________________ ( ) 1 Select one of the following: either a Communication Elective (B); Quantitative & Analytical (C); or Values, Ethics & Responsible Decision Making (D) to also count towards the appropriate Distribution Requirements A, B, or C (usually students make the Quantitative & Analytical count twice. ***The departmental course requirements for a history major consist of thirty‐nine (39) semester hours with at least eighteen (18) credit hours in 300 or 400 level courses. One course, 42.121 is also counted in the General Education humanities distribution area above. A second course, 42.398 satisfies the Composition 2 requirement in General Education.*** A. Required Courses (all of those listed below): ( ) 42.121 U.S. Hist. Colonial Period to 1877 ( ) 42.122 U.S. Hist. 1877 to Present ( ) 42.125 Western Civilization to 1650 ( ) 42.126 Western Civilization since 1650 ( ) 42.298 Historiography & Historical Methods ( ) 42.398 Research and Writing Skills ***The grade of C or better is REQUIRED in 42.298 and 42.398 (Fall 2005 and after)*** B. Choose two from the following regional history or non‐western history courses: ( ) 42.131 Asian Civilization to 1500 ( ) 42.132 Asian Civilization since 1500 ( ) 42.141 Modern China and Japan ( ) 42.142 Latin America ( ) 42.143 Black Africa ( ) 42.145 Muslim World to 1405 ( ) 42.146 Muslim World since 1405 ( ) 42.151 History of Africa to 1885 ( ) 42.152 History of Africa since 1885 ( ) 42.216 Africa & Black Atlantic to 1790 ( ) 42.217 Africa & Black Atlantic since 1790 ***For a list of courses suitable for the remaining requirements (C, D, E and F), consult the 300/400 Level Course Guide.*** C. Any 300‐400 level course in U.S. History ____________________________________________ ( ) D. Any 300‐400 level course in European ____________________________________________ ( ) E. Any 300‐400 level course in non‐Western/regional History _______________________________ ( ) F. 300‐400 level electives in history: choose any two. ______________________________( ) _______________________________( ) Electives. Take additional courses to meet the graduation requirement of 120 total credit hours. Electives may be in or out of the discipline of history. Upper level history courses are encouraged. Use of elective slots to obtain a minor or second major is encouraged. Students should consult their advisors to select electives complementary to their major. _____________________________ ( ) _____________________________ ( ) _____________________________ ( ) _____________________________ ( ) _____________________________ ( ) _____________________________ ( ) _____________________________ ( ) _____________________________ ( ) _____________________________ ( ) _____________________________ ( ) _____________________________ ( ) _____________________________ ( ) _____________________________ ( ) _____________________________ ( ) _____________________________ ( ) _____________________________ ( ) _____________________________ ( ) _____________________________ ( ) 300/400 LEVEL COURSE GUIDE (this list is subject to change; updated August 2012) Upper Division, 300/400 level courses in U.S. History History major (College of Liberal Arts) requirement "C" History 383 Shaping Contemporary History 329 American Woman America History 372 Colonial America History 385 Recent American History History 374 U.S. Social History History 388 Pennsylvania History 379 U.S.: The New Nation History 391 Diplomatic History, U.S., History 380 Old South/New South to 1898 History 381 Civil War and History 392 Diplomatic History, U.S., Reconstruction since 1898 Upper Division, 300/400 level courses in European history History major (College of Liberal Arts) requirement "D" History 336 Medieval Europe History 318 Early England History 337 Europe in the Renaissance History 319 Modern England and Reformation History 320 French History 340 German History from Revolution/Napoleon 1871 History 324 Revolutionary Europe History 346 Modern European History 326 Europe, 1789-1914 Intellectual History History 327 Total War Europe History 347 History of the Holocaust History 328 Cold War Europe History 353 Medieval Russia History 335 History of Christianity History 356 Imperial Russia Upper Division, 300/400 level courses in non-Western or regional history History major (College of Liberal Arts) requirement "E" History 315 Origins of Civilization History 432 Plantation Societies, History 355 East Asia since 1800 Atlantic World. History 360 Modern Korea, Late History 456 History of the Modern Choson—Present Middle East History 430 Caribbean Slave Societies History 458 Late Ottoman Empire History 354 Modern Japan, 1868— Present History 359 Twentieth Century China EGGS OLD AND NEW COURSE NAMES/DESIGNATIONS Geoscience or Earth Science=Dept 51; Geography=Dept 41 Old Name GRP GEOSCI 100 Environmental Geology C GEOSCI 103 Dinosaurs C GEOSCI 106 The Planets C GEOSCI 107 Natural Disasters C GEOSCI 120 Physical Geology C GEOSCI 130 Historical Geology C GEOG 100 World Regional Geography B GEOG 101 Introduction to Physical Geography B GEOG 102 World Cultural Geography B, Diversity GEOG 105 Environmental Issues and Choices B, Values GEOG 125 Weather and Climate B GEOG 160 Geography and Information Systems B GEOG 200 Geography of the US and Canada B GEOG 201 Geography of Europe B GEOG 202 Geography of Latin America B GEOG 203 Geography of Australia B History History History History 395 404 472 476 Afro-American Radicalism Topics in American History History of Labor, U.S. War and American Society History 452 Soviet Russia History 405/505 Jews of Europe History 416/516 Classical Worlds, Ancient Greece/Rome History 460/461 Topics in European History History 469 Women/Gender in Euro. Intell. Hist., I History 470 Women/Gender in Euro. Intell. Hist., II History 410 Topics in Non-Western History History 431 Caribbean Societies, PostEmancipation History 453 Problems in Contemporary Lat. Am. History 457 Early Ottoman Empire This is not a complete list. For a complete list see: http://www.bloomu.edu/documents/registrar/CourseNames.pdf New Name EGGS 100 Environmental Science* EGGS 103 Dinosaurs EGGS 106 The Planets EGGS 107 Natural Disasters EGGS 120 Physical Geology EGGS 130 Historical Geology EGGS 104 World Regional Geography EGGS 101 Introduction to Physical Geography EGGS 102 World Cultural Geography EGGS 105 Environmental Issues and Choices EGGS 125 Weather and Climate EGGS 160 Geography and Information Systems EGGS 200 Geography of the US and Canada EGGS 201Geography of Europe EGGS 202 Geography of Latin America EGGS 203 Geography of Australia