UNCW UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
2011-2012 CATALOGUE
B. A. History (HST)
College: Arts & Sciences
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS
Course requirements for all UNCW degrees include: (1) University Studies, (2) specific major requirements, and (3)
sufficient elective hours for a combined total of a minimum of 124 hours.
(1) UNIVERSITY STUDIES
See University Studies sheet and/or information on the web at http://www.uncw.edu/uc/basic/basic.html
(2) MAJOR REQUIREMENTS - HST (Minimum 40 hours)
Core Courses: (16 hours)
_____ HST 290
The Practice of History (4)
(Meets both Computer Competency and Oral Communication Competency Requirements)
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One general survey course from the European geographical area: +HST 101 Western
Civilization I (3), +HST 102 Western Civilization II (3), +HST 205 History of Science I (3), or
+HST 206 History of Science II (3)
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One general survey course from the Global geographical area: +HST 103 Introduction to
Global History 1500-1848 (3), +HST 104 Introduction to Global History Since 1848 (3), +HST
203 The Sea in History (3), HST 207 Jewish History to 1492 (3), or HST 208 Jewish History
from 1492 to the Present (3)
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One general survey course from the US geographical area: +HST 105 United States to 1865
(3), +HST 106 United States from 1865 to Present (3), +HST 204 Women in Modern America
(3), or +HST 209 African-American History (3), HST 250 North Carolina Indians (3)
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One course treating the period before 1500: +HST 101 Western Civilization I (3), +HST 205
History of Science I (3), or HST 207 Jewish History 1492 (3)
Advanced Courses: (24 hours)
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HST 300 or 400* level course (3) or HST 251-289 or HST 291 or HST 295 or HST 292
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HST 300 or 400* level course in European History (3)
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HST 300 or 400* level course in United States History (3)
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HST 300 or 400* level course in African, Asian, Latin American, or Middle Eastern History (3)
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HST 300 or 400* level course (3)
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HST 300 or 400* level course (3)
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HST 400* level seminar course, excluding HST 491, 498, 499** (3)
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HST 400* level seminar course, excluding HST 491, 498, 499** (3)
NOTE: To satisfy the Applied Learning Requirement for a B.A. degree in History, a student must successfully
complete at least two research-intensive 400-level seminar/special topic courses. Individual conferences with faculty,
independent research, and the production of a substantial piece of historical writing are required. Students are also
encouraged to work with the faculty in designing independent study and research opportunities.
An overall “C” (2.00) average is required in all History courses applied toward the major, and a grade of “C-” or better is
required in each course applied toward the major.
*Students are required to take a minimum of 6 hours of seminar work selected from 400-level courses, HST 491 and 498
excepted. No more than 6 hours of HST 491 and 498 can be counted toward the major. Only one 251-289 course can
substitute for one 300 or 400 level course.
**Students completing departmental honors in History may apply 3 hours of HST 499 towards the seminar requirement.
+ May also be used to satisfy University Studies requirements
(3) ELECTIVES
_____ Elective hours to equal a minimum of 124 hours
Requirements to declare HST: Completion of 24 hours
For further information, see the HST website: http://www.uncw.edu/hst and http://uncw.edu/catalogue/undergraduate%201112/Undergraduate%20Catalogue%20Master%20Word.pdf#page=142.
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HISTORY COURSES
HST 101-102 Western Civilization (3, 3)
HST 103 Introduction to Global History 1500-1848 (3)
HST 104 Introduction to Global History Since 1848 (3)
HST 105 United States to 1865 (3)
HST 106 United States from 1865 to Present (3)
HST 203 The Sea in History (3)
HST 204 Women in Modern America (3)
HST 205 History of Science I: Antiquity to the Scientific
Revolution (3)
HST 206 History of Science II: Modern Science (3)
HST 207 Jewish History to 1492 (3)
HST 208 Jewish History from 1492 to the Present (3)
HST 209 African-American History (3)
HST 250 North Carolina Indians (3)
HST 280 The History of Surfing (3)
HST 290 The Practice of History (4)
For prerequisites or corequisites in HST courses numbered
291 and above, please consult the undergraduate catalogue.
HST 291 Directed Historical Research (1-3)
HST 295 Contemporary Issues in Historical Perspective (3)
HST 300 War and the United States (3)
HST 301 Foreign Policy of the United States (3)
HST 303 Film and History (3)
HST 305 The Ancient Near East (3)
HST 306 Ancient Greece and Rome (3)
HST 311 History of England to 1485 (3)
HST 312 History of England 1485-1815 (3)
HST 313 History of England 1815 to Present (3)
HST 315 History of Modern Ireland (3)
HST 316 British Empire and Commonwealth (3)
HST 317 Northern Ireland From 1880 (3)
HST 319 History of Spain (3)
HST 320 History of France, 800-1800 (3)
HST 321 History of Modern France (3)
HST 322 History of Germany 1648-1890 (3)
HST 323 History of Germany 1890 to Present (3)
HST 324 Jewish Humor and History: From Shtetl to Seinfeld (3)
HST 325 Russia to 1881 (3)
HST 326 Russia Since 1881 (3)
HST 328 The Darwinian Revolution (3)
HST 329 Issues in Modern Science: Race, Religion & Politics (3)
HST 330 Womanhood in America: Family, Work and
Community Life (3)
HST 331 American Urban History (3)
HST 332 American Environmental History (3)
HST 333 American Social History (3)
HST 334 Public History (3)
HST 335 Hollywood and American Society (3)
HST 336 American Indian History to 1900 (3)
HST 337 American Indian History After 1900 (3)
HST 339 Economic History of the United States (3)
HST 340 Race, Gender, and Citizenship (3)
HST 341 North Carolina 1524 to 1835 (3)
HST 342 North Carolina 1835 to the Present (3)
HST 343 Wilmington: A Study of Development (3)
HST 345 (PAR 352) Religion in Antebellum America (3)
HST 346 The Old South (3)
HST 347 The New South (3)
HST 348 History of the American West (3)
HST 351 (PAR 351) Religion in Early America (3)
HST 352 Colonial History of the U. S. (3)
HST 353 The American Revolution and Formation of the United
States, 1763-1815 (3)
HST 354 The Antebellum U. S. (3)
HST 355 The Civil War and Reconstruction (3)
HST 356 Robber Barons and Reformers: the U.S. from 1877 to
1917 (3)
HST 357 The United States from World War I through World
War II (3)
HST 358 The United States Since 1945 (3)
HST 359 (PAR 353) Religious Reform in Modern America (3)
HST 360 History of Modern China (3)
HST 361 History of Modern Japan (3)
HST 362 The Pacific Region (3)
HST 363 History of Premodern East Asia (3)
HST 364 Mughal India (3)
HST 365 India and Pakistan After 1947 (3)
HST 366 History of Southeast Asia (3)
HST 367 History of Colonial Latin America (3)
HST 368 History of Modern Latin America (3)
HST 369 History of Brazil (3)
HST 370 History of the Caribbean (3)
HST 371 African History to 1800 (3)
HST 372 History of Modern Africa (3)
HST 373 History of Southern Africa (3)
HST 374 History of West Africa (3)
HST 375 History of Central and Eastern Africa (3)
HST 377 Topics in International History (3)
HST 378 Gandhi and Gandhism (3)
HST 379 European International Relations 1648-1914 (3)
HST 380 The Cold War: An International History (3)
HST 381 History of Early Islamic Societies (3)
HST 383 Women and Gender in the Modern Middle East (3)
HST 385 Zionism and Israel (3)
HST 386 History of the Ottoman Empire (3)
HST 387 History of the Middle East in the 18th and 19th
Centuries (3)
HST 388 History of the Middle East from WWI (3)
HST 389 History of Palestine and Israel (3)
HST 390 Medieval Civilization (3)
HST 391 Europe in the Age of the Renaissance (3)
HST 392 Europe in the Age of Reformation (3)
HST 394 Europe in the Age of Absolutism and Enlightenment (3)
HST 396 Europe from French Revolution to World War I (3)
HST 398 Europe in the Age of War and Dictatorship (3)
HST 399 Europe Since 1945 (3)
HST 408 (548) Seminar: Medieval Europe (3)
HST 412 (552) Seminar: Renaissance & Reformation Europe (3)
HST 414 (554) Seminar: Early Modern Europe (3)
HST 416 (556) Seminar: Nineteenth-Century Europe (3)
HST 418 (558) Seminar: Twentieth-Century Europe (3)
HST 440 (518) Seminar: U. S. Social History (3)
HST 442 (525) Seminar: U. S. Economic History (3)
HST 444 (526) Seminar: U. S. Political History (3)
HST 446 (527) Seminar: U. S. Diplomatic History (3)
HST 448 (528) Seminar: U. S. National Security History (3)
HST 450 (529) Seminar: U. S. Intellectual History (3)
HST 454 (531) Seminar: U. S. Regional History (3)
HST 456 (533) Seminar: U.S. Environmental History (3)
HST 477 (577) Historic Preservation in the U.S. (3)
HST 478 (578) Interpreting U.S. Material Culture (3)
HST 480 (580) Topics in Public History (3)
HST 481 (581) Topics in African History (3)
HST 483 (583) Topics in Middle Eastern History (3)
HST 485 (585) Topics in Latin American History (3)
HST 487 (587) Topics in Global History (3)
HST 491 Directed Individual Study (1-3)
HST 495 (595) Seminar (3)
HST 496 (586) Topics in the History of Science & Technology (3)
HST 497 (597) Topics in Asian History (3)
HST 498 Internship in Public History (3)
HST 499 Honors Work in History (2-3)
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