History - B.A.

CIP Code

54.0101

Patrick Rasico, Ph.D., Discipline Coordinator

The goals of the Fisk University program in History are to:

• Prepare broadly educated men and women for entry into diverse professional careers and public lives;
• Foster the skills that history teaches: analysis, evaluation, and synthesis; Provide students the necessary prerequisites for coherent decision making in all areas of professional life, especially those useful for careers in international relations, public and corporate administration, and law; and
• Develop in history students a greater appreciation of a multicultural world, a pluralistic nation, and a technological society

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the History major, the student will:

• Demonstrate knowledge of key African American historical events and achievements;
• Develop interpretive thesis relevant to the field of History;
• Analyze and synthesize the societal impact of key historical events; and
• Demonstrate critical thinking and research skills relevant to the field of History.

History majors are required to complete 36 credits in the discipline. These courses are as follows:

Requirements

Required courses [36 credits]

HIS 150	INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF HISTORY	3
HIS 160	UNITED STATES HISTORY	3
HIS 180	AFRICAN HISTORY	3
HIS 190	EUROPEAN HISTORY	3
HIS 200	SELECTED TOPICS IN U.S. HISTORY	3
HIS 220	SELECTED TOPICS IN AFRICAN HISTORY.	3
HIS 230	SELECTED TOPICS IN WORLD HISTORY	3
HIS 240	SELECTED TOPICS IN WOMEN'S HISTORY	3
HIS 270	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY	3
HIS 300	HISTORIOGRAPHY AND METHODOLOGY	3
HIS 350	HISTORY SEMINAR	3
HIS 499	SENIOR SEMINAR	3

Joint majors combining history and another discipline may be arranged according to the usual University regulations. Twenty-four credit hours in history courses are required of any joint major, including HIS 150 and HIS 350.

CORE Requirements

The cafeteria style CORE curriculum will be chosen from one of the courses in each of the following groups, A - E.

GROUP A (Choose one of the following)

ART 291	AFRICAN AMERICAN ART	3
ART 292	AFRICAN ART	3
ENG 275	AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1919	3
HIS 180	AFRICAN HISTORY	3
HIS 270	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY	3
MUS 200	WORLD MUSIC	3
MUS 206	CROSSCURRENTS IN AFRICAN AND AFRICAN AMERICAN MUSIC	2

GROUP B (Choose one of the following)

BAD 200	APPLIED CALCULUS	3
BAD 260	APPLIED STATISTICS	3
CORE 132	ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS FOR A CONTEMPORARY WORLD II	3
MATH 125	DISCRETE MATHEMATICS	3
NSCI 360	STATISTICS	3
HSS 280	SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS	3

GROUP C (Choose one of the following)

CORE 220	THE CREATIVE ARTS	3
MUS 207	TWENTIETH CENTURY MUSIC	2
MUS 208	HISTORY OF JAZZ	2
ART 207	ARTS AND IDEAS I	3
ART 208	ARTS AND IDEAS II	3
MUS 205	MUSIC IN AMERICA	2

GROUP D

Choose CORE 240 or any two science courses from the list below

BIOL 101	GENERAL BIOLOGY I	3
	And
BIOL 101L	GENERAL BIOLOGY I LABORATORY	1
CHEM 113	GENERAL CHEMISTRY I	3
	And
CHEM 103	EXPERIMENTS IN GENERAL CHEMISRY I	1
PHYS 130	UNIVERSITY PHYSICS I	3
	And
PHYS 130L	EXPERIMENTS IN GENERAL PHYSICS I	1

Group E (Choose one of the following)

ECON 230	PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS	3
ECON 240	PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS	3
HIS 160	UNITED STATES HISTORY	3
PSCI 122	AMERICAN POLITICAL SYSTEMS	3
PSY 180	GENERAL PSYCHOLOGY	3
SOC 100	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY	3

A total of 37- 41 hours (41 hours will be earned if one selects two science disciplines to satisfy group D) are required to fulfill the CORE requirement.

Suggested Program Plan for History Majors:

First Year, Fall Semester [15 credits]

CORE 100	NEW STUDENT ORIENTATION SEMINAR	1
CORE 150	COMPOSITION I	3
CORE 131	ESSENTIAL MATHEMATICS FOR A CONTEMPORARY WORLD	3
HIS 190	EUROPEAN HISTORY	3
SPAN 101	ELEMENTARY SPANISH I	3
	GENERAL ELECTIVE	3

First Year, Spring Semester [15 credits]

CORE 160	COMPOSITION II	3
CSCI 100	INTRODUCTION TO COMPUTING	3
HIS 150	INTRODUCTION TO THE STUDY OF HISTORY	3
HIS 160	UNITED STATES HISTORY	3
SPAN 102	ELEMENTARY SPANISH II	3

Second Year, Fall Semester [15 credits]

CORE 120	CRITICAL THINKING	2
CORE 201	INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS AND ENTREPRENEURSHIP	3
CORE 260	HUMANITIES: THOUGHT AND EXPERIENCE	3
HIS 180	AFRICAN HISTORY	3
HIS 270	AFRICAN-AMERICAN HISTORY	3

Second Year, Spring Semester [15 credits]

CORE 220	THE CREATIVE ARTS	3
ENG 275	AFRICAN AMERICAN LITERATURE TO 1919	3
HSS 280	SOCIAL RESEARCH METHODS	3
HIS 230	SELECTED TOPICS IN WORLD HISTORY	3
HIS 360	MODERN WORLD HISTORY	3

Third Year, Fall Semester [15 credits]

CORE 240	NATURAL SCIENCE	3
SOC 100	INTRODUCTION TO SOCIOLOGY	3
HIS 370	INTERNSHIP IN HISTORY	3
	GENERAL ELECTIVE	3
	GENERAL ELECTIVE	3

Third Year, Spring Semester [15 credits]

CORE 360	THE WORLD AND ITS PEOPLES	3
HIS 300	HISTORIOGRAPHY AND METHODOLOGY	3
HIS 350	HISTORY SEMINAR	3
	GENERAL ELECTIVE	3
	GENERAL ELECTIVE	3

Fourth Year, Fall Semester [15 credits]

HIS 499	SENIOR SEMINAR	3
	GENERAL ELECTIVE	3
	GENERAL ELECTIVE	3
	GENERAL ELECTIVE	3
	GENERAL ELECTIVE	3

Fourth Year, Spring Semester [15 credits]

HIS 240	SELECTED TOPICS IN WOMEN'S HISTORY	3
	GENERAL ELECTIVE	3
	GENERAL ELECTIVE	3
	GENERAL ELECTIVE	3
	GENERAL ELECTIVE	3

Total Credit Hours: 120