University of Texas at El Paso Academic Catalog

Academic Catalog

BA in History

The Department of History includes nationally and internationally recognized faculty who offer courses in a range of geographic and thematic areas. Our courses develop students’ intellectual, creative and civic capacities through the study of the past, and fall into one of three categories: broad surveys, more specialized upper-division courses, and the junior-senior seminar (a capstone research and writing course open only to history majors). Undergraduate students will also find public history and study abroad opportunities in our department.

Our undergraduate program offers history majors the opportunity both to explore a range of historical fields and to develop expertise in a particular area of study. In addition to developing essential critical skills such as research, writing, and analysis, the BA in History trains students to contextualize knowledge, to gather, evaluate, and synthesize evidence, and to appreciate different perspectives. A degree in History is therefore excellent preparation for careers in a wide variety of fields such as law, journalism, public service, international work, and business. A degree in History can also lead to a career in museums, national parks, archives and libraries, and as a middle or high school teacher. Finally, a degree in History is good preparation for admission to graduate and professional school.

The Department of History offers three different degree plans for students majoring in History:

  • BA in History (no concentration)
  • BA in History: 7-12 History Teaching Concentration
  • BA in History: Social Studies Composite Teaching Concentration

History majors interested in becoming a teacher at the 7-12 grade levels can opt for either teaching concentration plan. The “7-12 History” Concentration is designed for students seeking certification in U.S., Texas, and World History. The “Social Studies Composite” Concentration is designed for students seeking certification in History, Economics, Geography, and Government. Students pursuing either concentration must minor in Secondary Education.

Departmental Honors

A candidate for departmental honors in History must have demonstrated ability in History, must normally have a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 in history and a 3.0 overall GPA by the end of the junior year, and must maintain these averages until graduation. To graduate with departmental honors, a student must satisfactorily complete an honors thesis, which will be judged by a thesis committee. A candidate for departmental honors must request approval of candidacy during the second semester of the junior year. The Department of History reserves the right to accept or reject any student, taking into consideration the number of applicants, availability of faculty, and competence of individual students regarding honors candidacy. Once accepted, the honors candidate will enroll in HIST 4390 during both semesters of the senior year, accumulating a total of six (6) hours of HIST 4390 credit on completion of the honors program. Students can contact the chairperson or the undergraduate advisor for further information.

BA in History (No Concentrations)

The degree plan for the BA in History is very flexible. Specific course requirements are HIST 2301 (World History to 1500) and HIST 2302 (World History since 1500); 21 hours of upper-division history courses (3300-4300 level); and HIST 4325 (Junior-Senior Seminar).

The 21 hours of upper-division history courses must include courses from at least three geographical fields; no more than 12 hours may be taken in any one field.

Concentrations

Students seeking teacher certification in History may choose from two different degree plans: 7-12 History and Social Studies Composite. Both plans require a minor in Secondary Education.

7-12 History Degree Plan

Students must complete HIST 2301 and 2302, HIST 3317, HIST 4325, HIST 4330, and 15 additional hours of upper-division history courses, which must include courses from at least three of the four geographic fields. This plan will lead to certification in U.S., Texas, and world history at the 7-12 grade levels.

Students pursuing the “7-12 History” concentration will work with the College of Liberal Arts Secondary Teacher Education Program and the Center for History Teaching and Learning to prepare for qualifying exams and apply to the College of Education’s Educator Preparation Program.

 7-12 Social Studies Composite Degree Plan

Requirements for the Social Studies Composite are GEOG 1306 (Physical Geography), GEOG 1310 (Cultural Geography), HIST 2301 (World History to 1500), HIST 2302 (World History since 1500), ECON 2303 and 2304 (Principles of Economics), HIST 3317 (History of Texas), 9 additional hours of upper-division history (at least 6 on the United States), HIST 4325 (Junior-Senior Seminar), HIST 4330 (Teaching History/Social Studies), POLS 4318 (Teaching Democracy) or POLS 4357 (Leadership and Civic Participation), and another POLS course from the list indicated on the degree plan.

Students pursuing the “Social Studies Composite” concentration will work with the College of Liberal Arts Secondary Teacher Education Program and the Center for History Teaching and Learning to prepare for qualifying exams and apply to the College of Education’s Educator Preparation Program.

In unusual circumstances, the Department may allow students taking the Social Studies Composite concentration, and who no longer wish to pursue certification, to substitute the Secondary Education minor with another minor. Students must consult with and obtain the approval of the department chair in order to make such a substitution.

Marketable Skills

  1. Critical thinking: Analyze and evaluate issues in order to solve problems and develop informed opinions
  2. Research: Search for, investigate, and critically analyze a lot of information
  3. Writing: Communicate findings and ideas clearly
  4. Problem-solving: Find solutions to difficult or complex issues
  5. Teaching: Teach history, geography, government and economics at the 7-12 grade levels

Learning Outcomes

  1. Students will be able to synthesize information and make clear arguments about the past.
  2. Students will be able to conceptualize and interpret different kinds of primary sources.
  3. Students will be able to evaluate historical interpretations, and be able to read entire texts, discern their central arguments, and assess their effectiveness.
  4. Students will learn critical oral communication skills.
  5. Students will write historical research essays that demonstrate an ability to formulate historical questions and arguments; gather, select and organize evidence from a range of sources; evaluate cause and effect; and utilize appropriate documentation

Degree Plan

BA in History 

Minor Required
This program requires the selection of a minor.
University Core Curriculum
Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements.42
History Major
Required Courses:
HIST 2301World History to 15003
HIST 2302World History Since 15003
HIST 4325Junior-Senior Seminar3
Select twenty-one additional hours of upper-division HIST: 121
Field 1:
Colonial America to 1763
Amer Revolution/New Nation
The U.S.-Mexican War
Age of Jackson, 1815-1850
Civil War/Reconstruction Era
United States Since 1941
Mexican-American History
American Legal History
American Foreign Rel to 1914
American Foreign Rel Snc 1914
American Military History
History of Texas since 1821
19th Century American West
20th Century American West
American Indian History
Hist Immigration/Ethnicity US
African American History
Indigenous US-Mex Borderlands
Into to Public History
History and the Senses
Field II:
History of Premodern East Asia
History of Modern East Asia
Modern Africa
Pyramids & Prophets
Field III:
The Spanish Borderlands
Christianity in Latin America
Central America and Caribbean
South America Since 1810
Environmental Hist of Latin Am
History of Mexico to 1900
Modern Mexico
Afro-Mexico
African Diasporas-Latin Amer
Asian Diasporas-Latin America
Field IV:
Ancient Greece
Hellenism & the Coming of Rome
The Medieval World
The Roman Empire
The Age of Renaissance
The Age of the Reformation
Age of Absolutism/Enligtenment
The Fr. Revol./Napoleonic Eras
19th Cent. Europe, 1815-1900
20th Century Europe, 1900-Pres
Holocaust in Europe, 1933-1945
Modern Germany since 1866
Spain in the Age of Expansion
Other Courses: 2
History, Special Topics
History of Women
Indigenous Americas
Junior-Senior Seminar
Directed Study
Open Electives
Select additional hours to complete a total of one hundred twenty hours
Foreign Language
Select six credit of Foreign Language. All six credits must be in the same language sequence. 36
Block Electives
Complete twelve upper-division hours from the blocks below, with three to six hours in each12
Total Hours120
1

Include at least one course from three of the four fields; no more than twelve hours may be taken in any one field.

2

These courses will be applied towards the appropriate field.

3

French and Spanish majors must fulfill this requirement in a language other than their major.

BA in History with a Concentration in 7-12 History

Background Check Required
A complete background check is required of all students who wish to receive teacher certification in the State of Texas. Students will be required to pass a background check before certification will be conferred by the State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC).
University Core Curriculum
Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements.42
Secondary Education History
Required Courses:
HIST 2301World History to 15003
HIST 2302World History Since 15003
HIST 3317History of Texas since 18213
Select one course from three of the following fields: I, II, III, IV9
Field I
Colonial America to 1763
Amer Revolution/New Nation
The U.S.-Mexican War
Age of Jackson, 1815-1850
Civil War/Reconstruction Era
United States Since 1941
Mexican-American History
American Legal History
American Foreign Rel to 1914
American Foreign Rel Snc 1914
American Military History
19th Century American West
20th Century American West
American Indian History
Hist Immigration/Ethnicity US
African American History
Indigenous US-Mex Borderlands
Indigenous Americas
Field II:
History of Premodern East Asia
History of Modern East Asia
Modern Africa
Pyramids & Prophets
Field III:
The Spanish Borderlands
Christianity in Latin America
Central America and Caribbean
South America Since 1810
Environmental Hist of Latin Am
History of Mexico to 1900
Modern Mexico
Afro-Mexico
African Diasporas-Latin Amer
Asian Diasporas-Latin America
Indigenous Americas
Field IV:
Ancient Greece
Hellenism & the Coming of Rome
The Medieval World
The Roman Empire
The Age of Renaissance
The Age of the Reformation
Age of Absolutism/Enligtenment
The Fr. Revol./Napoleonic Eras
19th Cent. Europe, 1815-1900
20th Century Europe, 1900-Pres
Holocaust in Europe, 1933-1945
Modern Germany since 1866
Spain in the Age of Expansion
Select six additional hours of upper-division HIST:6
Colonial America to 1763
Amer Revolution/New Nation
The U.S.-Mexican War
Age of Jackson, 1815-1850
Civil War/Reconstruction Era
United States Since 1941
Mexican-American History
American Legal History
American Foreign Rel to 1914
American Foreign Rel Snc 1914
American Military History
19th Century American West
20th Century American West
American Indian History
Hist Immigration/Ethnicity US
African American History
History of Premodern East Asia
History of Modern East Asia
Modern Africa
History of Modern China
Pyramids & Prophets
The Spanish Borderlands
Indigenous US-Mex Borderlands
Christianity in Latin America
Central America and Caribbean
South America Since 1810
Environmental Hist of Latin Am
History of Mexico to 1900
Modern Mexico
Afro-Mexico
African Diasporas-Latin Amer
Asian Diasporas-Latin America
Ancient Greece
Hellenism & the Coming of Rome
The Medieval World
The Roman Empire
The Age of Renaissance
The Age of the Reformation
Age of Absolutism/Enligtenment
The Fr. Revol./Napoleonic Eras
19th Cent. Europe, 1815-1900
20th Century Europe, 1900-Pres
Holocaust in Europe, 1933-1945
Modern Germany since 1866
Spain in the Age of Expansion
History, Special Topics
History of Women
Indigenous Americas
Internship in Public History
Into to Public History
History and the Senses
Directed Study
Capstone Courses:
HIST 4325
HIST 4330
Junior-Senior Seminar
and Teaching History/Soc Studies
6
Secondary Education Minor
Required Courses:
BED 4317Tch & Empwr ELLs in Sec Schls3
EDPC 3300Intro to Youth Dev & Spec Ed3
RED 3342Content Area Literacy3
SCED 3311Curriculum Plan-Secondary Schl3
SCED 3312General Methods in Sec School3
SCED 4691Student Teaching in Sec School6
Open Electives
Select additional hours to complete a total of one hundred twenty hours
Foreign Language
Select six credit of Foreign Language. All six credits must be in the same language sequence. 16
Block Electives
Complete twelve upper-division hours from the blocks below, with three to six hours in each12
Total Hours120
1

French and Spanish majors must fulfill this requirement in a language other than their major.

BA in History with a Concentration in Social Studies Composite

Background Check Required
A complete background check is required of all students who wish to receive teacher certification in the State of Texas. Students will be required to pass a background check before certification will be conferred by the State Board of Educator Certification (SBEC).
University Core Curriculum
Complete the University Core Curriculum requirements.42
Social Studies Composite
Required Courses:
ECON 2303Principles of Macroeconomics3
ECON 2304Principles of Microeconomics3
GEOG 1306Physical Geography3
HIST 2301World History to 15003
HIST 2302World History Since 15003
HIST 3317History of Texas since 18213
HIST 4325
HIST 4330
Junior-Senior Seminar
and Teaching History/Soc Studies
6
POLS 4318Teaching Democracy3
or POLS 4357 Leadership/Civic Participation
Select one of the following:3
Cultural Geography
Cultural Geography
Select two courses from American History:6
Colonial America to 1763
Amer Revolution/New Nation
The U.S.-Mexican War
Age of Jackson, 1815-1850
Civil War/Reconstruction Era
United States Since 1941
Mexican-American History
American Legal History
19th Century American West
20th Century American West
American Indian History
Hist Immigration/Ethnicity US
African American History
Indigenous US-Mex Borderlands
History, Special Topics
History of Women
Indigenous Americas
Select one additional course from upper-division HIST:3
Colonial America to 1763
Amer Revolution/New Nation
The U.S.-Mexican War
Age of Jackson, 1815-1850
Civil War/Reconstruction Era
United States Since 1941
Mexican-American History
American Legal History
American Foreign Rel to 1914
American Foreign Rel Snc 1914
American Military History
19th Century American West
20th Century American West
American Indian History
Hist Immigration/Ethnicity US
African American History
History of Premodern East Asia
History of Modern East Asia
Modern Africa
History of Modern China
Pyramids & Prophets
The Spanish Borderlands
Indigenous US-Mex Borderlands
Christianity in Latin America
Central America and Caribbean
South America Since 1810
Environmental Hist of Latin Am
History of Mexico to 1900
Modern Mexico
Afro-Mexico
African Diasporas-Latin Amer
Asian Diasporas-Latin America
Ancient Greece
Hellenism & the Coming of Rome
The Medieval World
The Roman Empire
The Age of Renaissance
The Age of the Reformation
Age of Absolutism/Enligtenment
The Fr. Revol./Napoleonic Eras
19th Cent. Europe, 1815-1900
20th Century Europe, 1900-Pres
Holocaust in Europe, 1933-1945
Modern Germany since 1866
Spain in the Age of Expansion
History, Special Topics
History of Women
Indigenous Americas
Into to Public History
History and the Senses
Directed Study
Select one Political Science course from the following:3
Party System, Campaigns Elect.
Pub Opinion/Media & Technology
Constitutional Law
Civil Rights & Liberties
Comparative Political Systems
Democracy and Democratization
The Public Policy Process
American Legislatures
The Presidency
Southwestern Border Politics
Foreign Policy of the U.S.
The Politics of Mexico
Secondary Education Minor
Required Courses:
BED 4317Tch & Empwr ELLs in Sec Schls3
EDPC 3300Intro to Youth Dev & Spec Ed3
RED 3342Content Area Literacy3
SCED 3311Curriculum Plan-Secondary Schl3
SCED 3312General Methods in Sec School3
SCED 4691Student Teaching in Sec School6
Open Electives
Select additional hours to complete a total of one hundred twenty hours
Foreign Language
Select six credit of Foreign Language. All six credits must be in the same language sequence. 16
Block Electives
Complete twelve upper-division hours from the blocks below, with three to six hours in each12
Total Hours120
1 French and Spanish majors must fulfill this requirement in a language other than their major.
 

University Core Curriculum

The department may make specific suggestions for courses which are most applicable towards your major.

All courses require a C or better

I. Communication (six hours)

Courses in this category focus on developing ideas and expressing them clearly, considering the effect of the message, fostering understanding, and building the skills needed to communicate persuasively. Courses involve the command of oral, aural, written, and visual literacy skills that enable people to exchange messages appropriate to the subject, occasion, and audience.
Select six hours of the following: 6
For students whose secondary education was in English:
Written and Oral Communication
Writing About Literature
Rhetoric & Composition I
Rhetoric & Composition 2
Rhetoric, Composition & Comm
For students whose secondary education was not in English:
Expos Engl Compos-Spkr Esl
Res & Crit Writng Spkr Esl
Total Hours6

II. American History (six hours)

Courses in this category focus on the consideration of past events and ideas relative to the United States, with the option of including Texas History for a portion of this component area. Courses involve the interaction among individuals, communities, states, the nation, and the world, considering how these interactions have contributed to the development of the United States and its global role.
HIST 1301History of U.S. to 18653
HIST 1302History of U.S. Since 18653
Total Hours6

III. Language, Philosophy & Culture  (three hours)

Courses in this category focus on how ideas, values, beliefs, and other aspects of culture express and affect human experience. Courses involve the exploration of ideas that foster aesthetic and intellectual creation in order to understand the human condition across cultures.
Select one of the following:3
Intro-African Amer Studies
Latina/o Presence in the U.S.
English Literature
English Literature
Intro to American Fiction
Intro to American Drama
Intro to American Poetry
Making of the "Other" Americas
World History to 1500
World History Since 1500
Introduction to Philosophy
Ethics
Introduct to Religious Studies
Seeing & Naming: Conversations
Introduction to Womens Studies
Global Feminisms
Total Hours3

IV. Mathematics  (three hours)

Courses in this category focus on quantitative literacy in logic, patterns, and relationships. Courses involve the understanding of key mathematical concepts and the application of appropriate quantitative tools to everyday experience.
Select one of the following:3
College Algebra
Trigonometry and Conics
Math in the Modern World
Math for Social Sciences I
Calculus I
Precalculus 1,2
Math for Social Sciences II
Statistical Literacy
Elementary Statistical Methods
1 A higher-level course in the calculus sequence can be substituted.
2 TCCN MATH 1314 will also satisfy this requirement.
Total Hours3

V. Life & Physical Sciences  (six hours)

Courses in this category focus on describing, explaining, and predicting natural phenomena using the scientific method. Courses involve the understanding of interactions among natural phenomena and the implications of scientific principles on the physical world and on experiences.
Select one of the following:1-4
Astronomy Lab I
Elem Astronomy-Solar System
Elem Astr Stars & Galaxies
Introductory Biology Lab
Human Biology Laboratory
Topics in Study of Life I
Organismal Biology Laboratory
Introductory Biology
Human Biology
General Biology
Organismal Biology
Human Anat/Physio Lab I
Human Anat/Physio Lab II
Human Anat/Physiology I
Human Anat/Physiology II
Laboratory for CHEM 1305
Laboratory for CHEM 1306
Intro General Chemistry Lab
Intro Organic & Biochem Lab
General Chemistry
General Chemistry
Intro to General Chemistry
Intro Organic & Biochemistry
Environmental Sci. Lab
Non-major Lab for ESCI 1301
Intro to Environment Science 2
Intro to Environmental Sci
Laboratory for GEOG 1306
Physical Geography
Lab for GEOL 1313
Lab for GEOL 1314
Principles of Earth Sci - Lab
Laboratory for Geology 1212
Principles of Earth Sciences
Principles of Earth Science
The Blue Planet
Natural Hazards
Intro to Physical Geology
Intro to Historical Geol
Fundamentals of Nutrition
Wellness Dynamics
Microorganisms and Disease
General Physics I
General Physics II
Laboratory for PHYS 2320
Laboratory for PHYS 2321
Introductory Mechanics
Introductory Electromagnetism
Total Hours 6

VI. Political Science  (six hours)

Courses in this category focus on consideration of the Constitution of the United States and the constitutions of the states, with special emphasis on that of Texas. Courses involve the analysis of governmental institutions, political behavior, civic engagement, and their political and philosophical foundations.
Required Courses:
POLS 2310Introduction to Politics3
POLS 2311American Gover & Politics3
Total Hours6

VII. Social and Behavioral Sciences  (three hours)

Courses in this category focus on the application of empirical and scientific methods that contribute to the understanding of what makes us human. Courses involve the exploration of behavior and interactions among individuals, groups, institutions, and events, examining their impact on the individual, society, and culture.
Select one of the following:3
Intro-Phys Anth/Archeolog
Intro-Cultural Anthropology
Cultural Geography
Intro to Linguistics
Econ for Engrs & Scientists
Intro to Chicano Studies
Asian American Studies
Interpersonal Communication
Mass Media and Society
Principles of Macroeconomics
Principles of Microeconomics
Introduction to Ed Psychology
Action Research in Classrooms
Introduction to Linguistics
Cultural Geography
Community Service
An Intro. to Linguistics
Lang. Inside & Out: Sel Topics
Introduction to Psychology
Introduction to Sociology
Cultural Geography
Total Hours3

VIII. Creative Arts (three hours)

Courses in this category focus on the appreciation and analysis of creative artifacts and works of the human imagination. Courses involve the synthesis and interpretation of artistic expression and enable critical, creative, and innovative communication about works of art.
Select one of the following:3
Art Appreciation
History of Art I
History of Art II
Chicana/o Fine Arts Appreciat
Dance Appreciation
Intro-Art of Motion Pict.
Music Appreciation
Jazz to Rock
Music, Culture, and Society
Introduction to Theatre
Total Hours3

IX. Component Area Option (six hours)

a. A minimum of 3 SCH must meet the definition and corresponding Core Objectives specified in one of the foundational component areas. b. As an option for up to 3 semester credit hours of the Component Area Option, an institution may select course(s) that: (i) Meet(s) the definition specified for one or more of the foundational component areas; and (ii) Include(s) a minimum of three Core Objectives, including Critical Thinking Skills, Communication Skills, and one of the remaining Core Objectives of the institution's choice.
Intro to Global Business
Public Speaking
Business/Profession Comm
Intro-Computational Thinking
Computer Programming Sci/Engr
Eng Innovation and Leadership
Introduction to Leadership
Inquiry in Math & Science
Seminar/Critical Inquiry
Total Hours0

Block Electives

(Core courses and courses from major or minor area cannot be counted as block electives)

Fine and Performing Arts

ART 3300Art Exploration3
ARTE 3307Introduction to Art Education3
ARTH 3353Pre-Columb Art & Arch3
CHIC 3302Chicano Cinema3
CHIC 3303Border Image in Mexican Film3
CHIC 3304Chicano/Latino Music in the US3
CHIC 3335Regional Mexican Music3
CHIC 3343Latino/a Voices in Perf Activi3
CHIC 3344Chicana/o Theatre3
CHIC 3345The Roots of Latina/o Hip Hop3
CHIC 3346Dances of Mexico and Spain3
CHIC 3347AmerCinema of the US-Mex Bord3
DANC 3303History of Dance as a Perf Art3
DANC 3322World Dance3
DANC 3347Jazz & Other Stage Danc Form I3
DANC 3348American Dance Forms - Jazz3
DANC 3349American Dance Forms Hip Hop3
FILM 3302Chicano Cinema3
FILM 3303The Border Image in Mex. Film3
FILM 3315Screenwriting3
FILM 3391African-American Filmmakers3
FILM 3394Documentary Cinema3
FILM 3395Women and Film3
FILM 4340Selected Topics/ Film Studies3
FREN 4389Acting Out:Spectacle & Stage3
MUSL 3324Music in World Cultures3
MUSL 3325Cumbia: Mus, Diff, & Id. in Am3
MUSL 3326Social History of Rock3
MUSL 3327History of Jazz3
MUSL 3329Topics in Music Hist & Culture3
MUSL 3332Music and Film3
MUSL 3333Music of the Middle East3
MUSL 3334Intro to Ethnomusicology3
SPAN 4341Modern Drama3
THEA 3335Latinx Theatre3
THEA 3340History of Costume Design3
THEA 3341Principles of Costuming3
THEA 3342Lighting Design3
THEA 3343Scenic Painting3
THEA 3350Creative Drama3
THEA 3351Theatre Hist and Literature I3
THEA 3352Theatre Hist and Literature II3
THEA 3355Broadway Musicals-A History3
THEA 3356Women in Drama3
THEA 4304Theatre Pract/Non-Majors3
WS 3331Gender & Popular Culture3
WS 3335Feminist Film3
WS 3382Gender Issues in the Arts3

Humanities

AFST 3390Topics in African/Amer Studies3
CHIC 3301La Chicana3
CHIC 3305Chic Ident Form:Race,Class&Gen3
CHIC 3311Chicano Studies: Societal Issu3
CHIC 4301Chicano Legal History3
CHIC 4308Chicana/o Thought3
CRW 3362Intro to Creative Writing3
CRW 3373Writing in Society3
ENGL 3300Intro. to Literary Studies3
ENGL 3301Literary Studies3
ENGL 3302Literature and Film3
ENGL 3304Gothic Literature3
ENGL 3305Children's Literature3
ENGL 3306Young Adult Literature3
ENGL 3309Detective Fiction3
ENGL 3310Chicana/o Literature3
ENGL 3311American Literature to 18653
ENGL 3312Am. Literature 1865 to Present3
ENGL 3315African American Literature3
ENGL 3316Native American Literature3
ENGL 3317Postcolonial Literature3
ENGL 3318British Literature Before 14853
ENGL 3319Sixteenth-Cent. Prose & Poetry3
ENGL 3320Shakespeare3
ENGL 3321Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry3
ENGL 332317th Century Prose and Poetry3
ENGL 3325Literature of the Bible3
ENGL 3327Jewish American Literature3
ENGL 3328Holocaust Literature and Film3
ENGL 3330Restoration & 18th Century Lit3
ENGL 3331World Literature3
ENGL 3333Romantic Literature3
ENGL 3337Victorian Literature3
ENGL 3341History of Form I3
ENGL 3344Am. Poetry 1900 to Present3
ENGL 3360Women in Literature3
ENGL 3371Southwestern Literature3
ENGL 3374Folklore Of Mexican American3
ENGL 4308Chaucer3
ENGL 4309Milton3
ENGL 4314Literary Criticism3
ENGL 4316Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 19003
ENGL 4317American Fiction To 19003
ENGL 4318Early 20TH Cent Am. Fiction3
ENGL 4319Am. Fiction 1945 to Present3
ENGL 4322The American Drama3
ENGL 4325British Drama Since 18803
ENGL 4340Advanced Literary Studies3
ENGL 4347British Novel thru 18th Cent3
ENGL 4348British Novel: 19th Century3
ENGL 4349British Novel: 20th Century3
ENGL 4350Maj Am. Writer(s) through 19003
ENGL 4351Maj Am Writer(s) since 19003
FREN 3301French Literature to 17153
FREN 3303French Literature Since 17153
FREN 3320French Civilization3
FREN 3355Assuming the Power of Speech3
FREN 4387Poetry, Art of Ages:Lai to Rai3
FREN 4388Pleasure of Text: Genre, Narra3
FREN 4389Acting Out:Spectacle & Stage3
FREN 4390Topics in French3
all HIST 3300 - HIST 4300 except HIST 4325, HIST 4330, HIST 4390
all HUMN 3300 - HUMN 4300
JS 3300 - JS 4300
LABS 3300The Americas3
LABS 3301The Border3
LING 3313English Historical Linguistics3
LING 3315History of Spanish Language3
MS 3313U.S. Military History3
all PHIL 3300 - PHIL 4300
all RS 3300 - RS 4300
RWS 3355Workplace Writing3
RWS 3359Technical Writing3
all SPAN 3300 - SPAN 4300 except SPAN 3309, SPAN 3311, SPAN 4301
WS 3351Gender & Religion3
WS 3360Women in Literature3
WS 3383Gender Issues in Humanities3
WS 4310Feminist Theory3

Social and Behavioral Sciences

AFST 4304Envir. Just. & Min. Comm. U.S.3
all ANTH 3300 - ANTH 4300
CHIC 3301La Chicana3
CHIC 3305Chic Ident Form:Race,Class&Gen3
CHIC 3311Chicano Studies: Societal Issu3
CHIC 3339Cultural Diversity & Youth: US3
CHIC 4301Chicano Legal History3
CHIC 4304Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S.3
CHIC 4306Comm Formation on US/MX Border3
CHIC 4307Hispanic Entrepreneurship3
CHIC 4308Chicana/o Thought3
CHIC 4309American Immigration & Soc Jus3
COMM 3322Communication and Conflict3
COMM 3323Comm & Org Leadership3
COMM 3344Media Programming for Radio/TV3
COMM 3345Media Scriptwriting3
COMM 3353Intercultural Communication3
COMM 3354Small Group3
COMM 3355Organizational Communication3
COMM 4341Media Announcing & Performance3
COMM 4350Selected Topics3
COMM 4352Contemporary Rhetoric3
COMM 4360Environmental Communication3
COMM 4361Environmental Conflict & Comm3
COMM 4362Gender and Communication3
COMM 4363Political Communication3
COMM 4364Communicating Positive Devian3
COMM 4365Comm Healthy Communities3
COMM 4366Communication of Public Herit3
COMM 4368Borderlands Communication3
CRIJ 3321Family Violence3
CRIJ 3351Crim Just on US-Mexico Border3
CRIJ 4303Crime, Criminal Justice & Film3
CRIJ 4311Immigration Law and Admin3
CRIJ 4385Study Abroad in Crim Justice3
INSS 3301Historical Dev of Nat'l Sec3
INSS 3302Sem in Intel and Nat'l Sec3
INSS 4350Selected Problems in Intel3
INSS 4351Professional Practices3
LABS 3300The Americas3
LABS 3301The Border3
LABS 4301Topics Lat Amer/Border Stud3
LEAD 3300Contemporary Theories of Lead3
LEAD 4350Concepts of SJ & E Leadership3
LEAD 4351Community Engaged Leadership3
LEAD 4380Special Topics in Leadership3
all LING 3300 - LING 4300 except LING 3313, LING 3315
all POLS 3300 - POLS 4399
PSYC 3315Psychology and the Law3
PSYC 4309History & Systems Psychology3
PSYC 4316Language and Cognition3
all SOCI 3300 - SOCI 4300
WS 3301La Chicana3
WS 3370Gender Roles & Society3
WS 3372Women & Work in the Sex Indust3
WS 3380Social Justice Values at Work3
WS 3384Gender Issues in Social Scincs3
WS 4310Feminist Theory3
WS 4360Jr/Sr Seminar/Women's Studies3
RWS 3345Editing3
RWS 3355Workplace Writing3
RWS 3357Issues in Tech & Rhetoric3
RWS 3358Special Topics in Writing3
RWS 3359Technical Writing3
RWS 3365Adv Composition:Rhet Theory3
RWS 3366Advanced Composition: Argument3
RWS 4300Senior Writing Practicum3

 The courses below will apply to different blocks based on the term and section completed

  • Please see dept or schedule book (online) for details

4-Year Sample Degree Plan 

BA in History

BA IN HISTORY WITH 18 HOUR MINOR
FRESHMAN
Fall
HIST 1301History of U.S. to 18653
Mathematics3
English Composition 13
Component Area Option 13
Science 1 and lab4
Spring
HIST 1302History of U.S. Since 18653
Creative Arts3
English Composition 23
Component Area Option 23
Science 23
SOPHOMORE
Fall
HIST 2301World History to 15003
POLS 2310Introduction to Politics3
Social/Behavioral3
Foreign Language 13
Minor 13
Spring
HIST 2302World History Since 15003
POLS 2311American Gover & Politics3
Block Elective 13
Foreign Language 23
Minor 23
JUNIOR
Fall
Upper-division history 13
Upper-division history 23
Block Elective 23
Minor 33
Elective3
Spring
Upper-division history 33
Upper-division history 4 3
Block Elective 33
Minor 43
Elective3
Elective3
SENIOR
Fall
Upper-division history 5 3
Upper-division history 63
Block Elective 43
Elective 3
Minor 53
Spring
Upper-division history 7 3
HIST 4325Junior-Senior Seminar3
Elective 3
Minor 63
Total Hours121

BA in History with a Concentration in 7-12 History

BA IN HISTORY WITH A CONCENTRATION IN 7-12 HISTORY
FRESHMAN
Fall
English Composition 13
Component Area Option 13
Mathematics3
Science 1 and lab4
HIST 1301History of U.S. to 18653
Spring
English Composition 23
HIST 1302History of U.S. Since 18653
Creative Arts3
Component Area Option 23
Science 23
Elective3
SOPHOMORE
Fall
POLS 2310Introduction to Politics3
Social/Behavioral3
HIST 2301World History to 15003
HIST 3317History of Texas since 18213
Foreign Language 13
Elective3
Spring
POLS 2311American Gover & Politics3
Upper-division history 13
HIST 2302World History Since 15003
Foreign Language 23
Block Elective 13
JUNIOR
Fall
Upper-division history 23
Upper-division history 33
RED 3342Content Area Literacy3
Block Elective 23
Elective 3
Spring
Upper-division history 4 3
Upper-division history 53
HIST 4330Teaching History/Soc Studies3
SCED 3312General Methods in Sec School3
SCED 3311Curriculum Plan-Secondary Schl3
Block Elective 33
SENIOR
Fall
HIST 4325Junior-Senior Seminar3
EDPC 3300Intro to Youth Dev & Spec Ed3
BED 4317Tch & Empwr ELLs in Sec Schls3
Block Elective 43
Elective3
Spring
SCED 4691Student Teaching in Sec School6
Total Hours121

BA in History with a Concentration in Social Studies Composite

BA IN HISTORY WITH A CONCENTRATION IN SOCIAL STUDIES COMPOSITE
FRESHMAN
Fall
English Composition 13
Component Area Option 13
MATH 1320Math for Social Sciences I3
GEOG 1306
GEOG 1106
Physical Geography
and Laboratory for GEOG 1306
4
HIST 1301History of U.S. to 18653
Spring
English Composition 23
HIST 1302History of U.S. Since 18653
Creative Arts3
Component Area Option 23
Science 23
SOPHOMORE
Fall
POLS 2310Introduction to Politics3
GEOG 1310Cultural Geography3
HIST 2301World History to 15003
ECON 2303Principles of Macroeconomics3
Foreign Language 13
Spring
POLS 2311American Gover & Politics3
ECON 2304Principles of Microeconomics3
HIST 3317History of Texas since 18213
HIST 2302World History Since 15003
Foreign Language 23
Block Elective 13
JUNIOR
Fall
US History 1 3
POLS 4318Teaching Democracy3
or POLS 4357 Leadership/Civic Participation
RED 3342Content Area Literacy3
Elective3
Block Elective 23
Spring
US History 2 3
Political Science-Upper Division3
HIST 4330Teaching History/Soc Studies3
SCED 3312General Methods in Sec School3
SCED 3311Curriculum Plan-Secondary Schl3
Block Elective 33
SENIOR
Fall
US or world history 3
HIST 4325Junior-Senior Seminar3
Elective3
EDPC 3300Intro to Youth Dev & Spec Ed3
BED 4317Tch & Empwr ELLs in Sec Schls3
Block Elective 43
Spring
SCED 4691Student Teaching in Sec School6
Total Hours121