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
- Critical thinking: Analyze and evaluate issues in order to solve problems and develop informed opinions
- Research: Search for, investigate, and critically analyze a lot of information
- Writing: Communicate findings and ideas clearly
- Problem-solving: Find solutions to difficult or complex issues
- Teaching: Teach history, geography, government and economics at the 7-12 grade levels
Learning Outcomes
- Students will be able to synthesize information and make clear arguments about the past.
- Students will be able to conceptualize and interpret different kinds of primary sources.
- Students will be able to evaluate historical interpretations, and be able to read entire texts, discern their central arguments, and assess their effectiveness.
- Students will learn critical oral communication skills.
- 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2301 | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 2302 | World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 4325 | Junior-Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Select twenty-one additional hours of upper-division HIST: 1 | 21 | |
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. 3 | 6 | |
| Block Electives | ||
| Complete twelve upper-division hours from the blocks below, with three to six hours in each | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2301 | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 2302 | World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 3317 | History of Texas since 1821 | 3 |
| Select one course from three of the following fields: I, II, III, IV | 9 | |
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 4317 | Tch & Empwr ELLs in Sec Schls | 3 |
| EDPC 3300 | Intro to Youth Dev & Spec Ed | 3 |
| RED 3342 | Content Area Literacy | 3 |
| SCED 3311 | Curriculum Plan-Secondary Schl | 3 |
| SCED 3312 | General Methods in Sec School | 3 |
| SCED 4691 | Student Teaching in Sec School | 6 |
| 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. 1 | 6 | |
| Block Electives | ||
| Complete twelve upper-division hours from the blocks below, with three to six hours in each | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
- 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
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| 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 2303 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| ECON 2304 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| GEOG 1306 | Physical Geography | 3 |
| HIST 2301 | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 2302 | World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 3317 | History of Texas since 1821 | 3 |
| HIST 4325 & HIST 4330 | Junior-Senior Seminar and Teaching History/Soc Studies | 6 |
| POLS 4318 | Teaching Democracy | 3 |
| 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 4317 | Tch & Empwr ELLs in Sec Schls | 3 |
| EDPC 3300 | Intro to Youth Dev & Spec Ed | 3 |
| RED 3342 | Content Area Literacy | 3 |
| SCED 3311 | Curriculum Plan-Secondary Schl | 3 |
| SCED 3312 | General Methods in Sec School | 3 |
| SCED 4691 | Student Teaching in Sec School | 6 |
| 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. 1 | 6 | |
| Block Electives | ||
| Complete twelve upper-division hours from the blocks below, with three to six hours in each | 12 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
| 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)
| Code | Title | 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 Hours | 6 | |
II. American History (six hours)
| Code | Title | 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 1301 | History of U.S. to 1865 | 3 |
| HIST 1302 | History of U.S. Since 1865 | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
III. Language, Philosophy & Culture (three hours)
| Code | Title | 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 Hours | 3 | |
IV. Mathematics (three hours)
| Code | Title | 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 Hours | 3 | |
V. Life & Physical Sciences (six hours)
| Code | Title | 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)
| Code | Title | 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 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
| Total Hours | 6 | |
VII. Social and Behavioral Sciences (three hours)
| Code | Title | 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 | ||
| 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 Hours | 3 | |
VIII. Creative Arts (three hours)
| Code | Title | 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 Hours | 3 | |
IX. Component Area Option (six hours)
| Code | Title | 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 Hours | 0 | |
Block Electives
(Core courses and courses from major or minor area cannot be counted as block electives)
Fine and Performing Arts
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| ART 3300 | Art Exploration | 3 |
| ARTE 3307 | Introduction to Art Education | 3 |
| ARTH 3353 | Pre-Columb Art & Arch | 3 |
| CHIC 3302 | Chicano Cinema | 3 |
| CHIC 3303 | Border Image in Mexican Film | 3 |
| CHIC 3304 | Chicano/Latino Music in the US | 3 |
| CHIC 3335 | Regional Mexican Music | 3 |
| CHIC 3343 | Latino/a Voices in Perf Activi | 3 |
| CHIC 3344 | Chicana/o Theatre | 3 |
| CHIC 3345 | The Roots of Latina/o Hip Hop | 3 |
| CHIC 3346 | Dances of Mexico and Spain | 3 |
| CHIC 3347 | AmerCinema of the US-Mex Bord | 3 |
| DANC 3303 | History of Dance as a Perf Art | 3 |
| DANC 3322 | World Dance | 3 |
| DANC 3347 | Jazz & Other Stage Danc Form I | 3 |
| DANC 3348 | American Dance Forms - Jazz | 3 |
| DANC 3349 | American Dance Forms Hip Hop | 3 |
| FILM 3302 | Chicano Cinema | 3 |
| FILM 3303 | The Border Image in Mex. Film | 3 |
| FILM 3315 | Screenwriting | 3 |
| FILM 3391 | African-American Filmmakers | 3 |
| FILM 3394 | Documentary Cinema | 3 |
| FILM 3395 | Women and Film | 3 |
| FILM 4340 | Selected Topics/ Film Studies | 3 |
| FREN 4389 | Acting Out:Spectacle & Stage | 3 |
| MUSL 3324 | Music in World Cultures | 3 |
| MUSL 3325 | Cumbia: Mus, Diff, & Id. in Am | 3 |
| MUSL 3326 | Social History of Rock | 3 |
| MUSL 3327 | History of Jazz | 3 |
| MUSL 3329 | Topics in Music Hist & Culture | 3 |
| MUSL 3332 | Music and Film | 3 |
| MUSL 3333 | Music of the Middle East | 3 |
| MUSL 3334 | Intro to Ethnomusicology | 3 |
| SPAN 4341 | Modern Drama | 3 |
| THEA 3335 | Latinx Theatre | 3 |
| THEA 3340 | History of Costume Design | 3 |
| THEA 3341 | Principles of Costuming | 3 |
| THEA 3342 | Lighting Design | 3 |
| THEA 3343 | Scenic Painting | 3 |
| THEA 3350 | Creative Drama | 3 |
| THEA 3351 | Theatre Hist and Literature I | 3 |
| THEA 3352 | Theatre Hist and Literature II | 3 |
| THEA 3355 | Broadway Musicals-A History | 3 |
| THEA 3356 | Women in Drama | 3 |
| THEA 4304 | Theatre Pract/Non-Majors | 3 |
| WS 3331 | Gender & Popular Culture | 3 |
| WS 3335 | Feminist Film | 3 |
| WS 3382 | Gender Issues in the Arts | 3 |
Humanities
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AFST 3390 | Topics in African/Amer Studies | 3 |
| CHIC 3301 | La Chicana | 3 |
| CHIC 3305 | Chic Ident Form:Race,Class&Gen | 3 |
| CHIC 3311 | Chicano Studies: Societal Issu | 3 |
| CHIC 4301 | Chicano Legal History | 3 |
| CHIC 4308 | Chicana/o Thought | 3 |
| CRW 3362 | Intro to Creative Writing | 3 |
| CRW 3373 | Writing in Society | 3 |
| ENGL 3300 | Intro. to Literary Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 3301 | Literary Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 3302 | Literature and Film | 3 |
| ENGL 3304 | Gothic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3305 | Children's Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3306 | Young Adult Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3309 | Detective Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 3310 | Chicana/o Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3311 | American Literature to 1865 | 3 |
| ENGL 3312 | Am. Literature 1865 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 3315 | African American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3316 | Native American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3317 | Postcolonial Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3318 | British Literature Before 1485 | 3 |
| ENGL 3319 | Sixteenth-Cent. Prose & Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 3320 | Shakespeare | 3 |
| ENGL 3321 | Shakespeare's Plays and Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 3323 | 17th Century Prose and Poetry | 3 |
| ENGL 3325 | Literature of the Bible | 3 |
| ENGL 3327 | Jewish American Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3328 | Holocaust Literature and Film | 3 |
| ENGL 3330 | Restoration & 18th Century Lit | 3 |
| ENGL 3331 | World Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3333 | Romantic Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3337 | Victorian Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3341 | History of Form I | 3 |
| ENGL 3344 | Am. Poetry 1900 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 3360 | Women in Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3371 | Southwestern Literature | 3 |
| ENGL 3374 | Folklore Of Mexican American | 3 |
| ENGL 4308 | Chaucer | 3 |
| ENGL 4309 | Milton | 3 |
| ENGL 4314 | Literary Criticism | 3 |
| ENGL 4316 | Am. Nonfiction/Poetry To 1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 4317 | American Fiction To 1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 4318 | Early 20TH Cent Am. Fiction | 3 |
| ENGL 4319 | Am. Fiction 1945 to Present | 3 |
| ENGL 4322 | The American Drama | 3 |
| ENGL 4325 | British Drama Since 1880 | 3 |
| ENGL 4340 | Advanced Literary Studies | 3 |
| ENGL 4347 | British Novel thru 18th Cent | 3 |
| ENGL 4348 | British Novel: 19th Century | 3 |
| ENGL 4349 | British Novel: 20th Century | 3 |
| ENGL 4350 | Maj Am. Writer(s) through 1900 | 3 |
| ENGL 4351 | Maj Am Writer(s) since 1900 | 3 |
| FREN 3301 | French Literature to 1715 | 3 |
| FREN 3303 | French Literature Since 1715 | 3 |
| FREN 3320 | French Civilization | 3 |
| FREN 3355 | Assuming the Power of Speech | 3 |
| FREN 4387 | Poetry, Art of Ages:Lai to Rai | 3 |
| FREN 4388 | Pleasure of Text: Genre, Narra | 3 |
| FREN 4389 | Acting Out:Spectacle & Stage | 3 |
| FREN 4390 | Topics in French | 3 |
| all HIST 3300 - HIST 4300 except HIST 4325, HIST 4330, HIST 4390 | ||
| all HUMN 3300 - HUMN 4300 | ||
| JS 3300 - JS 4300 | ||
| LABS 3300 | The Americas | 3 |
| LABS 3301 | The Border | 3 |
| LING 3313 | English Historical Linguistics | 3 |
| LING 3315 | History of Spanish Language | 3 |
| MS 3313 | U.S. Military History | 3 |
| all PHIL 3300 - PHIL 4300 | ||
| all RS 3300 - RS 4300 | ||
| RWS 3355 | Workplace Writing | 3 |
| RWS 3359 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| all SPAN 3300 - SPAN 4300 except SPAN 3309, SPAN 3311, SPAN 4301 | ||
| WS 3351 | Gender & Religion | 3 |
| WS 3360 | Women in Literature | 3 |
| WS 3383 | Gender Issues in Humanities | 3 |
| WS 4310 | Feminist Theory | 3 |
Social and Behavioral Sciences
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| AFST 4304 | Envir. Just. & Min. Comm. U.S. | 3 |
| all ANTH 3300 - ANTH 4300 | ||
| CHIC 3301 | La Chicana | 3 |
| CHIC 3305 | Chic Ident Form:Race,Class&Gen | 3 |
| CHIC 3311 | Chicano Studies: Societal Issu | 3 |
| CHIC 3339 | Cultural Diversity & Youth: US | 3 |
| CHIC 4301 | Chicano Legal History | 3 |
| CHIC 4304 | Envir. Just. & Min. Comm U.S. | 3 |
| CHIC 4306 | Comm Formation on US/MX Border | 3 |
| CHIC 4307 | Hispanic Entrepreneurship | 3 |
| CHIC 4308 | Chicana/o Thought | 3 |
| CHIC 4309 | American Immigration & Soc Jus | 3 |
| COMM 3322 | Communication and Conflict | 3 |
| COMM 3323 | Comm & Org Leadership | 3 |
| COMM 3344 | Media Programming for Radio/TV | 3 |
| COMM 3345 | Media Scriptwriting | 3 |
| COMM 3353 | Intercultural Communication | 3 |
| COMM 3354 | Small Group | 3 |
| COMM 3355 | Organizational Communication | 3 |
| COMM 4341 | Media Announcing & Performance | 3 |
| COMM 4350 | Selected Topics | 3 |
| COMM 4352 | Contemporary Rhetoric | 3 |
| COMM 4360 | Environmental Communication | 3 |
| COMM 4361 | Environmental Conflict & Comm | 3 |
| COMM 4362 | Gender and Communication | 3 |
| COMM 4363 | Political Communication | 3 |
| COMM 4364 | Communicating Positive Devian | 3 |
| COMM 4365 | Comm Healthy Communities | 3 |
| COMM 4366 | Communication of Public Herit | 3 |
| COMM 4368 | Borderlands Communication | 3 |
| CRIJ 3321 | Family Violence | 3 |
| CRIJ 3351 | Crim Just on US-Mexico Border | 3 |
| CRIJ 4303 | Crime, Criminal Justice & Film | 3 |
| CRIJ 4311 | Immigration Law and Admin | 3 |
| CRIJ 4385 | Study Abroad in Crim Justice | 3 |
| INSS 3301 | Historical Dev of Nat'l Sec | 3 |
| INSS 3302 | Sem in Intel and Nat'l Sec | 3 |
| INSS 4350 | Selected Problems in Intel | 3 |
| INSS 4351 | Professional Practices | 3 |
| LABS 3300 | The Americas | 3 |
| LABS 3301 | The Border | 3 |
| LABS 4301 | Topics Lat Amer/Border Stud | 3 |
| LEAD 3300 | Contemporary Theories of Lead | 3 |
| LEAD 4350 | Concepts of SJ & E Leadership | 3 |
| LEAD 4351 | Community Engaged Leadership | 3 |
| LEAD 4380 | Special Topics in Leadership | 3 |
| all LING 3300 - LING 4300 except LING 3313, LING 3315 | ||
| all POLS 3300 - POLS 4399 | ||
| PSYC 3315 | Psychology and the Law | 3 |
| PSYC 4309 | History & Systems Psychology | 3 |
| PSYC 4316 | Language and Cognition | 3 |
| all SOCI 3300 - SOCI 4300 | ||
| WS 3301 | La Chicana | 3 |
| WS 3370 | Gender Roles & Society | 3 |
| WS 3372 | Women & Work in the Sex Indust | 3 |
| WS 3380 | Social Justice Values at Work | 3 |
| WS 3384 | Gender Issues in Social Scincs | 3 |
| WS 4310 | Feminist Theory | 3 |
| WS 4360 | Jr/Sr Seminar/Women's Studies | 3 |
| RWS 3345 | Editing | 3 |
| RWS 3355 | Workplace Writing | 3 |
| RWS 3357 | Issues in Tech & Rhetoric | 3 |
| RWS 3358 | Special Topics in Writing | 3 |
| RWS 3359 | Technical Writing | 3 |
| RWS 3365 | Adv Composition:Rhet Theory | 3 |
| RWS 3366 | Advanced Composition: Argument | 3 |
| RWS 4300 | Senior Writing Practicum | 3 |
The courses below will apply to different blocks based on the term and section completed
4-Year Sample Degree Plan
BA in History
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BA IN HISTORY WITH 18 HOUR MINOR | ||
| FRESHMAN | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 1301 | History of U.S. to 1865 | 3 |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| English Composition 1 | 3 | |
| Component Area Option 1 | 3 | |
| Science 1 and lab | 4 | |
| Spring | ||
| HIST 1302 | History of U.S. Since 1865 | 3 |
| Creative Arts | 3 | |
| English Composition 2 | 3 | |
| Component Area Option 2 | 3 | |
| Science 2 | 3 | |
| SOPHOMORE | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 2301 | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| Social/Behavioral | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 1 | 3 | |
| Minor 1 | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| HIST 2302 | World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
| Block Elective 1 | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 2 | 3 | |
| Minor 2 | 3 | |
| JUNIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| Upper-division history 1 | 3 | |
| Upper-division history 2 | 3 | |
| Block Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Minor 3 | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| Upper-division history 3 | 3 | |
| Upper-division history 4 | 3 | |
| Block Elective 3 | 3 | |
| Minor 4 | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| SENIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| Upper-division history 5 | 3 | |
| Upper-division history 6 | 3 | |
| Block Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Minor 5 | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| Upper-division history 7 | 3 | |
| HIST 4325 | Junior-Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Minor 6 | 3 | |
| Total Hours | 121 | |
BA in History with a Concentration in 7-12 History
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BA IN HISTORY WITH A CONCENTRATION IN 7-12 HISTORY | ||
| FRESHMAN | ||
| Fall | ||
| English Composition 1 | 3 | |
| Component Area Option 1 | 3 | |
| Mathematics | 3 | |
| Science 1 and lab | 4 | |
| HIST 1301 | History of U.S. to 1865 | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| English Composition 2 | 3 | |
| HIST 1302 | History of U.S. Since 1865 | 3 |
| Creative Arts | 3 | |
| Component Area Option 2 | 3 | |
| Science 2 | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| SOPHOMORE | ||
| Fall | ||
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| Social/Behavioral | 3 | |
| HIST 2301 | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 3317 | History of Texas since 1821 | 3 |
| Foreign Language 1 | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
| Upper-division history 1 | 3 | |
| HIST 2302 | World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| Foreign Language 2 | 3 | |
| Block Elective 1 | 3 | |
| JUNIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| Upper-division history 2 | 3 | |
| Upper-division history 3 | 3 | |
| RED 3342 | Content Area Literacy | 3 |
| Block Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| Upper-division history 4 | 3 | |
| Upper-division history 5 | 3 | |
| HIST 4330 | Teaching History/Soc Studies | 3 |
| SCED 3312 | General Methods in Sec School | 3 |
| SCED 3311 | Curriculum Plan-Secondary Schl | 3 |
| Block Elective 3 | 3 | |
| SENIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 4325 | Junior-Senior Seminar | 3 |
| EDPC 3300 | Intro to Youth Dev & Spec Ed | 3 |
| BED 4317 | Tch & Empwr ELLs in Sec Schls | 3 |
| Block Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| SCED 4691 | Student Teaching in Sec School | 6 |
| Total Hours | 121 | |
BA in History with a Concentration in Social Studies Composite
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| BA IN HISTORY WITH A CONCENTRATION IN SOCIAL STUDIES COMPOSITE | ||
| FRESHMAN | ||
| Fall | ||
| English Composition 1 | 3 | |
| Component Area Option 1 | 3 | |
| MATH 1320 | Math for Social Sciences I | 3 |
| GEOG 1306 & GEOG 1106 | Physical Geography and Laboratory for GEOG 1306 | 4 |
| HIST 1301 | History of U.S. to 1865 | 3 |
| Spring | ||
| English Composition 2 | 3 | |
| HIST 1302 | History of U.S. Since 1865 | 3 |
| Creative Arts | 3 | |
| Component Area Option 2 | 3 | |
| Science 2 | 3 | |
| SOPHOMORE | ||
| Fall | ||
| POLS 2310 | Introduction to Politics | 3 |
| GEOG 1310 | Cultural Geography | 3 |
| HIST 2301 | World History to 1500 | 3 |
| ECON 2303 | Principles of Macroeconomics | 3 |
| Foreign Language 1 | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| POLS 2311 | American Gover & Politics | 3 |
| ECON 2304 | Principles of Microeconomics | 3 |
| HIST 3317 | History of Texas since 1821 | 3 |
| HIST 2302 | World History Since 1500 | 3 |
| Foreign Language 2 | 3 | |
| Block Elective 1 | 3 | |
| JUNIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| US History 1 | 3 | |
| POLS 4318 | Teaching Democracy | 3 |
| or POLS 4357 | Leadership/Civic Participation | |
| RED 3342 | Content Area Literacy | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Block Elective 2 | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| US History 2 | 3 | |
| Political Science-Upper Division | 3 | |
| HIST 4330 | Teaching History/Soc Studies | 3 |
| SCED 3312 | General Methods in Sec School | 3 |
| SCED 3311 | Curriculum Plan-Secondary Schl | 3 |
| Block Elective 3 | 3 | |
| SENIOR | ||
| Fall | ||
| US or world history | 3 | |
| HIST 4325 | Junior-Senior Seminar | 3 |
| Elective | 3 | |
| EDPC 3300 | Intro to Youth Dev & Spec Ed | 3 |
| BED 4317 | Tch & Empwr ELLs in Sec Schls | 3 |
| Block Elective 4 | 3 | |
| Spring | ||
| SCED 4691 | Student Teaching in Sec School | 6 |
| Total Hours | 121 | |