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BA - History and Historical Interpretation - Catalog Year 2006 - 2007

This degree is not available in a guaranteed 8-semester plan for qualified freshmen. See your advisor to declare your major and sign an official degree plan.

Degree Requirements-Major Code: 3523

The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.

FRESHMAN YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours Courses Notes Grade
3 ENGL 1203 Freshman English I 1  
3 Mathematics Requirement 1  
3 Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences Requirement 1  
3 HIST 2753/2763 US History I or II 2  
3 PSYC 1163 General Psychology    
FRESHMAN YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 17 hours
Credit Hours Courses Notes Grade
3 ENGL 1223 Technical Composition 1  
4 Science Requirement 1  
3 HIST 2753/2763 US History I or II 2  
2 FORL 1322 Beg Conversational Spanish I    
2 FORL 1332 Beg Conversational Spanish II    
3 Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences Requirement 1  
SOPHOMORE YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 16 hours
Credit Hours Courses Notes Grade
3 Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Sciences Requirement 1  
4 Science Requirement 1  
3 Historical Interpretation Requirements 2  
3 PSYC 2963 Life Span Developmental Psychology    
3 Historical Interpretation Requirements 2  
SOPHOMORE YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours Courses Notes Grade
3 SPCH 1203 Intro to Speech Communication 1  
3 Fine Arts/Humanities/Social Science Requirement 1  
3 RHET 3503 Persuasive Writing    
3 RHET 3103 Editing for Usage Style and Clarity    
3 POLS 2753 American National Government 1  
JUNIOR YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 16 hours
Credit Hours Courses Notes Grade
3 PSYC 3183 Cognitive Psychology    
3 HIST 4503 Introduction to Public History    
4 HIST 4514 Introduction to Historical Interpretation    
3 Historical Interpretation Requirement 2  
3 MUSI 4443 Survey of American Music    
JUNIOR YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 16 hours
Credit Hours Courses Notes Grade
3 Historical Interpretation Requirement 2  
3 Historical Interpretation Requirement 2  
3 PHIL 3203 Ethics Across the Disciplines    
3 RHET 3613 Technical Writing    
3 HIST 4524 Basic Skills in Interpretation    
JUNIOR YEAR- SUMMER SEMESTER: 6 hours
Credit Hours Courses Notes Grade
3 HIST 4533 Interpretation Travel Seminar 3  
3 HIST 4953 History Internship    
SENIOR YEAR- FALL SEMESTER: 12 hours
Credit Hours Courses Notes Grade
3 Historical Interpretation Requirement 2  
3 Historical Interpretation Requirement 2  
3 HIST 3803 Methods of Historical Research    
3 HIST 4573 Conservation of Heritage Resources    
SENIOR YEAR- SPRING SEMESTER: 15 hours
Credit Hours Courses Notes Grade
3 HIST 4803 Seminar in US History    
4 HIST 4544 Interpretation of Historical Sites    
4 HIST 4554 Interpretation Planning    
4 HIST 4564 Communicating Through Exhibits    
Total Hours: 128 At least 45 hours must be upper level
The prerequisites and corequisites of the degree requirements are subject to change.
NOTES
1: General Education Core Requirements, 2006-2007 catalog- Follow requirements with these stipulations: Composition- must take second sequence with ENGL 1223; Science- BIOL 1154 is required and select one from GEOL 1254, PHSC 2654, or PHSC 2754; Fine Arts- may not select MUSI 2763; Humanities- select ENGL 2783 or 2793; History/Government- POLS 2753 is required; Social Sciences- ANTH 2803 and SOCI 2753 are required.
2: Historical Interpretation Requirements, 27 hours: Introductory HIST courses- HIST 2753 and 2763 are required and select one sequence 1163/1173 or 1123/1133; History of Europe- select either HIST 3103 or 3203; History of the United States- select two courses from HIST 3413, 3423, 3433, 3443, 3453, 3463, 3473, 4113, or 4153; Global and Cultural Awareness- ANTH 3103 is required and select one HIST course from 3503, 4123, 4133, or 4213.
3: HIST 4533 Interpretation Travel Seminar requires travel to a variety of historic sites.