History

Major(s)

History (Non-Comprehensive) (BA)

Bachelor of Arts

Major requirements (39 hours):

Note: Six hours may double count toward General Education requirements.

  1. Core requirements (18 hours):
    1. HST 121(3) and 122(3).
    2. One course from: HST 392(3), 393(3), 394(3).
    3. HST 210(3), 390(3), 598(3).
  2. Six hours from two of the following areas:
    1. Africa: HST 323(3), 334(3), 335(3), 338(3), 339(3), 532(3).
    2. Asia: HST 380(3), 381(3), 382(3), 571(3), 572(3).
    3. Latin America: HST 350(3), 362(3), 364(3), 383(3), 384(3), 395(3), 587(3), 588(3).
    4. Middle East: HST 370(3), 371(3), 541(3), 542(3), 543(3), 574(3).
    5. Interregional and cross-regional: HST 340(3), 343(3), 345(3), 369(3), 383(3), 384(3), 388(3), 395(3), 504(3), 514(3), 529(3), 541(3), 563(3).
  3. Three hours in European history: HST 343(3), 351(3), 352(3), 354(3), 356(3), 360(3), 361(3), 545(3), 548(3), 549(3), 555(3), 559(3), 562(3), 564(3), 566(3).
  4. Three hours in United States history: HST 312(3), 313(3) 314(3), 315(3), 324(3), 329(3), 331(3), 332(3), 375(3), 509(3), 510(3), 516(3), 517(3), 518(3), 519(3), 521(3), 523(3), 524(3), 525(3), 528(3), 531(3), 536(3), 537(3), 538(3).
  5. Nine additional hours of upper division history courses: HST 312(3), 313(3), 314(3), 315(3), 323(3), 324(3), 329(3), 331(3), 332(3), 334(3), 335(3), 338(3), 339(3), 340(3), 343(3), 345(3), 350(3), 351(3), 352(3), 354(3), 356(3), 360(3), 361(3), 362(3), 364(3), 369(3), 370(3), 371(3), 375(3), 380(3), 381(3), 382(3), 383(3), 384(3), 388(3), 395(3), 397(3), 399(3), 496(3), 504(3), 509(3), 510(3), 514(3), 516(3), 517(3), 518(3), 519(3), 521(3), 523(3), 524(3), 525(3), 528(3), 529(3), 531(3), 532(3), 536(3), 537(3), 538(3), 541(3), 542(3), 543(3), 545(3), 548(3), 549(3), 555(3), 559(3), 562(3), 563(3), 564(3), 566(3), 571(3), 572(3), 574(3), 587(3), 588(3), 597(3), 599(3).
  6. Of courses in numbered items 2, 3, 4, and 5 above:
    1. At least two must be pre-modern history courses: HST 313(3), 315(3), 323(3), 324(3), 331(3), 335(3), 338(3), 340(3), 343(3), 345(3), 350(3), 351(3), 352(3), 360(3), 369(3), 370(3), 380(3), 383(3), 384(3), 395(3), 509(3), 510(3), 516(3), 517(3), 518(3), 529(3), 532(3), 538(3), 541(3), 542(3), 545(3), 548(3), 549(3), 587(3).
    2. At least two must be modern history courses: HST 312(3), 313(3), 314(3), 315(3), 323(3), 324(3), 329(3), 331(3), 332(3), 334(3), 335(3), 338(3), 339(3), 340(3), 350(3), 354(3), 356(3), 361(3), 362(3), 364(3), 370(3), 371(3), 375(3), 381(3), 382(3), 383(3), 384(3), 388(3), 395(3), 504(3), 509(3), 514(3), 516(3), 517(3), 519(3), 521(3), 523(3), 524(3), 525(3), 528(3), 529(3), 531(3), 536(3), 537(3), 538(3), 543(3), 555(3), 559(3), 562(3), 563(3), 564(3), 566(3), 571(3), 572(3), 587(3), 588(3).
    3. At least one must be a 500 level American History course: HST 509(3), 510(3), 516(3), 517(3), 518(3), 519(3), 521(3), 523(3), 524(3), 525(3), 528(3), 531(3), 536(3), 537(3), 538(3).
    4. At least one must be a 500 level World History course: HST 504(3), 514(3), 529(3), 532(3), 541(3), 542(3), 543(3), 545(3), 548(3), 549(3), 555(3), 559(3), 562(3), 563(3), 564(3), 566(3), 571(3), 572(3), 574(3), 587(3), 588(3).
  7. Public Affairs Capstone Experience will be fulfilled by completion of HST 598(3).
  8. Minor required (or second major).
  9. Specific Bachelor of Arts Degree Requirements

University level requirements:

  1. General Education Program and Requirements
  2. General Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

History (Non-Comprehensive) (BS)

Bachelor of Science

Major requirements (48 hours):

Note: 9 hours may double count toward General Education requirements.

  1. Core requirements (24 hours):
    1. HST 103(3) and 104(3).
    2. HST 121(3) and 122(3).
    3. HST 210(3), 390(3), 598(3).
    4. One course from: HST 392(3), 393(3), 394(3).
  2. Six hours from two of the following areas:
    1. Africa: HST 323(3), 334(3), 335(3), 338(3), 339(3), 532(3).
    2. Asia: HST 380(3), 381(3), 382(3), 571(3), 572(3).
    3. Latin America: HST 350(3), 362(3), 364(3), 383(3), 384(3), 395(3), 587(3), 588(3).
    4. Middle East: HST 370(3), 371(3), 541(3), 542(3), 543(3), 574(3).
    5. Interregional and cross-regional: HST 340(3), 343(3), 345(3), 369(3), 383(3), 384(3), 388(3), 395(3), 504(3), 514(3), 529(3), 541(3), 563(3).
  3. Three hours in European history: HST 343(3), 351(3), 352(3), 354(3), 356(3), 360(3), 361(3), 545(3), 548(3), 549(3), 555(3), 559(3), 562(3), 564(3), 566(3).
  4. Three hours in United States history: HST 312(3), 313(3), 314(3), 315(3), 324(3), 329(3), 331(3), 332(3), 375(3), 509(3), 510(3), 516(3), 517(3), 518(3), 519(3), 521(3), 523(3), 524(3), 525(3), 528(3), 531(3), 536(3), 537(3), 538(3).
  5. 12 additional hours of upper division history courses: HST 312(3), 313(3), 314(3), 315(3), 323(3), 324(3), 329(3), 331(3), 332(3), 334(3), 335(3), 338(3), 339(3), 340(3), 343(3), 345(3), 350(3), 351(3), 352(3), 354(3), 356(3), 360(3), 361(3), 362(3), 364(3), 369(3), 370(3), 371(3), 375(3), 380(3), 381(3), 382(3), 383(3), 384(3), 388(3), 395(3), 397(3), 399(3), 496(3), 504(3), 509(3), 510(3), 514(3), 516(3), 517(3), 518(3), 519(3), 521(3), 523(3), 524(3), 525(3), 528(3), 529(3), 531(3), 532(3), 536(3), 537(3), 538(3), 541(3), 542(3), 543(3), 545(3), 548(3), 549(3), 555(3), 559(3), 562(3), 563(3), 564(3), 566(3), 571(3), 572(3), 574(3), 587(3), 588(3), 597(3), 599(3).
  6. Of courses in numbered items 2, 3, 4 and 5 above:
    1. At least two must be pre-modern history courses: HST 313(3), 315(3), 323(3), 324(3), 331(3), 335(3), 338(3), 340(3), 343(3), 345(3), 350(3), 351(3), 352(3), 360(3), 369(3), 370(3), 380(3), 383(3), 384(3), 395(3), 509(3), 510(3), 516(3), 517(3), 518(3), 529(3), 532(3), 538(3), 541(3), 542(3), 545(3), 548(3), 549(3), 587(3).
    2. At least two must be modern history courses: HST 312(3), 313(3), 314(3), 315(3), 323(3), 324(3), 329(3), 331(3), 332(3), 334(3), 335(3), 338(3), 339(3), 340(3), 350(3), 354(3), 356(3), 361(3), 362(3), 364(3), 371(3), 375(3), 381(3), 382(3), 383(3), 384(3), 388(3), 395(3), 504(3), 509(3), 514(3), 516(3), 517(3), 519(3), 521(3), 523(3), 524(3), 525(3), 528(3), 529(3), 531(3), 536(3), 537(3), 538(3), 543(3), 555(3), 559(3), 562(3), 563(3), 564(3), 566(3), 571(3), 572(3), 587(3), 588(3).
    3. At least one must be a 500 level American History Course: HST 509(3), 510(3), 516(3), 517(3), 518(3), 519(3), 521(3), 523(3), 524(3), 525(3), 528(3), 531(3), 536(3), 537(3), 538(3).
    4. At least one must be a 500 level World History Course: HST 504(3), 514(3), 529(3), 532(3), 541(3), 542(3), 543(3), 545(3), 548(3), 549(3), 555(3), 559(3), 562(3), 563(3), 564(3), 566(3), 571(3), 572(3), 574(3), 587(3), 588(3).
  7. Public Affairs Capstone Experience will be fulfilled by completion of HST 598(3).
  8. Minor required (or second major).

University level requirements:

  1. General Education Program and Requirements
  2. General Baccalaureate Degree Requirements

Minor(s)

History

Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Science
Bachelor of Social Work
  1. HST 103(3) or 104(3); HST 121(3) or 122(3).
  2. Three hours of a non-Western, interregional, or cross-regional history course from: HST 323(3), 334(3), 335(3), 338(3), 339(3), 340(3), 343(3), 345(3), 350(3), 362(3), 364(3), 369(3), 370(3), 371(3), 380(3), 381(3), 382(3), 383(3), 384(3), 388(3), 395(3), 504(3), 514(3), 529(3), 532(3), 541(3), 542(3), 543(3), 563(3), 571(3), 572(3), 574(3), 587(3), 588(3).
  3. Nine additional hours in history, totally a minimum of 18 hours.
  4. Of the 18 hours counted toward the minor, at least nine hours must be in courses at the 300 level or higher.

History Minor

Bachelor of Science in Education (Non-Certifiable)
  1. HST 103(3) or 104(3).
  2. HST 121(3) or 122(3).
  3. One survey course in African, Asian, Latin American or Middle East civilization: HST 323(3), 335(3), 350(3), 370(3), 371(3), 380(3), 381(3).
  4. One course in U.S. History: HST 313(3), 314(3), 315(3), 324(3), 329(3), 331(3), 332(3), 340(3), 345(3), 375(3), 509(3), 510(3), 515(3), 516(3), 517(3), 518(3), 519(3), 521(3), 523(3), 524(3), 525(3), 528(3), 531(3), 536(3), 537(3), 538(3).
  5. One course in Ancient or European History: HST 340(3), 343(3), 356(3), 360(3), 361(3), 369(3), 541(3), 542(3), 545(3), 548(3), 549(3), 553(3), 559(3), 562(3), 563(3), 564(3), 566(3).
  6. Three hours of HST elective at the 200 level or above.
  7. Two of the following: ANT 100(3), PLS 101(3), ECO 155(3), GRY 100(3), SOC 150(3).
  8. Three hours of courses at the 200 level or above in one of the following areas: ANT, PLS, ECO, GRY, SOC.

Accelerated graduate Program in History

Eligible Missouri State undergraduate students may apply for admission to the History program and begin taking graduate course work as they complete the work for a bachelor’s degree. A maximum of nine hours of graduate credit may be counted toward both the undergraduate and graduate degree (Mixed Credit). Refer to the Graduate Catalog for specific admission requirements.

Refer to Undergraduate Students Taking Graduate Classes for additional information and procedures for obtaining permission for Mixed Credit.