History / Bachelor of Arts
Program: BA-HIST-4
Total Credit Hours: 120
Major Credit Hours: 36-39
History majors must select History electives from courses numbered 20000 and above. No 10000 level History courses, except for HIST 10100 Global History and Culture 1 and HIST 10200 Global History and Culture 2, may count toward the 36 credit hours required by the major.
The Public History concentration will prepare students for entry into a master’s programs in Public History, for employment in local history museums and government archives, for curatorships, and for writing in Public History. Public Historians provide a great service to society through the study and preservation of heritage. A prime example of the work of public historians is our very own Adelmann Regional History Collection at Lewis University. This special collection preserves the maps, the photographs, and documents related to the history of the Illinois and Michigan canal and surrounding region.
Students in Public History must take workshops and/or internships in Public History. These workshops and internships are important components of this program. The workshops involve such elements as travel to regional sites, hands-on experience with historical artifacts, and written work which will be assessed by the instructor. Internships at such institutions as the First Division Museum at Cantigny, the Joliet Area Historical Museum, and the Adelmann Regional History Collection, have produced successful internship reports as well as positive assessments from the staffs of these institutions. The Public History Portfolio is an additional requirement in this concentration and will consist of reports written for Workshops in Public History and/or Internships in Public History during the course of the major and filed with the History Department chair. The student will submit a minimum of three such reports.
Degree Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Core Courses | ||
| HIST 10100 | Global History and Culture 1 | 3 |
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| Global History and Culture 2 | ||
| Scientific Revolutions and Identity: A Global History of the World | ||
| The Deep History of Today: Global News and Global History | ||
| The Muse of History: Global History through Museum Studies | ||
| HIST 20300 | Historiography 1: Sophomore Writing Seminar | 3 |
| HIST 40300 | Historiography 2: Senior Research Seminar | 3 |
| Concentration Courses | ||
| Select one of the following: | 24-27 | |
| Total Hours | 36-39 | |
No Declared Concentration (24 credit hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| United States History Courses | 9 | |
| Survey of United States History to 1876 | ||
| Survey of United States History Since 1876 | ||
| We Hold These Truths: A Civic History of the United States | ||
| United States Colonial and Early National History | ||
| U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
| The Emergence of Modern America, 1877-1941 | ||
| United States Since 1941 | ||
| U. S. Urban History | ||
| A History of the U.S. Military | ||
| The American Presidency | ||
| African-American History I | ||
| Native American History | ||
| Immigration, Ethnicity, and Race in American History | ||
| U.S. Women's History | ||
| Outside the United States Courses | 6 | |
| African History: Ancient Times to the Present | ||
| History of India: Ancient Times to the Present | ||
| Genocide in the Modern World | ||
| History of Western Ideas | ||
| History of the British Empire | ||
| Modern China | ||
| Modern Japan | ||
| History of the Modern Middle East | ||
| The Vietnam War | ||
| Ancient World to 476 AD | ||
| Medieval Europe (476-1500) | ||
| Early Modern Europe (1500-1815) | ||
| Modern Europe (1815-Present) | ||
| History of Ireland | ||
| History of England and Great Britain after 1450 | ||
| Germany: Ancient Times to the Present | ||
| Germany: From Bismarck to Hitler | ||
| Russia: Ancient Times to the Present | ||
| Eastern Europe: From the Baltic to the Black Sea | ||
| History of Modern Revolutions: 1789 to the Present | ||
HIST-39000 Topics in History | ||
HIST-39700 Workshop in History 1 | ||
| Three Department of History Elective Courses | 9 | |
| Select Three Department of History Electives 1 | ||
| Total Hours | 24 | |
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Please note: Up to 3 credits in one-hour workshops / courses may be taken.
Public History (27 Credit Hours)
Concentration: PUBH
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Public History Courses | ||
| HIST 32900 | Public History 1 | 3 |
| or HIST 39700 WORKSHOP IN HISTORY | ||
| HIST 39800 | Internship for History Majors | 3 |
| United States History Courses | ||
| Select three of the following: | 9 | |
| Survey of United States History to 1876 | ||
| United States Colonial and Early National History | ||
| U.S. Civil War and Reconstruction | ||
| The Emergence of Modern America, 1877-1941 | ||
| United States Since 1941 | ||
| U. S. Urban History | ||
| A History of the U.S. Military | ||
| The American Presidency | ||
| African-American History I | ||
| Native American History | ||
| Immigration, Ethnicity, and Race in American History | ||
| U.S. Women's History | ||
| Outside the United States Courses | ||
| Select one of the following: | 3 | |
| African History: Ancient Times to the Present | ||
| Genocide in the Modern World | ||
| History of Western Ideas | ||
| History of the British Empire | ||
| Ancient World to 476 AD | ||
| Medieval Europe (476-1500) | ||
| Early Modern Europe (1500-1815) | ||
| Modern Europe (1815-Present) | ||
| History of Ireland | ||
| History of England and Great Britain after 1450 | ||
| Germany: Ancient Times to the Present | ||
| Germany: From Bismarck to Hitler | ||
| Russia: Ancient Times to the Present | ||
| Eastern Europe: From the Baltic to the Black Sea | ||
| History of Modern Revolutions: 1789 to the Present | ||
| African History: Ancient Times to the Present | ||
| History of India: Ancient Times to the Present | ||
| Genocide in the Modern World | ||
| History of the British Empire | ||
| Modern China | ||
| Modern Japan | ||
| The Mediterranean World Since 1500 | ||
| History of the Modern Middle East | ||
| The Vietnam War | ||
HIST-39700 Workshops in History 2 | ||
| Three Department of History Electives | ||
| Select three Department of History Electives 2 | 9 | |
| Total Hours | 27 | |
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HIST 397XX must be taken three times, if this option is chosen.
HIST 39800 Internship for History Majors must be taken for 3 credits to fulfill this requirement.
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Students may apply up to 3 one credit hour History workshops toward this category. However, those workshops may not be workshops used to fulfill public history course requirementof this concentration.
The Senior Capstone
The History major is required to complete the senior capstone. This non-course requirement consists of one researched essay, which will be orally defended by the student in a meeting with the Department of History faculty. The senior capstone must be successfully completed if the Department of History is to endorse the student in continuing on to graduate studies or teaching the subject at the secondary school level.