BA in History

Program Overview

The degree of Bachelor of Arts, with a major in history, requires successful completion of 120 hours, including (1) the UCA Core: complete 38 hours to meet lower-division UCA Core requirements and complete upper-division UCA Core requirements using designated major, minor, or elective courses (2) degree requirements; (3) major and related course requirements as indicated below; and (4) a minor as worked out with the student’s minor advisor or two twelve-hour interest area. History students with an interest in the humanities or graduate study are encouraged to pursue this degree.

Abbreviation Key – UCA Core Program

LD = Lower Division

UD = Upper Division

C = Effective Communication

D = Diversity

I = Critical Inquiry

R = Responsible Living

Z = Capstone Experience

Program Outline

Major in History and Related Requirements (45 hours)

History Core courses are used to satisfy lower-division UCA Core requirements in Critical Inquiry and Diversity, and students can choose history courses to fulfill the upper-division UCA Core requirements in Diversity, Critical Inquiry, Responsible Living, and Communication. Students will take HIST 4300 Seminar as the required UCA Core capstone.

Mathematics Pathway: First-time, first-year students majoring in History enter the Quantitative Literacy Mathematics Pathway and must enroll in MATH 1360 during their first year of study, unless they have been awarded credit that completes their 1000-level math requirements.

Foundational Survey Courses (select any three from the list below: 9 credit hours)

• HIST 1310 From Mummies to Mongols: World History from Ancient Times to the Early Modern Period (World History I) [ACTS: HIST1113]
• HIST 1320 From Galileo to Gandhi: World History from the Early Modern Period to the Present (World History II) [ACTS: HIST1123]
• HIST 1330 Introduction to African and African American History
• HIST 1399 A History of Today: The World Since 1945
• HIST 2301 The Making of America: US History to 1877 (American Nation I) [ACTS: HIST2113]
• HIST 2302 America in the Modern Era: US History Since 1877 (American Nation II) [ACTS: HIST2123] Upper-division US history hours may be substituted with departmental approval.
• HIST 2310 Introduction to Asian History
• HIST 2360 History of England to 1688
• [3.1.1.2] Research Methods and Writing (9 credit hours)
• HIST 2390 The Historian’s Craft [See Note 1.]
• HIST 3390 Historiography: Reading and Writing History [See Note 2.]
• HIST 4300 Seminar [UD UCA Core: Z] [See Note 3.]

Note 1

HIST 2390 The Historian’s Craft is a prerequisite for any history major to enroll in HIST 3390 Historiography: Reading and Writing History.

Note 2

HIST 3390 Historiography: Reading and Writing History is a corequisite/prerequisite for any history major to enroll in any 4000-level course that counts toward the major.

Note 3

A grade of C or above in HIST 4300 is required to graduate in the major.

History BA Electives (18 credit hours)

Please note: The following HIST courses are specific to the BSE in Social Studies (History Emphasis) and may not be used to complete requirements for the BA in History: HIST 2304, 3310, 4310, 4351, and 4T90.

History electives chosen must include at least 3 hours from United States history [UD UCA Core: I] and—selected from the World History electives—3 hours from European history, and 3 hours from African, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern history [UD UCA Core: D]. All elective credit hours must be upper-division. These electives may also satisfy the UCA Core requirements in Communication, Critical Inquiry, Diversity, and Responsible Living (see designations in the History electives lists).

History BA Related Course Requirements (9 credit hours)

Students must select 9 credit hours from the following, of which 3 must be in a foreign language.

• 3–9 hours of foreign language. Students with prior experience in any foreign language taught at UCA should take a placement exam before enrolling in their first language course and begin in the level of their placement. A student may receive university credit by examination under certain conditions. Note that the following language courses will not count toward that requirement: 2V12 and 2340.
• 0-6 hours of Study Abroad/Away (including continuing language immersive Study Abroad courses)
• 0-6 hours of Communications-focused courses (any of the following courses): COMM3303, CRWR 3330, JOUR 3311 , JOUR 3363, JOUR 3373, PRLS 4308, WRTG 3390, WRTG 4320
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History BA: Minor or Elective Areas of Interest

Students may select either any existing minor or two 12-hour elective course groups that best match their interests and desired career goals. Students choosing the second option MUST take 12 hours from one of these CAHSS interdisciplinary minors: African/African-American Studies, Asian Studies, Gender Studies, Latin American & Latino Studies, Southern & Arkansas Studies. Then select 12 hours from one of the four interest areas listed below. Check

BA Interest Area 1: Public History (careers in libraries, museums, archives, and historic preservation)

ART: Art History in geographical/chronological area of interest: 2325, 2335, 2336, 3302, 3307, 3311, 3329, 3335, 3385

• CRWR 3330 Forms of Creative Nonfiction
• FINA 4376 Entrepreneurial and Small Business Finance
• IDSN 3340 History of Interiors, Architecture, and Furniture I
• IDSN 3341 History of Interiors, Architecture, and Furniture II
• JOUR 3311 Digital Imaging
• JOUR 3363 Audio Journalism
• JOUR 3373 News Documentary and Public Affairs Production
• PRLS 4308 Social Media Management
• PRLS 4310 Nonprofit Public Relations
• WRTG 3310 Technical Writing
• WRTG 4308 Writing for Change: Advocacy Writing

BA Interest Area 2: Pre-Law and Public Service (careers in law, politics, public service, community organizing, and nonprofits)

• CRIM 2300 Foundations of Criminal Justice
• CRIM 3361 Criminal Courts
• CRIM 3370 Criminology
• CRIM 4385 Global Crime
• PADM 3320 Public Policy Analysis
• PHIL 2305 Critical Thinking
• PHIL 3320 Ethics
• PHIL 4320 Applied Ethics
• PSCI 3315 International Law and Organizations
• WRTG 4308 Writing for Change: Advocacy Writing

BA Interest Area 3: Graduate School (careers in law, higher education, history, editing, and publishing)

• CRWR 3330 Forms of Creative Nonfiction
• ENGL: Literature class that corresponds to geographical/chronological interest: 2305, 2306, 2312, 2313, 2316, 2319, 2320, 4301, 4305, 4311, 4312, 4321, 4325, 4362 4380, 4383
• WRTG 2325 Introduction to Rhetoric
• WRTG 3305 Writing as Information Design
• WRTG 3307 Introduction to Editing
• WRTG 3315 Center for Writing and Communication Practicum

BA Interest Area 4: Business and Media (careers in social media, marketing, sales, consulting, journalism and publishing, entertainment, museum curation, and nonprofits)

• ACCT 2310 Principles of Accounting I
• ECON 2320 Principles of Macroeconomics
• ECON 2321 Principles of Microeconomics
• JOUR 3311 Digital Imaging
• JOUR 3363 Audio Journalism
• JOUR 3373 News Documentary and Public Affairs Production
• MGMT 2341 Basic Management
• MKTG 2350 Basic Marketing
• MKTG 2376 Business Innovation and Creative Thinking
• PRLS 4308 Social Media Management
• PRLS 4310 Nonprofit Public Relations
• WRTG 3307 Introduction to Editing
• WRTG 3310 Technical Writing