History, B.S.

A course taken within the Compass Curriculum and taught by an instructor from the history department may be used as one class within the history major, with the approval of the department chair.

Required Courses

Students must take the following required courses before their senior year.

Exceptions are by department chair approval only.

HIST 2100 - History of the United States to 1877 4 Semester Hours
HIST 2110 - History of the United States Since 1877 4 Semester Hours
HIST 2350 - History of Modern Europe - Enlightenment to the Fall of Soviet Communism 4 Semester Hours

History Courses

Students must take two 3000-level history courses.

HIST 3###
HIST 3###

Additional History Courses

Students must take one additional 2000-level or 3000-level history course, of student choice.

HIST 2###/HIST 3###

Engaged Learning

Students must fulfill a 4-credit department requirement for engaged learning through one of the following options.

HIST 4810 - Internship-Archives 4 Semester Hours
HIST 4811 - Internship - Archives 1 Semester Hours
HIST 4812 - Internship-Archives 2 Semester Hours
HIST 4813 - Internship - Archives 3 Semester Hours
HIST 4850 - Internship 4 Semester Hours
HIST 4851 - Internship 1 Semester Hours
HIST 4852 - Internship 2 Semester Hours
HIST 4853 - Internship 3 Semester Hours
Millsaps-approved study abroad program
Research abroad course
Completion of a Ford Teaching Fellow (TEAC ####)
Honors Project (HIST HI, HIST HII)
Other (as approved by Department Chair)

Senior Seminar

All history majors must complete the senior seminar course.

HIST 4900 - Senior Seminar 4 Semester Hours

Comprehensive Exam

Students must complete a comprehensive exam in their major:

Comprehensive Exam