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History : Major and Minor Programs

Online Electronic Catalog (OEC)
General Information
History Major
History: Teaching Broad Area Major
History Minor
History: Teaching Minor
Upper Division Courses in History

The Online Electronic Catalog

The Online Electronic Catalog (OEC) is the university's official compilation for all curriculum. The OEC serves as the basis for major, minor, specialization, certificate, and program requirements for the academic year. For current policy and curriculum requirements refer to the CWU online catalog at http://www.cwu.edu/~catalogs. You may choose the catalog that is appropriate for your program requirements, based on the quarter that you were accepted into your program. Some students may be using more than one catalog to meet general education and major requirements.

A student should expect to meet the specific requirements of the departments listed in the OEC that is current at the time he or she is accepted by the department into the major or minor program. Graduate students admitted to the master's degree program may use the catalog they are admitted under or the current one. A student should expect to complete general education requirements as listed in the OEC current at the time of first enrollment at either Central or a community college in the state of Washington provided he or she transfers directly to CWU from the community college and has not attended another four-year institution.


General Departmental Information

The faculty of History offers courses leading to the degrees of Bachelor of Arts and Master of Arts. Majors who desire to graduate with honors should consult the history honors director on the special requirements. Students who declare a major in History must register with the Department.

Bachelor of Arts

History Major (58-59 (Small Plan), 60 (Large Plan) Total Credits**)

It is recommended that students who plan to enter graduate school should complete two years of a foreign language at the college level.

Required Courses (Credits)
Select from the following: (20)
     HIST 101, 102, 103, World Civilization*
     HIST 143, 144, United States History
HIST 302, Introduction to History (3)
HIST 481, Understanding History (3)
Upper Division United States History (5)
Upper Division European History (5)
Upper Division African, Asian, Middle Eastern or Latin American History (10)
Upper division History electives (12-14)

*Western Civilization may be substituted.
**Students with fewer than 60 credits must have a minor in order to graduate.

History: Teaching Broad Area Major (75-77 Total Credits)

This major satisfies the Washington State endorsements for History and Social Studies. This major is designed for students in the secondary teacher training program. Students taking this major are required to complete the professional education program requirements offered through the Department of Education.

Required Courses (Credits)
*HIST 101, 102, 103, World Civilization (15)
HIST 143, 144, United States History (10)
HIST 301, Pacific Northwest History (3)
HIST 302, Introduction to History (3)
HIST 421, Methods and Materials in the Social Studies, Secondary (3) OR
     **EDEL 420, Methods and Materials in the Social Sciences, Elementary, 3
HIST 481, Understanding History (3)
Select from the following: (15)
     Upper Division U.S. History, 5
     Upper Division European History, 5
     Upper Division African, Asian, Middle Eastern or Latin American History, 5
POSC 210, American Politics (5)
Select from the following: (5)
     ECON 101, Economic Issues, 5
     ECON 102, World Economic Issues, 5
     ECON 201, Principles of Economics Micro, 5
     ECON 202, Principles of Economics Macro, 5
Select from the following: (5)
     ANTH 107, General Anthropology, 5
     SOC 101, Social Problems, 5
     SOC 107, Principles of Sociology, 5
Select from the following: (5)
     GEOG 101, World Regional Geography, 5
     GEOG 107, Physical Geography, 5
     GEOG 304, Economic Geography, 5
     GEOG 308, Cultural Geography, 5
Select from the following: (3-5)
     GEOG 352, Geography of North America, 5
     GEOG 355, Geography of the Pacific Northwest, 4
     GEOG 371, Geography of Europe, 5
     GEOG 415, Geography of Oceania, 3
     GEOG 470, Geography of South America, 4
     GEOG 471, Geography of Middle America, 3
     GEOG 474, Geography of China, 4
     GEOG 475, Geography of Asia, 5

*Western Civilization may be substituted.
**Prior completion of EDCS 311 recommended. Students must be admitted to the Teacher Education program prior to enrolling in this course.

History Minor (30 Total Credits)

Required courses (Credits)
Select from the following: (10)
     HIST 101, 102, 103, World Civilization*
     HIST 143, 144, United States History
Upper division History electives (20)

*Western Civilization may be substituted

History: Teaching Minor (33-39 Total Credits)

Required courses (Credits)
HIST 143 or 144, United States History (5)
HIST 301, Pacific Northwest History (3)
HIST 302, Introduction to History (3)
HIST 421, Methods and Materials in the Social Studies, Secondary (3)
Upper-division European History (3-5)
Upper-division Asian, Latin American, African, or Middle Eastern History (3-5)
POSC 210, American Politics (5)
Select from the following: (5)
     ECON 101, Economic Issues, 5
     ECON 102, World Economic Issues, 5
     ECON 201, Principles of Economics Micro, 5
     ECON 202, Principles of Economics Macro, 5
Select from the following Upper-division regional geography: (3-5)
     GEOG 352, Geography of North America, 5
     GEOG 355, Geography of the Pacific Northwest, 4
     GEOG 371, Geography of Europe, 5
     GEOG 415, Geography of Oceania, 3
     GEOG 450, Geography of Arid Lands, 4
     GEOG 470, Geography of South America, 4
     GEOG 471, Geography of Middle America, 3
     GEOG 474, Geography of China, 4
     GEOG 475, Geography of Asia, 5

History majors must take upper division courses to meet requirements in US, Europe and Non-Western fields. The same 3 categories of courses may fulfill History Electives requirements. Thus, some history majors may use HIST 346: US Women's History to fulfill their upper level US requirement. Other students may use the same course to fulfill history elective credit instead. A student who is a history major may not count the same course as upper level US AND elective.

UNITED STATES HISTORY

HIST 301. Pacific Northwest History (3)
HIST 314. Military History of the United States (5)
HIST 339. Colonial British America (5)
HIST 341. The United States: Early National Period 1789-1844 (3-5)
HIST 342. History of Black America to 1865 (5)
HIST 343. History of Black America since 1865 (3-5)
HIST 345. History of Social Services in the United States (3-5)
HIST 346. Women in American History (5)
HIST 347. On the Border: Excursions in Southwestern History (5)
HIST 348. Economic History of the United States (5)
HIST 352. The History of the American Family (3)
HIST 395. Research in Local History (1-6)
HIST 440. The American Revolution (5)
HIST 443. The West in American History (3-5)
HIST 444. Sectionalism, Civil War and Reconstruction (3-5)
HIST 449. History of Women and the West (5)
HIST 450. Exploring U.S. Cultural History (5)
HIST 451. 20th Century U.S. 1896-1919 (3-5)
HIST 452. 20th Century U.S. 1919-1945 (3-5)
HIST 453. 20th Century U.S. 1945 to the Present (3-5)
HIST 454. American Environmental History (5)
HIST 462. History of American Foreign Relations, 1900-1941 (3-5)
HIST 463. History of American Foreign Relations since 1941 (3-5)
HIST 480. Topics in Comparative History (5) (Depending on course content.)

EUROPEAN HISTORY

HIST 312. Ancient Near East and Greece (5)
HIST 313. History of Rome 500 B.C. to 500 A.D. (5)
HIST 325. Renaissance and Reformation (5)
HIST 370. Medieval European History (5)
HIST 377. Early Modern Europe, 1600-1789 (5)
HIST 379. Europe in the 20th Century (3-5)
HIST 388. Economic History of Europe since 1760 (3-5)
HIST 422. British Isles to 1763 (5)
HIST 423. The Irish Revolution (5)
HIST 424. Modern Ireland 1798-present (5)
HIST 426. France 1789-1945 (5)
HIST 427. Modern Britain and the Empire since 1688 (5)
HIST 430. Tudor-Stuart England (3-5)
HIST 471. German History, 1815-1918 (3-5)
HIST 472. German History, 1918 to the Present (3-5)
HIST 473. Russia to 1881 (3-5)
HIST 474. Russia since 1881 (3-5)
HIST 476. History of Modern East Europe (5)
HIST 480. Topics in Comparative History (5) (Depending on course content.)
HIST 487. The Russian Revolutionary Movement (3-5)

AFRICAN, ASIAN, MIDDLE EASTERN OR LATIN AMERICAN HISTORY

HIST 315. Muslim Middle East (3-5)
HIST 316. Modern Middle East 1914 to the Present (3-5)
HIST 328. Modern Latin America (5)
HIST 329. The Tropics and the Modern World (5)
HIST 330. Africa to 1800 (5)
HIST 331. Colonial Africa (3-5)
HIST 332. History of the Black Diaspora (5)
HIST 334. History of African Women (5)
HIST 380. Modern East Asia (5)
HIST 381. History of Modern Southeast Asia: Colonial Era to the Present (5)
HIST 383. East Asian Civilization (5)
HIST 386. The Latin American Colonies (5)
HIST 431. Africa: The Crisis of Nation Building (5)
HIST 433. Selected Topics in African History (5)
HIST 464. Latin American Revolutions (5)
HIST 465. History of the People’s Republic of China. (5)
HIST 478. Russian Far East (5)
HIST 480. Topics in Comparative History (5) (Depending on course content.)
HIST 482. Revolutionary China (3)
HIST 483. Modern China (5)
HIST 484. Modern Japan (3-5)
HIST 488. Mexico in the Modern Era (5)
HIST 489. Cuba and the Caribbean (5)

The following courses has no home in the above areas:
HIST 322. World Prehistory (4)
HIST 441. Oral History (3)


Contact Information

Department of History
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400 E. Univ. Way
Ellensburg, WA 98926-7553
ph.: (509) 963-1655
fax: (509) 963-1654
email: history@cwu.edu
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