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Politics and History

Here are the courses needed for a  Politics and History Major:

 

Prerequisites

One course from each of the following:

Course #  Course Name  Credits 
1. MGT 1811  Economics: Macro
    or    
    P&H 1001 

Current Economic Problems                          

 
2. P&H 1060  Introduction to Politics 
3. P&H 1010  U.S. History I
    or     
    P&H 1020 U.S. History II   
Total Credits:    9 


Requirements for the Politics and History Major:

1. Nine credits from each of the following areas                                            

a. World: any three of the following:     9     

 P&H 1030 European History I   
 P&H 1040 European History II  
 P&H 2010 Europe: The Age of Revolutions   
 P&H 2100 History of Russia   
 P&H 2110 Modern Middle East: A Historical Survey  
 P&H 2120 China: Tradition and Change   
 P&H 2130 History of Germany  
 P&H 2140 History of France   

 b. United States: any three of the following:   9      

 P&H 2040 American Economic History   
 P&H 2300 The Making of Modern America: 1890-1945   
 P&H 2310 American Constitutional Law  
 P&H 2320 Contemporary American History  
 P&H 2350 The American Presidency   
 P&H 2360 The American Congress  
 P&H 2370 American Political Parties   
 P&H 2390 American Constitutional Issues   
 P&H 2400 The Politics of Deception   
 P&H 2420 Gay Politics in the United States   
 P&H 2500 State & Local Politics   
 P&H 2600 History of U.S. Foreign Relations   
c. Additional Politics and History courses:    9      
 any three additional Politics and History courses:    

2. Capstone course: one of the following:   3    
 
 P&H 3380 Public Policy in the United States  
 P&H 3590 Capitalism, Socialism and Democracy   
 P&H 3600 Contemporary Europe   
 Total Credits:   30    


Requirements in related areas:

Twelve credits from among the following:  12   
 
 COM 3100 Argumentation and Debate   
 COM 3120 Speech Criticism   
 ENG 2010 Major British Writers I  
 ENG 2020 Major British Writers II   
 ENG 2110 American Literature I   
 ENG 2120 American Literature II   
 ENG 2130 Literature of the American South   
 ENG 2610 Masterpieces of European Literature I   
 ENG 2620 Masterpieces of European Literature II         
 ENG 2820 Modern Poetry  
 ENG 2830 Film and Novel   
 ENG 2840 Film and Drama  
 ENG 3620 Victorian Literature   
 MUS 2000 Classical Music   
 PHIL/REL 2080 Religion and Politics   
 PHIL 2120 Modern Philosophy   
 REL 2030 Eastern Religion and Philosophy   
 REL 2040 Western Religion  
 REL 2160 Contemporary Theological Issues  
 VA 2920 History of Visual Arts:
Renaissance to Contemporary
 

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