COLLEGE of ARTS and SCIENCES
HISTORY
Associate Professor Jeffrey P. Brown, department head
Professor Eamon, Hunner Associate Professors Bronstein, Brooks, Garcia-Bryce, K. Hammond, Malamud, Weisiger; College Professor Tollefson; Pitcaithley College Associate Professors Schneider-Hector; Assistant Professors Horodowich, Lara, Orzoff; College Assistant Professors E. Hammond, Hendricks, Lester, Milliorn Instructor Fielder, Shockley, Verser
(575) 646-4601
DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts
MAJOR: History
MINORS:
- History
- Contemporary Social Studies
A knowledge of history prepares students for careers in teaching, law, public service, management, journalism, religious education, communications, travel counseling, and library, museum, and archival staff work.
DEGREE: Bachelor of Arts
MAJOR: History
The undergraduate history major consists of at least 42 credits in the major field, 24 credits of which must be numbered 300 or above. All courses must be passed with grades of C or higher, and none may be taken on an S/U basis. Electives must be carefully selected by the student and approved by a Department of History advisor so that the student's program is well tailored to individual goals. All majors must be advised prior to registration.
Among the upper-division courses that majors take, one or more (in addition to HIST 398) must be require a research-based paper or papers. In fulfilling their research requirements, majors must write one research-based paper or papers which together total at least 20 pages.
Departmental Requirements
1. Students must pass at least 24 credits from the list below, including at least one course from each of these five areas: HIST 101G-102G, HIST 201G-202G, HIST 211G-212G, HIST 221G-222, and HIST 311-312.
| HIST 101G, Roots of Modern Europe | 3 |
| HIST 102G, Modern Europe | 3 |
| HIST 201G, Introduction to Early American History | 3 |
| HIST 202G, Introduction to Recent American History | 3 |
| HIST 211G, East Asia to 1600 | 3 |
| HIST 212G, East Asia since 1600 | 3 |
| HIST 221G, Islamic Civilizations to 1800 | 3 |
| HIST 222, Islamic Civilizations since 1800 | 3 |
| HIST 311, Colonial Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 312, Modern Latin America | 3 |
| 2. HIST 398, Historians and History* | 3 |
*Should be taken in junior year after consultation with advisor. Course prerequisite is English 211G.
3. Five to six additional upper-division History courses, 6 credits of which must be courses numbered 400 or above. No more than three of the five to six additional courses may be from any particular field of History.
4. Total of 24 upper division History credits.
5. Majors must pass the second language requirement. Please see College of Arts and Sciences pages for discussion of the ways to pass this requirement.
| Electives: Sufficient to bring total credits to 128, including 48 upper-division. |
History majors who are planning on pursuing certification as public school teachers should take the following 6 courses in preparation. These 6 courses will complete approximately half of the course work necessary for students to earn teaching licensure in New Mexico. After completing the undergraduate degree in History with a grade point average of 2.5 or above, student should apply to the Graduate School for admission to the Department of Curriculum and Instruction and the Teacher Education Program in the College of Education to pursue the remaining courses needed to complete secondary licensure.
EDUC 315, Multicultural Education
EDLT 368, Integrating Technol ogy with Teaching
SPED 350, Survey of Programs for Exceptional Learners
EDUC 381, Field Experience
EDUC 530, Exploration in Education (recommended for senior year or as a graduate student)
C EP 521, Human Growth and Development (recommended for senior year or as a graduate student)
MINOR: History
A student may not earn both a bachelor degree in the Department of History and a minor in History.
1. Students must pass 6 credits from among the following courses:
| HIST 101G, Modern Europe; HIST 102G, Modern Europe; HIST 201G, Introduction to Early American History; HIST 202G Introduction to Recent American History; HIST 211G, East Asia to 1600; HIST 212G, East Asia Since 1600; HIST 221G, Islamic Civilizations to 1800; HIST 222, Islamic Civilizations since 1800 | 6 |
2. Students must pass at least 12 additional credits in History, of which at least 9 credits are numbered 300 and above.
All courses must be passed with grades of C or above. No courses may be taken S/U.
MINOR: Contemporary Social Studies
Students must pass one course taken from each of the five areas listed below, plus an additional course taken from any of the five areas or a course that is approved by the Department of History, with grades of C or higher. Courses must not be taken on an S/U basis unless they are automatically S/U for all students. Students may substitute an appropriate subtitled special topics course, an independent readings or projects course, or an Honors course in any area with the permission of the head of the department offering the courses in that area.
A. Criminal Justice
| CJ 322, Organized Crime | 3 |
| CJ 451, Border Violence and Justice | 3 |
| CJ 452, "Upper World" Crime | 3 |
| CJ 453, Women and Justice | 3 |
B. Geography
| GEOG 325G, New Mexico and the American West | 3 |
| GEOG 328G, Geography of Latin America | 3 |
| GEOG 331G, Europe | 3 |
| GEOG 363G, Cultural Geography | 3 |
| GEOG 365, Urban Geography | 3 |
C. Government
| GOVT 320, Domestic Policy | 3 |
| GOVT 360, International Relations | 3 |
| GOVT 422, Border Security Policy | 3 |
| GOVT 424, Environmental Policy | 3 |
| GOVT 443, Congress and the Legislative Process | 3 |
| GOVT 444, The American Presidency | 3 |
| GOVT 454, Native American Politics | 3 |
| GOVT 466, American Foreign Policy | 3 |
| GOVT 469, Globalization | 3 |
| GOVT 473, Latin American Politics | 3 |
| GOVT 478, U.S./Mexico Border Politics | 3 |
D. History
| HIST 302G, Science in Modern Society | 3 |
| HIST 331, Rebels, Guerillas and Terrorists in Modern Latin America | 3 |
| HIST 338, World War I | 3 |
| HIST 339, World War II | 3 |
| HIST 349, The New Deal, 1920-1960 | 3 |
| HIST 350, Recent United States, 1960-Present | 3 |
| HIST 356, The Mexican Revolution | 3 |
| HIST 377, Nationalism in Modern Europe | 3 |
| HIST 380, Modern Eastern Europe | 3 |
| HIST 382G, Modern Russia | 3 |
| HIST 383, Germany | 3 |
| HIST 390, The Holocaust | 3 |
| HIST 395, From Rule Britannia to "Cool Britannia": Twentieth-Century Britain | 3 |
| HIST 414, U.S. Social and Cultural History Since 1900 | 3 |
| HIST 418, From the Wild West to the Atomic West | 3 |
| HIST 433, United States Labor History Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 448, Nuclear Nation | 3 |
| HIST 481, Time Traveling Through New Mexico Past (twentieth century topics only) | 3 |
E. Sociology
| SOC 361G, Social Issues in the Rural Americas | 3 |
| SOC 371, Race and Ethnic Relations | 3 |
| SOC 372, Sociology of Health and Medicine | 3 |
| SOC 374G, Comparative Families | 3 |
| SOC 375, Social Inequality | 3 |
| SOC 376G, Social Change | 3 |
| SOC 381, Individual in Society | 3 |
| SOC 392, Juvenile Delinquency | 3 |
| SOC 430, Social Movement Theory | 3 |
| SOC 457, Gender, Science and Technology | 3 |
| SOC 458, Advanced Sociology of the Family | 3 |
| SOC 459, Sex and Gender | 3 |
| SOC 465G, Environmental Sociology | 3 |
| SOC 470, Sociology of Latino/as in the United States | 3 |
| SOC 474, Social Organization | 3 |
| SOC 477, Sociology of Education | 3 |
| SOC 479, Sociology Perspectives on the U.S./Mexico Border | 3 |
| SOC 489, Globalization | 3 |