History

Faculty

S. Jonathan Bass, Chair, Professor
Ginger S. Frost, Research Professor of History
James S. Brown, Jr., Professor
John Mayfield, Professor
C. Delane Tew, Associate Professor
W. Jason Wallace, Associate Professor
Sung Kwang (Paul) Cha, Assistant Professor
LeeAnn Reynolds, Assistant Professor
Erin Stewart Mauldin, Instructor

Undergraduate Programs and Requirements

Interdisciplinary Concentrations/Majors

Global Studies Interdisciplinary Major, B.A. 
International Relations Interdisciplinary Concentration, B.A. 
Latin American Studies Interdisciplinary Concentration, B.A. 

The Department of History offers a major and minor in history and, in cooperation with other departments, offers interdisciplinary concentrations/majors in global studies, international relations, and Latin American studies. History course offerings also fulfill requirements for minors in Asian studies and Latin American studies. All history majors and interdisciplinary concentrations earn a bachelor of arts degree. The history department offers several scholarships and awards to history majors. For more information, students should contact the departmental office.

Students who plan to teach at the secondary school level may obtain a B.A. in history with teacher certification through the College of Arts and Sciences or major in history, leading to a bachelor of science in education degree, from the School of Education.

International Relations Interdisciplinary Concentration

The concentration in international relations is an interdisciplinary program offered cooperatively by the departments of history, political science, and world language and cultures. Students use the interdisciplinary minor as preparation for international missions, teaching, service, and business; or graduate education in law, history, religion, and language. International relations students who choose history methods and capstone courses in the department (Historian’s Craft and Senior Seminar) are eligible to receive scholarship money from history funds. For information on other aspects of international relations, see the Department of Political Science  section of this catalog.

Latin American Studies Interdisciplinary Concentration

The bachelor of arts in Latin American studies, a joint program with the departments of geography, history, political science, and world languages and cultures, is intended to teach students about the rich civilizations in the portions of North, Central, and South America and the Caribbean known as Latin America. Through emphasis on the Spanish language and an interdisciplinary approach to the region, students will obtain a nuanced and deep understanding of Latin America. For details on required courses and options, see the Department of World Languages and Cultures  section of this catalog.

University Core Curriculum and General Education Requirements

See University Core Curriculum and General Education Requirements  in the Howard College of Arts and Sciences introductory pages for a list of required and applicable courses. History majors and minors, and students in the international relations interdisciplinary concentration, cannot use HIST 200 - The West in Global Perspective  to meet the general education humanities requirement.

Programs

• History Major, B.A.

• Asian Studies Minor
• History Minor

• Global Studies Interdisciplinary Major, B.A.

• Latin American Studies Interdisciplinary Minor

Courses

• HIST 200 - The West in Global Perspective
• HIST 217 - Early America to 1877
• HIST 218 - Modern America since 1865
• HIST 300 - The Historian’s Craft
• HIST 301 - Colonial and Revolutionary America to 1789
• HIST 302 - The New Nation, 1789-1860
• HIST 305 - The Civil War and Reconstruction
• HIST 306 - The Emergence of Modern America, 1865-1929
• HIST 307 - The Great Depression and World War II
• HIST 308 - Contemporary America: Media and Politics
• HIST 310 - Medieval Intellectual History
• HIST 313 - Reformation Europe
• HIST 316 - Modern Intellectual History
• HIST 317 - Nationalism
• HIST 322 - Early 20th Century Europe
• HIST 323 - Recent European History
• HIST 348 - Riots, Rebellions, and Revolutions
• HIST 361 - Bridging London
• HIST 370 - Suburban Nation: Gates, Golf Courses, and Ghettos
• HIST 380 - History and the Environment
• HIST 390 - Monarchs, Bishops, and Martyrs: The English Reformation
• HIST 391 - Exploring North American Landscapes: From Wilderness to Walt Disney World
• HIST 395 - Giants of Asia: China and India in the 21st Century
• HIST 398 - The Alabama Constitution: 100 Years of Controversy
• HIST 399 - London Study Topics
• HIST 400 - Special Topics in History
• HIST 401 - Oral History
• HIST 402 - The History of American Women
• HIST 403 - The Civil Rights Movement
• HIST 405 - Native Americas: An Ethnohistorical Seminar
• HIST 407 - The Old South
• HIST 408 - The New South
• HIST 409 - History of Alabama
• HIST 410 - The American Presidency
• HIST 421 - Ancient Near East and Greece
• HIST 422 - Roman Republic and Empire
• HIST 424 - Early Modern England
• HIST 425 - Modern England
• HIST 426 - The Modern Middle East
• HIST 429 - Old Russia
• HIST 431 - Modern Russia
• HIST 433 - Baptists: Their History and Theology
• HIST 434 - Folklore: Europe to America
• HIST 435 - The Enlightenment
• HIST 438 - The Family, Sex, and Marriage in Modern Europe
• HIST 440 - Two Koreas: Colonialism, the Cold War, & Historical Memory
• HIST 441 - History of China to 1644
• HIST 442 - Modern China
• HIST 443 - Modern Japan
• HIST 444 - Asia’s Response to the West
• HIST 445 - Constitutional History of the United States
• HIST 447 - The Development of American Law
• HIST 449 - History, Culture, and Colonialism
• HIST 456 - Vietnam: An American Watershed
• HIST 461 - Modern Latin America
• HIST 462 - Modern Mexico
• HIST 463 - Monsoon Asia: Survey of Cultural History
• HIST 464 - Africa/Mideast: Survey of Cultural History
• HIST 470 - Internship
• HIST 479 - Rise of the British State
• HIST 490 - War and Environment
• HIST 495 - Senior Seminar
• HIST 497 - Independent Studies in History