University of Nebraska at Kearney

1996-98 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Offered by Department of History:

History-Social Science Comprehensive -
Bachelor of Science

General Studies = 45

General Studies required by major:

CSIS 108GS, Computers in Society - 3 hours

BS Science-related course requirements = 0

Major = 57

Minimum total hours required coursework = 102

Unrestricted elective in 125 hour program = 23

Minimum total hours required for BS in Social Science Comprehensive/History Emphasis = 125

All UNK degrees require a minimum of 125 hours. Forty (40) of the hours required for all UNK degrees must be upper division hours, which are courses numbered 300 or above taken at a 4-year college or university.

A. Social Science Comprehensive/History Emphasis Core Requirements

Take all of the following:

HIST 210GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 211GS, Western Civilization - 3 hours

HIST 250GS, American History - 3 hours

HIST 251GS, American History - 3 hours

B. Social Science Comprehensive/History Emphasis Advanced Courses

Take 18 hours from Advanced History Courses

Independent Study or Special Topics courses will also satisfy these requirements. See Department.

1. Social Science Comprehensive/History Emphasis -Senior Seminar

At the junior or senior level take:

HIST 496, Senior Seminar in History: Variable Topics - 3 hours

Course topic reduces the hours required accordingly in Advanced US History, Advanced European History OR Advanced Non-Western History.

2. Advanced US History

Take 6 hours from:

HIST 306, Explorations in History - 3 hours

HIST 315, American Military History - 3 hours

HIST 405, The Plains Indians - 3 hours

HIST 421, Women in America - 3 hours

HIST 431, Colonial America, 1492-1750 - 3 hours

HIST 432, Revolutionary America, 1750-1800 - 3 hours

HIST 433, The National Period, 1800-1850 - 3 hours

HIST 445, The Civil War and Reconstruction - 3 hours

HIST 456, Regional Field Study - 1-4 hours

HIST 469, American Diplomatic History to 1898 - 3 hours

HIST 470, Twentieth Century American Diplomacy - 3 hours

HIST 471, History of the Pacific Rim - 3 hours

HIST 473, American Constitutional History I - 3 hours

HIST 474, American Constitutional History II - 3 hours

HIST 475, Internship in History - 1-9 hours

HIST 477, American Thought and Culture, 1620-1865 - 3 hours

HIST 478, American Thought and Culture, 1865-1990 - 3 hours

HIST 479, Nebraska and the Great Plains History - 3 hours

HIST 478, American Thought and Culture, 1865-1990 - 3 hours

HIST 482, The American West, 1850-present - 3 hours

HIST 483, The Gilded Age, 1870-1898 - 3 hours

HIST 484, The United States, 1898-1941 - 3 hours

HIST 485, The United States Since 1941 - 3 hours

HIST 495, Special Topics in History - 3 hours

HIST 499, Independent Study - 1-4 hours

3. Advanced European History

Take 6 hours from:

HIST 302, Ancient Near East and Greece - 3 hours

HIST 303, History of Rome - 3 hours

HIST 304, Decline & Fall of Rome - 3 hours

HIST 306, Explorations in History - 3 hours

HIST 336, Modern Eastern Europe - 3 hours

HIST 358, Medieval History - 3 hours

HIST 360, Renaissance and Reformation - 3 hours

HIST 375, English History - 3 hours

HIST 376, English History - 3 hours

HIST 402, Age of Alexander the Great - 3 hours

HIST 404, The Age of Christ and the Caesars - 3 hours

HIST 420, Women in Europe - 3 hours

HIST 456, Regional Field Study - 1-4 hours

HIST 457, British Empire - 3 hours

HIST 462, Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Europe - 3 hours

HIST 463, French Revolution and Napoleon - 3 hours

HIST 472, History of Modern Germany - 3 hours

HIST 475, Internship in History - 1-9 hours

HIST 486, Imperial Russia - 3 hours

HIST 488, Nineteenth Century Europe - 3 hours

HIST 489, Fascism and Communism in Twentieth Century Europe - 3 hours

HIST 490, Twentieth Century Europe - 3 hours

HIST 492, Soviet Russia - 3 hours

HIST 495, Special Topics in History - 3 hours

HIST 499, Independent Study - 1-4 hours

4. Advanced Non-Western History

Take 6 hours from:

HIST 306, Explorations in History - 3 hours

HIST 316, A History of Africa - 3 hours

HIST 317, A History of the Islamic World to 1914 - 3 hours

HIST 339, Pre-Hispanic and Colonial Latin America - 3 hours

HIST 340, Modern Latin America - 3 hours

HIST 350, History of Modern East Asia - 3 hours

HIST 402, Age of Alexander the Great - 3 hours

HIST 418, A History of the Islamic World and the Arab Israeli Conflicts 1914 to Present - 3 hours

HIST 419, History of Jews in Modern Times - 3 hours

HIST 450, Variable Topics in Latin American History - 3 hours

HIST 456, Regional Field Study - 1-4 hours

HIST 457, British Empire - 3 hours

HIST 475, Internship in History - 1-9 hours

HIST 486, Imperial Russia - 3 hours

HIST 495, Special Topics in History - 3 hours

HIST 499, Independent Study - 1-4 hours

4. 400 Level Courses

At least 6 hours of the advanced history hours must be 400 level courses.

C. Social Science Courses-From Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology

Take 15 hours in ONE area, and at least 3 hours in each remaining area to total 27.

1. Economics Emphasis

Take 3 to 15 hours from:

ECON 100GS-499, -

2. Geography Emphasis

Take 3 to 15 hours from:

GEOG 100-499, -

3. Political Science Emphasis

Take 3 to 15 hours from:

PSCI 100GS-499, -

4. Psychology Emphasis

Take 3 to 15 hours from:

PSY 100-499, -

5. Sociology Emphasis

Take 3 to 15 hours from:

SOC 100-499, -