History, African American History Concentration, BS

Survey Course Options (6 Credits)

In addition to the GER requirements (HIST 201 /HIST 202  or HIST 203 /HIST 204 ), all majors in African American History must take the following:

• HIST 205 - African American History I 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 206 - African American History II 3 Credit(s)

Upper Level Requirements (9 Credits)

All majors in African American History are required to take the following courses:

• HIST 420 - Seminar in African American History 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 423 - Methods of Historical Research

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• GEOG 101 - Elements of Geography 3 Credit(s)

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• GEOG 102 - World Regional Geography 3 Credit(s)

Departmental Electives (21 Credits)

All majors in African American History must take at least 21 hours in departmental electives, as outlined in the following (see course descriptions for details). With prior approval of the Department, other courses may be used to satisfy the requirements for concentration and support electives.

Fall Semester

• ENGL 101 - English Composition I 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 201 - World History I 3 Credit(s)
• IDIS 102 - Music and Dance 3 Credit(s)
• SOCI 201 - Introduction to Sociology 3 Credit(s)
• ORIE 101 - Freshman Seminar 1 Credit(s)

Spring Semester

• ENGL 102 - English Composition II 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 202 - World History II 3 Credit(s)
• PHSC 103 - Technology and Human Affairs 3 Credit(s)
• GEOG 102 - World Regional Geography 3 Credit(s)
• MISY 150 - Technology Fluency 3 Credit(s)

Fall Semester

• PHIL 102 - Logic 3 Credit(s)
• POSC 202 - U.S. Government 3 Credit(s)
• BIOL 101 - Biological Science 4 Credit(s)
• WLIT 207 - World Literature 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 205 - African American History I 3 Credit(s)

Spring Semester

• HIST 206 - African American History II 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 300 - Methods in Historical Research 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 207 - Introduction to African History 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 301 - History of Maryland 3 Credit(s)
• GEOG 101 - Elements of Geography 3 Credit(s)

Fall Semester

• HIST 304 - Problems in U.S. History, 1776-1876 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 407 - United States Foreign Policy 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 354 - The Modern Civil Rights Movement 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 315 - Contemporary Africa 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 460 - History of West Africa 3 Credit(s)

Spring Semester

• GEOG 302 - Geography of North America 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 348 - History of African American Women in American Life and Culture 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 442 - Special Topics in History 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 305 - Problems in American History, 1876 to the Present 3 Credit(s)
• Program Elective 3 Credit(s)

Fall Semester

• HIST 393 - Civil War and Reconstruction 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 318 - History of African Americans in American Cities 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 319 - Urban America Since 1870 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 350 - AA Intellectual History 3 Credit(s)
• Program Elective 3 Credit(s)

Spring Semester

• HIST 420 - Seminar in African American History 3 Credit(s)
• HIST 424 - History Internship 3 Credit(s)
• Program Elective 3 Credit(s)
• Program Elective 3 Credit(s)
• Program Elective 3 Credit(s)