History (Concentration with ABM Option), BA

Total number of hours for the program: 120.

This program is designed to prepare students for entry-level positions related to public history. Students accepted into the ABM program will complete one year of graduate work as a senior. Students will then complete the work for an MA in History the following year. Students who complete the program will finish with a BA in History, an MA in History, and a Public History Certificate.

Liberal Studies Hours (42 hours)

Liberal Studies Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Survey Courses (9 hours)

Students will take three hours from each of the following areas: U.S. History, European History, and ALAMEA (African, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Asian history).

European History (three hours chosen from the following):
HIST 220 - Ancient Empires: 3000 BCE-300 CE Credits: 3
HIST 221 - The Birth of Europe: 312-1517 Credits: 3
HIST 222 - European History Since 1517 Credits: 3
HIST 281 - Transformations in European Religious History Credits: 3
ALAMEA (three hours chosen from the following):
HIST 210 - African History to 1880 Credits: 3
HIST 211 - African History Since 1880 Credits: 3
HIST 212 - Colonial Latin America Credits: 3
HIST 213 - Modern Latin America Credits: 3
HIST 218 - Modern Asia Credits: 3
US History (three hours chosen from the following):
HIST 233 - U.S. Legal History Credits: 3
HIST 234 - Immigration and Ethnicity in U.S. History Credits: 3
HIST 235 - The History of American Sports Credits: 3
HIST 236 - Native American Lives Credits: 3
HIST 237 - African American History Credits: 3
HIST 238 - History of American Pop Culture: Music, Movies, and Media Credits: 3
HIST 250 - Urban History: Cities and Suburbs in the United States Credits: 3
HIST 271 - Religion in America Credits: 3

World Languages Requirement (6 hours)

Students will take six hours of world languages
CHER 231 - Intermediate Cherokee I Credits: 3
CHER 232 - Intermediate Cherokee II Credits: 3
CHIN 231 - Intermediate Modern Chinese I Credits: 3
CHIN 232 - Intermediate Modern Chinese II Credits: 3
FREN 231 - Intermediate French I Credits: 3
FREN 232 - Intermediate French II Credits: 3
GER 231 - Intermediate German I Credits: 3
GER 232 - Intermediate German II Credits: 3
GER 240 - Accelerated Second-Year German Credits: 6
JPN 231 - Intermediate Japanese I Credits: 3
JPN 232 - Intermediate Japanese II Credits: 3
SPAN 231 - Intermediate Spanish I Credits: 3
SPAN 232 - Intermediate Spanish II Credits: 3
SPAN 240 - Accelerated Intermediate Spanish Credits: 6

Methods Credits (6 hours)

Students will take six hours of methods courses:
HIST 297 - Sophomore Seminar Credits: 3
Three hours from one of the following Advanced Methods/Capstone Course
or
400-Level Capston Designated Seminar Course (three hours)
HIST 483 - Public/Applied History Capstone Internship Credits: 3

Upper Division Electives (18 hours)

Six courses (18 hours) of 300/400 level electives to include three hours in United States History, three hours in European History, and three hours in ALAMEA (African, Latin American, Middle Eastern, and Asia) History. Students must have three hours of 400-level electives (in addition to the three hours of methods/capstone listed in the methods credit section above).

Additional Requirements

To complete the program, a total of 39 hours is required, including a minor, or a second major, or another approved program and general electives. To meet of the general university degree requirements, at least 30 hours of the courses taken at WCU must be at the junior-senior level. Students should consult their advisors during the term before their senior year to create a plan for their Capstone Course. Visit the department’s website at https://www.wcu.edu/learn/departments-schools-colleges/cas/humanities/history/histug/index.aspx to view the eight-semester curriculum guide.

ABM Option

Students should apply for the ABM Option in the second semester of their Junior year.

GPA Requirements:

Must have a 3.00 GPA overall and a 3.00 GPA in the History major to be eligible for the program. Must also pass HIST 350: Introduction to Public History in their Junior year with at least a B.

Students are required to take HIST 483 to meet their Upper Division Elective requirement or their Capstone requirement.

Students must also take 12 hours selected from the following (These hours count both towards the ABM and towards the Upper Division Electives requirement):

HIST 568
HIST 569
HIST 570
HIST 571
HIST 572
HIST 573
HIST 574
HIST 575
HIST 576