BA with a Major in History
Degree Requirements
To earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Arts and Sciences from UIC, students must complete university, college, and department degree requirements. The Department of History degree requirements are outlined below. Students should consult the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section for additional degree requirements and college academic policies.
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Summary of Requirements | ||
| Major Requirements | 33 | |
| General Education and Electives to reach minimum Total Hours | 87 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
General Education
See General Education and Writing-in-the-Discipline in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences section for information on meeting these requirements.
Major Requirements
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| 100-level history courses a | 3-9 | |
| 200-level history courses a | 9-15 | |
| 300-level history courses, including HIST 300 (3) b | 3-9 | |
| 400-level history courses, including HIST 440 c | 12-15 | |
| Courses above must be distributed across the following fields: | ||
| African, Asian, Middle Eastern, or Latin American: | ||
Minimum of 6 hours | ||
| European: | ||
Minimum of 6 hours in Ancient, Medieval, or Modern European history | ||
| United States: | ||
Minimum of 6 hours in U.S. history | ||
| Total Hours | 33 | |
- a
Students should consult the General Education section of the catalog for 100- and 200-level history courses approved as General Education courses.
- b
HIST 300 fulfills the Writing-in-the-Discipline requirement.
- c
No more than 3 hours of HIST 499 may count toward this requirement.
History majors, in consultation with the director of undergraduate studies, shall define a field of concentration consisting of at least 12 semester hours (four courses) beyond the 100 level.
Recommended Plan of Study
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall Semester | Hours | |
| ENGL 160 | Academic Writing I: Writing in Academic and Public Contexts | 3 |
| Quantitative Reasoning | 3-5 | |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3-5 | |
| Hours | 13-17 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| ENGL 161 | Academic Writing II: Writing for Inquiry and Research | 3 |
| HIST 1xx | 3 | |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3-5 | |
| Hours | 16-18 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| HIST 1xx | 3 | |
| HIST 2xx | 3 | |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3-5 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3 | |
| Hours | 16-18 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| HIST 2xx | 3 | |
| Foreign Language | 4 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3 | |
| General Education Requirement course | 3 | |
| General Education Requirement course/Elective | 3 | |
| Hours | 16 | |
| Third Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| HIST 2xx | 3 | |
| HIST 4xx | 3 | |
| General Education Requirement course/Elective | 3 | |
| Electives | 6 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| HIST 300 | History Methods Colloquium | 3 |
| HIST 4xx | 3 | |
| Electives | 9 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Fourth Year | ||
| Fall Semester | ||
| HIST 440 | History Research Seminar | 3 |
| HIST at any level | 3 | |
| Electives | 9 | |
| Hours | 15 | |
| Spring Semester | ||
| HIST 4xx | 3 | |
| Electives | 8 | |
| HIST at any level | 3 | |
| Hours | 14 | |
| Total Hours | 120 | |
Note: Students majoring in history are encouraged to consult with the department advisor for history during the fall semester of their second year to plan a concentration.