History - Social Science Comprehensive, Bachelor of Science

Offered by Department of History

Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology Emphases

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
General Education
Foundational Requirements (LOPERs 1-4)		12
Including:
LOPER 2: Writing Skills
ENG 101	Introduction to Academic Writing
Broad Knowledge Requirements (LOPERs 5-8)		12
Dispositional Requirements (LOPERs 9-10) 1		6
Wellness (LOPER 11) Optional		0
BS Science-related course		0
Program-Specific Requirements		3
ENG 102	Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research
Major Option
Complete all required courses		60
Unrestricted electives
Needed to reach 120 credit hour minimum		27
Total Credit Hours		120

Major Option

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Social Science Comprehensive/History Emphasis Core Requirements
HIST 299	The Historian's Craft	3
Select 9 hours total:		9
Select 3 to 6 credit hours of:
Lower-division US History courses
HIST 111	Nebraska in the World
HIST 250	American History I
HIST 251	American History II
Select 3 to 6 credit hours of:
Lower-division World History courses
HIST 110	History of Science & Medicine
HIST 112	History of Religions in the World
HIST 210	Western Civilization I
HIST 211	Western Civilization II
HIST 212	Non-Western World History
HIST 215	Introduction to Latin America
HIST 230	World History to 1600
HIST 231	World History since 1600
Social Science Comprehensive/History Emphasis Advanced Courses
Select 21 credit hours of Advanced History Courses. 2		21
At the junior or senior level select:
HIST 496	Senior Seminar in History: Variable Topics
Advanced US History
Select 6 credit hours of the following:
HIST 315	American Military History
HIST 327	World War I
HIST 328	World War II
HIST 405	The Plains Indians
HIST 406	History and Film
HIST 421	Women in America
HIST 429	Religion in America
HIST 431	Colonial America 1492-1750
HIST 432	Revolutionary America, 1750-1800
HIST 433	The Early Republic, 1800-1850
HIST 445	The Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 456	Regional Field Study
HIST 471	History of the Pacific Rim
HIST 473	American Constitutional History I
HIST 474	American Constitutional History II
HIST 477	American Thought and Culture, 1620-1865
HIST 478	American Thought and Culture, 1865-1990
HIST 479	Nebraska and the Great Plains History
HIST 481	North American Frontiers, 1500-1850
HIST 482	The American West, 1850-Present
HIST 483	The Gilded Age 1870-1898
HIST 484	The United States: 1898-1945
HIST 485	The United States Since 1945
HIST 495	Topical Studies
HIST 499	Independent Study
HIST 801	America Interpreted 3
HIST 848	Readings in American History 3
Advanced European History
Select 3 to 6 credit hours of the following:
HIST 327	World War I
HIST 328	World War II
HIST 375	English History
HIST 376	English History
HIST 407	History of Sea Power
HIST 408	War and Society
HIST 409	The High Middle Ages 1050-1350
HIST 411	Saints and Sinners
HIST 412	Society and Gender in the Middle Ages
HIST 420	Women in Europe
HIST 422	Nazi Germany
HIST 455	Comparative Studies in Ethnic Conflict
HIST 456	Regional Field Study
HIST 457	British Empire
HIST 459	European Expansion and Exploration
HIST 461	Renaissance and Reformation
HIST 462	Seventeenth and Eighteenth Century Europe
HIST 463	French Revolution and Napoleon
HIST 486	Imperial Russia
HIST 488	Nineteenth Century Europe
HIST 489	Fascism and Communism in Twentieth Century Europe
HIST 490	Twentieth Century Europe
HIST 492	Soviet Russia
HIST 493	Modern Eastern Europe
HIST 495	Topical Studies
HIST 499	Independent Study
Advanced Latin American, Asian, or African History
Select 3 to 6 credit hours of the following:
HIST 327	World War I
HIST 328	World War II
HIST 407	History of Sea Power
HIST 408	War and Society
HIST 416	History of Christianity
HIST 439	Pre-Hispanic and Colonial Latin America
HIST 441	Modern Latin America
HIST 450	Variable Topics in Latin American History
HIST 451	Comparative Colonialism: Asia and Africa
HIST 452	Colonial India
HIST 453	Modern India
HIST 455	Comparative Studies in Ethnic Conflict
HIST 456	Regional Field Study
HIST 457	British Empire
HIST 486	Imperial Russia
HIST 495	Topical Studies
HIST 499	Independent Study
HIST 849	Readings in World History 3
Advanced Public or Digital History
Select 0 to 3 credit hours of the following:
HIST 464	Introduction to Public History
HIST 465	Community History & Preservation
HIST 466	Museums & Archives
HIST 468	Digital History
HIST 475	Internship in History
HIST 476	Applied Digital History
HIST 495	Topical Studies
HIST 499	Independent Study
Social Science Courses-From Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology
Select 15 credit hours in ONE area, and at least 3 credit hours in each remaining area to total 27.		27
Economics Emphasis
Select 3 to 15 credit hours of ECON 100-ECON 499
Geography Emphasis
Select 3 to 15 credit hours of GEOG 100-GEOG 499
Political Science Emphasis
Select 3 to 15 credit hours of PSCI 100-PSCI 499
Psychology Emphasis
Select 3 to 15 credit hours of PSY 100-PSY 499
Sociology Emphasis
Select 3 to 15 credit hours of SOC 100-SOC 499
Total Credit Hours		60

¹

Designated courses with the appropriate content may be approved to satisfy one of the Broad Knowledge requirements plus LOPER 9 or Broad Knowledge plus LOPER 10. Courses may be approved to satisfy LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone. (Courses satisfying LOPER 9 or LOPER 10 alone must be 3 credit hours.) Students applying this option will need to take additional hours in other categories to meet the required General Education hours.

²

At least 6 credit hours must be 400-level courses. Except HIST 496

³

Students accepted into the Accelerated 4+1 MA in History or MA in Public History may take up to 9 hours of specified graduate level course work (HIST 801, HIST 848, HIST 849).

This document represents a sample 4-year plan for degree completion with this major. Actual course selection and sequence may vary and should be discussed individually with your academic advisor. Advisors can also help you plan other experiences to enrich your undergraduate education such as internships, education abroad, undergraduate research, learning communities, and service learning and community-based learning.

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 1
LOPR 126	First Year Seminar	3
ENG 101	Introduction to Academic Writing (LOPER 2)	3
LOPER 7: Social Science		3
LOPER 9: Civic Compentency and Engagement		3
LOPER 10: Respect for Human Diversity		3
Total Credit Hours		15

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 2
LOPER 3: Oral Communication Skills		3
ENG 102	Special Topics in Academic Writing and Research (Program Requirement)	3
LOPER 4: Mathematics, Statistics, and Quantitative Reasoning		3
LOPER 5: Visual or Performing Arts		3
LOPER 6: Humanities		3
Total Credit Hours		15

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 3
HIST 299	The Historian's Craft	3
HIST 111	Nebraska in the World	3
or HIST 250	American History I
or HIST 251	American History II
LOPER 8: Natural Science		3
Emphasis Area		3
HIST 110	History of Science & Medicine	3
or HIST 112	History of Religions in the World
or HIST 210	Western Civilization I
or HIST 211	Western Civilization II
or HIST 212	Non-Western World History
or HIST 215	Introduction to Latin America
or HIST 230	World History to 1600
or HIST 231	World History since 1600
Total Credit Hours		15

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 4
Lower Division US/World History		3
Advanced US History		3
Emphasis Area		3
Emphasis Area		3
Emphasis Area		3
Total Credit Hours		15

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 5
Advanced US History		3
Advanced non-US History		3
Emphasis Area		3
Emphasis Area		3
Total Credit Hours		12

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 6
Advanced non-US History		3
Advanced non-US History		3
Emphasis Area		3
Emphasis Area		3
Unrestricted Elective		3
Total Credit Hours		15

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 7
Advanced non-US History		3
Elective/Second Major or Minor		3
Unrestricted Elective		3
Unrestricted Elective		3
Unrestricted Elective		3
Unrestricted Elective		3
Total Credit Hours		18

Course List

Code	Title	Credit Hours
Semester 8
HIST 496	Senior Seminar in History: Variable Topics	3
Unrestricted Elective		3
Unrestricted Elective		3
Unrestricted Elective		3
Unrestricted Elective		3
Total Credit Hours		15