BA Degree

Daniel Phillips III, PhD, Chair, Social Sciences Division
Durham Center, Room 103
(270) 384-8231  phillipsd@lindsey.edu 

David Moore, PhD, Program Coordinator
W.W. Slider Humanities Center, Room 307
(270) 384-8077  moored@lindsey.edu

Full-time Program Faculty: David Moore, PhD; Melinda Senters, PhD; Asa Swan, MA

Mission Statement

The history faculty is committed to a program which stresses academic excellence. The history curriculum seeks to prepare students for graduate or professional school and focuses on the development of historical literacy, critical thinking, and proficiency in primary historical skills.

The History program offers the Bachelor of Arts degree in History and a minor in History for students majoring in another discipline. History courses also help students fulfill general education requirements and provide elective courses for all students.

Entrance Criteria

Students must complete 45 hours or more of course work with a minimum grade point average of 2.00, including at least 30 hours of general education requirements, and file a Declaration of Major Form with the Registrar. In addition, students must have completed at least one introductory-level history course required for the major.

Degree Requirements

A.  General Education Requirements:  36-47 hours

B.  Program Requirements:  15 hours

• U.S. History: 1492 to 1865 (HIST 1033) - 3 hours*
• U.S. History: 1865 to Present (HIST 1043) - 3 hours*
• World Civilization I: Prehistory to 1500 (HIST 2233) - 3 hours*
• World Civilization II: 1500 to Present (HIST 2243) - 3 hours*
• History Seminar (HIST 4903) - 3 hours

*This course may satisfy general education requirements.

C.  Program Electives:  15 hours

• Select at least two of the following advanced courses in American history - 6 hours
  • Colonial America (HIST 3033) - 3 hours
  • Age of Jackson (HIST 3053) - 3 hours
  • A History of the Old South (HIST 3063) - 3 hours
  • Civil War & Reconstruction (HIST 3073) - 3 hours
  • Diplomatic History of the United States (HIST 3093) - 3 hours
  • Women in the American Experience (HIST 3143) - 3 hours
• Select at least two of the following advanced courses in non-American history - 6 hours
  • Ancient History (HIST 3233) - 3 hours
  • Medieval Europe (HIST 3243) - 3 hours
  • Modern Europe Since 1789 (HIST 3303) - 3 hours
  • French Revolution & Napoleon (HIST 3263) - 3 hours
  • Revolution in the Modern World (HIST 3323) - 3 hours
  • International History & Film (HIST 3433) - 3 hours
• Select one additional 3000-4000 level HIST course - 3 hours

D.  General Electives:  51-65 hours

Note:   In addition to a major, a student may select a minor. Courses taken for a minor reduce the number of general electives a student must take.

Note:   The major requires only 18 hours of 3000-4000 level course work, therefore the remaining 3000-4000 level hours will come from a minor, liberal arts elective studies in depth, and/or general electives.

Exit Assessment

Students applying for graduation with a Bachelor's degree in History must schedule an exit interview with the History Program Coordinator. Exit interviews must be scheduled by midterm of the final semester of work. Prior to the exit interview, each student will prepare written responses to questions drawn from the History program Student Learning Outcomes. (These questions are available from the History Program Coordinator.) The Program Coordinator must indicate to the Registrar that the student has achieved the program's Student Learning Outcomes for graduation approval.

TOTAL:  128 credit hours