Program: History, BA - Savannah State - Modern Campus Catalog™

Apr 15, 2025

Undergraduate Catalog 2022-2023

Effective Spring 2023 no new students will be admitted to the BA in History program.

History, BA Program Map

Program of Study

Areas A, B, C, D, E, and Additional Requirements (42 Hrs)

See Core Curriculum

CLAS 1103 - Freshman Year Experience Credits: 2

Area F (18 Hrs)

HIST 1111 - Survey of World History to Early Modern Times Credits: 3 *
HIST 1112 - Survey of World History from Early Modern Times to the Present Credits: 3 *
HIST 2111 - A Survey of U. S. History to the Post-Civil War Period Credits: 3 *
GEOG 1101 - Introduction to Human Geography Credits: 3 *

Foreign Language Sequence: (6 Hrs)

Two consecutive courses at any level

Foreign Language I Credits: 3 *
Foreign Language II Credits: 3 *

Hours Required for the Major (18 Hrs)

HIST 3101 - Historical Research Credits: 3 *
HIST 3312 - The African-American in the 20th Century Credits: 3 *
HIST 3412 - History of Modern Europe Credits: 3 *
HIST 3502 - American Revolution & New Nation Credits: 3 *
HIST 4601 - Latin America in the Modern World Credits: 3 *
HIST 4901 - Senior Seminar Credits: 3 *

Major Electives (12 Hrs)

Choose four (4) with at least one from Categories I, II, and III. Category IV is optional:

Category I: African and African American History

HIST 3301 - African-American History Before 1900 Credits: 3 *
HIST 4301 - History of African-American Thought Credits: 3 *
HIST 4701 - African History Before 1800 Credits: 3 *
HIST 4702 - African History Since 1800 Credits: 3 *

Category II: Asian and Latin American History

HIST 3601 - Colonial & Early National Latin American History Credits: 3 *
HIST 3801 - Modern Asian History Credits: 3 *
HIST 4801 - History of China Since 1600 Credits: 3 *
HIST 4805 - Twentieth Century East Asian Economic History Credits: 3 *

Category III: Western History

HIST 3411 - History of Early Modern Europe Credits: 3 *
HIST 3501 - Colonial America Credits: 3 *
HIST 3503 - American Civil War & Reconstruction Credits: 3 *
HIST 3504 - Recent American History Credits: 3 *
HIST 4411 - History of Modern Britain Credits: 3 *
HIST 4511 - Topics in American History Credits: 3 *

Category IV: Other (Optional)

HIST 3901 - Internship Credits: 3-6 *
HIST 3909 - Readings in History Credits: Varies *

Electives (13 Hrs)

See your advisor for the double major or AFRS concentration

electives can be any level of courses

Minor (Optional) (15 Hrs)

**Some minors require minimum grade of C

9 hours must be 3000 and above

Total: 120 Hours

*A grade of “C” or better is required

**History majors have to take both HIST 1111 and HIST 1112 and HIST 2111 and HIST 2112 **