In addition to completing the requirements listed on the curriculum sheet, a history major must provide an essay examination, a book review, a research paper, and one additional paper for a portfolio (all produced in history classes) that will be maintained in the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences. The essay examination should be from an upper-division course. The book review should include:
- a title page
- bibliographic entry at the beginning
- content analysis and evaluation with a minimum of 1,000 words, typed in a 10-12 font, double-spaced, and one-inch margins
The research paper will be based on primary or secondary sources with a minimum of 3,500 words, typed in a 10-12 font, double-spaced with end notes or footnotes, bibliographic entries based on Chicago Manual of Style, a title page, and one-inch margins. A second paper from an upper-division class is also to be included of at least 1,500 words.
Students transferring 20 or more semester hours in history to Youngstown State University from another institution must meet the group requirements to obtain a major in History for graduation. At least five of the courses in Groups B, C, and D (see curriculum sheet) must be taken at Youngstown State University.
It is recommended that the student in choosing electives should acquire as broad a background as possible in the social sciences and the humanities. Particular attention is called to courses offered in English, Economics, Political Science, Philosophy, Art, Music, Geography, and Sociology, and to the humanities courses. Students contemplating graduate work in history should consider taking more foreign language courses than the minimum necessary to meet the general degree requirement. Finally, the student is reminded that the Department of Humanities and Social Sciences takes seriously the University's emphasis on the importance of adequate competence in the English language (See Proficiency in English, in the Academic Policies and Procedures section of the Undergraduate Catalog); when there is need, students majoring in history should include in their programs advanced composition courses and courses in speech.
| COURSE | TITLE | S.H. |
|---|---|---|
| FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESS | ||
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1-2 |
| or SS 1500 | Strong Start Success Seminar | |
| or HONR 1500 | Intro to Honors | |
| General Education Requirements | ||
| ENGL 1550 | Writing 1 | 3-4 |
| or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 with Support | |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Mathematics Requirement | 3 | |
| Arts and Humanities (6 s.h.) | 6 | |
| Natural Sciences (2 courses, 1 with lab) (6-7 s.h.) | 7 | |
| Social Science (6 s.h.) | 6 | |
| Social and Personal Awareness (6 s.h.) | 6 | |
| Foreign Language Requirement | ||
| FNLG 1550 | Elementary Foreign Language | 4 |
| FNLG 2600 | Intermediate Foreign Language | 4 |
| Major Requirements | ||
| Group A - Survey Courses | ||
| Select one of the following Sections: | 12 | |
Section 1: | ||
| World Civilization to 1500 | ||
| World Civilization from 1500 | ||
| Turning Points in United States History 1 | ||
| Turning Points in United States History 2 | ||
Section 2: | ||
| Honors World Civilization to 1500 | ||
| Honors World Civilization from 1500 | ||
| Honors Turning Points in United States History 1 | ||
| Honors Turning Points in United States History 2 | ||
| Select eight courses from the following with no more than three from each group: | 24 | |
Group B - American History | ||
| American Military History | ||
| The Atlantic World 1 | ||
| Early America | ||
| Nineteenth Century America | ||
| Age of Jefferson and Jackson | ||
| Age of Lincoln and Grant | ||
| Incorporation of America, 1877-1919 | ||
| United States in Crisis: 1900-1945 | ||
| Cold War America: 1945-1990 | ||
| Introduction to Historic Preservation | ||
| Constitutional History of the United States | ||
| History of American Sports | ||
| History of Women in the United States | ||
| The Black Experience in American History | ||
| History of African American Mayors | ||
| History of Organized Crime in the United States | ||
| History of American Cities | ||
| The Vietnam War 1 | ||
| Diplomatic History of the United States 1 | ||
| Diplomatic History of the United States 2 | ||
| Labor in United States History | ||
| The History of American Business | ||
| History of Appalachia | ||
| History of Ohio | ||
| The Second World War | ||
| Select Problems in American History | ||
| Practicum in Historic Preservation | ||
| Historic Preservation Internship | ||
| American Material Culture | ||
| American Architectural History 1 | ||
| American Architectural History 2 | ||
| Conservation of the Historic Built Environment | ||
Group C - European History | ||
| History of Jewish Labor | ||
| Ancient History 1 | ||
| Ancient History 2 | ||
| Early Medieval Civilization | ||
| High Medieval Civilization | ||
| History of Medicine | ||
| Renaissance Europe | ||
| The Reformation Era | ||
| The Age of Louis XIV | ||
| The French Revolution and Napoleon (1789-1815) | ||
| The Second World War | ||
| Modern France, 1815 to Present | ||
| Modern Europe, 1715 to the Present | ||
| Europe from the Congress of Vienna to the Franco-Prussian War (1815-1871) | ||
| Europe from the Franco-Prussian War to World War I | ||
| Europe from World War I to the Present | ||
| Modern Germany | ||
| Global Environmental History: Topics and Methods 1 | ||
| Russia to 1855 | ||
| Russia 1855 to Present 1 | ||
| History of Eastern Europe | ||
| History of the Balkans | ||
| Britain and Its Empire 1: 1688 to the Present | ||
| Britain and Its Empire 2: 1870-Present | ||
| The Mediterranean World: Modern Italy, 1815-Present | ||
| History of Women in Europe | ||
| The Holocaust | ||
| Medieval Britain | ||
| The First World War | ||
| International Area Study 1 | ||
| Select Problems in European History | ||
Group D - Transnational History | ||
| The Atlantic World 1 | ||
| Colonial Latin America | ||
| Modern Latin America | ||
| Mexico and the Caribbean | ||
| The Vietnam War | ||
| History of African-United States Relations | ||
| History of Modern Africa | ||
| History of South Africa | ||
| Asia to 1500 | ||
| History of Modern China | ||
| Global Environmental History: Topics and Methods | ||
| Global Industrial Revolution | ||
| History of Modern Japan | ||
| Russia 1855 to Present 1 | ||
| Jewish History | ||
| The World since 1945 | ||
| Genocide and Mass Murder | ||
| Middle East 1: The Islamic Centuries | ||
| Middle East 2: The Modern Period | ||
| International Area Study | ||
| Select Problems in Transnational History | ||
| Capstone | ||
| HIST 4870 | Senior Research Seminar | 3 |
| Total Semester Hours = 39 s.h. | ||
| 1 | No course can count in more than one group. All courses must be passed with a grade of C or better. Courses may count in only one category. Six courses in Groups B, C, and D must be at 3700 level or higher. |
| Year 1 | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | S.H. | |
| YSU 1500 | Success Seminar | 1 |
| HIST 1511 or HIST 1512 | World Civilization to 1500 or World Civilization from 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 2605 or HIST 2606 | Turning Points in United States History 1 or Turning Points in United States History 2 | 3 |
| ENGL 1550 or ENGL 1549 | Writing 1 or Writing 1 with Support | 3-4 |
| MATH 2623 | Quantitative Reasoning | 3 |
| Foreign Language 1550 | 4 | |
| Semester Hours | 17-18 | |
| Spring | ||
| HIST 1511 or HIST 1512 | World Civilization to 1500 or World Civilization from 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 2605 or HIST 2606 | Turning Points in United States History 1 or Turning Points in United States History 2 | 3 |
| ENGL 1551 | Writing 2 | 3 |
| CMST 1545 | Communication Foundations | 3 |
| Foreign Language 2600 | 4 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Year 2 | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 37XX Gr B America | 3 | |
| HIST 37XX Gr C Europe | 3 | |
| Minor 15XX/26XX course | 3 | |
| HUM 15XX/26XX | 3 | |
| Foreign Language 2605 | 4 | |
| Semester Hours | 16 | |
| Spring | ||
| HIST 37XX Gr C Europe | 3 | |
| HIST 37XX Gr D Transnational | 3 | |
| Minor 15XX/26XX course | 3 | |
| HUM/NS 15XX/26XX | 4 | |
| Foreign Language 3702 | 4 | |
| Semester Hours | 17 | |
| Year 3 | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 37XX Gr B America | 3 | |
| HIST 37XX Gr D Europe | 3 | |
| Minor 37XX course | 3 | |
| NS 15XX/26XX | 3 | |
| Elective 15XX/26XX | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Spring | ||
| HIST 37XX Gr C or B | 3 | |
| Minor 37XX course | 3 | |
| HUM 15XX/26XX | 3 | |
| NS+Lab 15XX/26XX | 3 | |
| Elective 37XX | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 15 | |
| Year 4 | ||
| Fall | ||
| HIST 37XX Gr B or D | 3 | |
| Minor 37XX course | 3 | |
| Elective | 1-3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 13-15 | |
| Spring | ||
| HIST 4870 | Senior Research Seminar | 3 |
| Minor 37XX course | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Elective | 3 | |
| Semester Hours | 12 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 121-124 | |
Learning Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate the skills necessary for the historian to analyze information and report findings effectively, by recognizing the difference between primary and secondary resources and being able to critically read and analyze their content; by effectively communicating in written and oral media; and by exhibiting satisfactory critical-thinking and synthesis skills.
- Students will demonstrate comprehension of the basic concepts that guide the historian’s work, by understanding: the concepts of historiography and that historical interpretation is not fixed but changes over time; the significance of chronologies and the impact of cause and effect; and the importance and impact of cultural diversity on the past and its relevance in the present.