History Degrees Online

History majors demonstrate their basic knowledge of America and world history either by passing departmental proficiency examinations or by completing 12 credit hours of introductory courses. Those preparing to teach take an additional 37 credit hours of courses, while students interested in pursuing other careers only are required to take an additional 33 credit hours of courses. The program is balanced among American history, European history, and the history of Latin America and the non-western world. If you are interested in majoring in History at FHSU, high school courses in World, United States, and European history will be helpful to you in college, but are not essential. More important than specific high school history courses are curiosity and good reading and writing skills, because history majors must be able investigators, avid readers and effective writers. If you would enjoy being a detective, you will enjoy studying history.

The history program offers the bachelor of arts degree in history, the associate of arts degree in history and a minor in history for students majoring in another discipline.

The purpose of the bachelor of arts degree in history is to provide a lasting foundation of knowledge and skills for students to carry through post-baccalaureate opportunities. The major is rich in diversity due to the depth in coursework and the variety professors’ specialities.

Students who may be interested in history include students who want to explore career opportunities in the history field; students who want to become high school history teachers; students who plan to attend law school, students who plan to enter public service or students who plan to enter a profession in the media.

History students will become knowledgeable in general history, including U.S. History and world civilization, and they and will also become familiar with more focused areas of history ranging from “History of the Old South” to Medieval Europe. Students can be assured that a well-rounded foundation of knowledge and skills will be provided to them through the program and also through the tradition of a liberal arts education