Curriculum Requirements
The Department of History offers a major and minor in history at the baccalaureate level. The primary mission of the department is to educate both undergraduate and graduate students in the search for truth through excellence in teaching, scholarly research, and service, thus developing students with knowledge, technological competence, aesthetic and ethical values to be successful in a global society. The Department will provide history majors and minors with an educational environment and experience that will prepare them to teach at the secondary school level, to pursue graduate study, or to find employment in law, government service, industry, and other public and private sectors.
Non-departmental requirements (must have a grade of ‘C’ or better):
* Course may be used to fulfill a GEC Requirement
+ Course must be completed in addition to a GEC Requirement
Departmental requirements (must have a ‘C’ or better):
- Complete a minimum of 120 semester hours with a cumulative grade point average of 2.0 or higher. The last 30 credit hours must be completed at NCCU.
- Students must complete the General Education Requirements required by the University. See the “General Education” section in this catalog.
- History major requirements-complete the following:
HIST 1100 World Societies to 1650
HIST 2000 Historical Writing and Literature WI (must be taken in sophomore year).
HIST 2210 United States History to 1865
HIST 2220 United States History Since 1865
HIST 2890 Methods and Applications in History
- Two courses from the following areas. No more than one course in one area: African History, European History, and Latin American History.
HIST 2410 African History to 1800
HIST 2420 African History Since 1800
HIST 2610 Latin American History: The Colonial Period, 1480-1820
HIST 2620 Latin American History: The National Period
HIST 3010 Problems in European History
HIST 3040 Topics in African History
HIST 3070 Topics in the African Diaspora
HIST 3100 Independent Readings in European History
HIST 3115 Europe, 1500-1815
HIST 3118 Europe, 1815-1914
HIST 3145 History of Russia to the Revolution
HIST 3150 History of England to 1688
HIST 3160 History of England since 1688
HIST 3180 History of France since the Enlightenment.
HIST 3410 Ancient Africa
HIST 3420 State Formation in Pre-Colonial Africa
HIST 3430 Africa Under Colonial Rule
HIST 3440 Africa Since Independence
HIST 3450 African Economic History
HIST 3600 Independent Readings in Latin American History
HIST 3710 Introduction to African Diaspora History
HIST 4010 Seminar in European History
HIST 4040 Seminar in African History
HIST 4060 Seminar in Latin American History
HIST 4070 Seminar in the African Diaspora
HIST 4110 Europe Since 1914
HIST 4120 European Diplomatic History, 1879 to the Present
HIST 4140 The Revolutionary Era and Napoleon
HIST 4150 European Intellectual History
HIST 4160 The African Presence in Europe
HIST 4170 The New Europeans: Race and Ethnic Minorities in Contemporary Europe
HIST 4400 Independent Readings in African History
HIST 4450 History of the Making of Contemporary South Africa
HIST 4470 History of Pan-Africanism to 1963
HIST 4620 Latin American Revolution
HIST 4630 The African Presence in Latin America
HIST 4640 Latin American History Through Literature and Film
HIST 4755 Topics in African Diaspora History
HIST 4020 Seminar in American History
HIST 4040 Seminar in African History
HIST 4050 Seminar in African American History
HIST 4060 Seminar in Latin American History
HIST 4070 Seminar in the African Diaspora
- At least 18 hours from any other 2000 level or higher undergraduate course.
HIST 2000 Historical Writing and Literature
HIST 2080 Problems in the History of Women to 1750
HIST 2081 Problems in the History of Women Since 1750
HIST 2110 Ancient History
HIST 2120 Medieval History
HIST 2210 United States History to 1865
HIST 2220 United States History Since 1865
HIST 2410 African History to 1800
HIST 2420 African History Since 1800
HIST 2610 Latin American History: The Colonial Period, 1480-1820
HIST 2620 Latin American History: The National Period
HIST 2910 Histories and Societies of South Asia Prior to 1750
HIST 3010 Problems in European History
HIST 3020 Problems in American History
HIST 3040 Topics in African History
HIST 3070 Topics in the African Diaspora
HIST 3100 Independent Readings in European History
HIST 3115 Europe, 1500-1815
HIST 3118 Europe, 1815-1914
HIST 3145 History of Russia to the Revolution
HIST 3150 History of England to 1688
HIST 3160 History of England since 1688
HIST 3180 History of France since the Enlightenment.
HIST 3210 American Military History
HIST 3220 Recent United States History
HIST 3230 American Urban History
HIST 3250 American Economic History
HIST 3260 American Labor History
HIST 3410 Ancient Africa
HIST 3420 State Formation in Pre-Colonial Africa
HIST 3430 Africa Under Colonial Rule
HIST 3440 Africa Since Independence
HIST 3450 African Economic History
HIST 3500 Independent Readings in African American History
HIST 3510 African American History to 1865
HIST 3520 African American History Since 1865
HIST 3600 Independent Readings in Latin American History
HIST 3630 History of Central America
HIST 3710 Introduction to African Diaspora History
HIST 3900 Internship in Historical Studies
HIST 3910 South Asia Under British Imperial Rule, 1750-1885
HIST 3920 The Unmaking of the British Empire in India, 1885-1947
HIST 4010 Seminar in European History
HIST 4020 Seminar in American History
HIST 4040 Seminar in African History
HIST 4050 Seminar in African American History
HIST 4060 Seminar in Latin American History
HIST 4070 Seminar in the African Diaspora
HIST 4110 Europe Since 1914
HIST 4120 European Diplomatic History, 1879 to the Present
HIST 4130 Renaissance, Reformation, and European Expansion
HIST 4140 The Revolutionary Era and Napoleon
HIST 4150 European Intellectual History
HIST 4160 The African Presence in Europe
HIST 4170 The New Europeans: Race and Ethnic Minorities in Contemporary Europe
HIST 4200 Independent Readings in American History
HIST 4210 Foreign Relations of the United States
HIST 4230 Constitutional History of the United States
HIST 4310 History of North Carolina
HIST 4400 Independent Readings in African History
HIST 4450 History of the Making of Contemporary South Africa
HIST 4470 History of Pan-Africanism to 1963
HIST 4510 Modern African American History Since 1900
HIST 4610 History of the Caribbean
HIST 4620 Latin American Revolution
HIST 4630 The African Presence in Latin America
HIST 4640 Latin American History Through Literature and Film
HIST 4755 Topics in African Diaspora History
HIST 4810 Oral History-Theory
HIST 4910 Comparative Slavery
HIST 4940 Fiction, Film and South Asia’s Past (cross-listed with English Department)
- In courses A-F students must earn at least a grade of “C”. “D” or “F” grades must be repeated.
- A minimum GPA of 2.0 in the major and overall is required for graduation.
4. Concentration Requirements
The Hip Hop concentration provides students with a solid introduction and broad understanding of the origins and developing of the forms of expression that make up hip-hop cultures throughout the world: hip-hop dance, geography, psychology, mass communications, english, rap music, graffiti/tagging, fashion, business, and film. The concentration introduces students to the main themes represented in hip-hop cultures: appropriation and defense of spaces, mixing of different cultures, migrations, multilingualism, race, class, gender, religions, sexuality, nationality, politics and the economy, and, the search for identity.
Credit Hours: Students will be required to take a total of 12 credit hours in the interdisciplinary courses listed for the concentration to meet the requirements for the concentration.
Required Courses
The prerequisites are as follows:
HIST 2310 History of Hip Hop (Comprehensive)
HIST 2320 History of Hip Hop (Audio)
Students may select 9 hours from the list below to complete concentration requirements.
Course listing for concentration in Hip Hop
ART 3200 African-American Art History
ENG 3420 African American Literature II
ENG 3800 Creative Writing: Poetry
GEOG 1000 Introduction to Geography
GEOG 3600 Geography of Hip-Hop
HIST 1540 The Black Experience Since 1865
HIST 3520 African American History Since 1865
HIST 3522 The Black Female Body in American Culture
HIST 3523 Black Feminist and Feminist Thought
MSCM 2460 Mass Media and American Popular Culture
MKT 3210 Principles of Marketing
MUSL 1001 Hip Hop in Context
MUSL 3000 Commercial Music
MUSL 3800 The Music Industry
MUSL 3860 Acoustics and Introduction to Music Technology
MUSL 3870 Production I
MUSL 4860 Production II
MUSL 4870 Post-Production
PSY 3500 Intro to Black Psychology
SOCI 2300 Social Problems
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