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.
1. 120 Semester Hours:
Students majoring in history must complete a minimum of 42 semester hours of courses beginning at the 2000 level, including History 1100, at least one seminar in history. The history minor must complete a minimum of 21 semester hours of courses beginning at the 2000 level, including History 1100 and at least one seminar in history. The department also offers certification in secondary social studies. Students seeking teaching certification also must complete a minimum of 42 semester hours and the required education courses. Students must have a 2.0 grade point average in their major and a 2.0 grade point average overall to successfully graduate from the program.
2. General Education Requirement:
Freshmen and sophomore years: complete General Education Curriculum required by the university as detailed on the four-year course of study.
3. Program Requirements:
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:
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:
Students may select 9 hours from the list below to complete concentration requirements.
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