BA in History in Corpus Christi United States | Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi

The history program provides courses enabling all University students to enhance their knowledge and appreciation of how the United States, Latin America, Asia, and Europe have evolved. These classes help students sharpen their abilities in reading, listening, analysis, writing, speaking, and research. The curriculum presents interconnected views of political, social, economic, cultural, and military influences that have molded cities, states, nations, regions, and continents. The history major suits students pursuing deeper historical insight, teacher certification for grades 4-8 or high school, or careers in public history and advanced studies in humanities and law. Utilizing materials from Special Collections and Archives along with other library resources, the program also provides graduate-level courses for those in the Master of Arts in History program. History majors select between two paths: Historical Studies or Public History. While sharing most core requirements, these tracks differ in their advanced elective focus. Both require 33 credit hours in history courses, with at least 27 being upper-level. The Core Curriculum Program mandates six additional lower-division U.S. history credits. The College of Liberal Arts also requires history students to complete six credit hours in a second language. Those considering graduate studies should take extra courses to build foreign language skills and/or statistical knowledge.