BA in History - Public 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 historical developments across the United States, Latin America, Asia, and Europe. These classes help students sharpen essential abilities including analytical reading, attentive listening, critical analysis, effective writing, clear communication, and thorough research. The curriculum presents comprehensive views of political, social, economic, cultural, and military influences that have molded cities, states, nations, regions, and continents throughout history. Designed for those pursuing deeper historical insight, teaching credentials for grades 4-8 or secondary education, or careers in public history and advanced studies in humanities and law, the history major leverages resources from Special Collections and Archives along with other library materials. The program also includes graduate-level courses for Master of Arts in History candidates. History majors select between two concentrations: Historical Studies or Public History. While sharing a foundational core, these tracks diverge in upper-level elective focus. Both require completion of 33 semester hours in history courses, with at least 27 at the upper-division level. The Core Curriculum Program mandates six additional lower-division U.S. history credits. Additionally, the College of Liberal Arts requires history students to complete six hours of foreign language study. Those considering graduate education should supplement their studies with additional language or statistics courses to strengthen their academic preparation.