Students must successfully complete all four sections for a total of 33 credit hours.
| SECTION I: CORE COURSES (6 HOURS) |
| History 501: |
Fundamentals of American History I (before 1877) |
3 credits |
| History 502: |
Fundamentals of American History II (after 1877) |
3 credits |
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SECTION II: PERIOD AND TOPICAL ELECTIVES
(12-15 HOURS) |
| History 503: |
Conquest, Resistance and Rebellion: Comparing Colonial American Frontiers |
3 credits |
| History 515: |
Civil War and Reconstruction |
3 credits |
| History 518: |
The U.S. Between the World Wars |
3 credits |
| History 520: |
Recent American History, 1960-Present |
3 credits |
| History 561: |
U.S. Constitutional History |
3 credits |
| History 562: |
American Creeds: The Idea of an American Nation |
3 credits |
| History 564: |
Nebraska History |
3 credits |
| History 565: |
The Myth of the Frontier in Twentieth Century America |
3 credits |
| History 570: |
American Civil Rights Movement |
3 credits |
| History 590: |
Selected Topics* |
3 credits |
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| SECTION III: HISTORY EDUCATION (9-12 HOURS) |
| History 521: |
History Strategies I |
3 credits |
| History 522: |
History Strategies II |
3 credits |
| History 523: |
Topics in the History Classroom |
3 credits |
| History 550: |
Nebraska Institute for Study of American History |
3 credits |
| History 585: |
AP U.S. History Institute |
3 credits |
| History 589: |
Oral History: Theory and Methods |
3 credits |
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| SECTION IV: CULMINATING PROJECT (3 HOURS) |
| History 599: |
Applied Project |
3 credits |
| TOTAL |
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33 credits |
| *Past topics have included “Shifting Power on the Great Plains” and “Religious Diversity in the United States.” |
