History

Admission Requirements

None.

This program does not have specific admission requirements. Only admission to Kennesaw State University is required to declare this major.

World Language Requirement

All History majors must demonstrate competence in a foreign language up through the level of FL 2001. You may select from any 1000 and 2000-level FL, SPAN, FREN, GRMN, ITAL, RUSS, CHIN, JPN, LATN, PORT, KOR, HEBR.

Double Owl Pathways

• History, B.A./American Studies, M.A.
• History, B.A./Art and Design, M.A.
• History, B.A./Business Administration, M.B.A.
• History, B.A./Conflict Management, M.S.
• History, B.A./Cybersecurity, M.S.
• History, B.A./Professional Writing, M.A.
• History, B.A./Public Administration, M.P.A.

Related Minors or Certificates Available

• African and African Diaspora Studies
• Asian Studies
• Art History Minor
• Classical Studies Minor
• European Studies Minor
• History Minor
• Native American and Indigenous Studies
• Public History Minor
• Slavic, East Europe, and Eurasian Studies

Sample Classes

• HIST 3377: History of Science

  History of scientific ideas and methods from ancient times to the present, with special emphasis on intellectual trends that contributed to the modern world’s scientific outlook.

• HIST 4374: History of Ancient and Medieval India

  This course introduces students to the history of India starting with the Indus River civilizations (c. 2500 before common era) to the advent of Islam and the eventual rise of the Mughal Empire. Students explore multiple religious traditions, ethno-linguistic communities, constant migrations of people, and how broader global forces beyond India shaped the subcontinent during this period.

• HIST 4411: The American Revolution

  Examines the American Revolution from the start of the colonists’ disputes with Britain through the ratification of the Constitution. Issues covered include the development of tensions between Britain and the colonies during the Seven Years’ War and decade-long dispute over taxation, the decision to declare independence and the Revolutionary War, the postwar Confederation government, and the creation of the Constitution. The roles of women, Native Americans, African Americans, and loyalists are also examined.

• HIST 4503: Twilight of Antiquity

  This is an upper-level history course on the final phase of the ancient Roman empire and the transition from antiquity to the early Middle Ages (c. 200 - 600 AD). Major topics include the fall of the western half of the empire, the survival of the East, the rise of new barbarian kingdoms, and the Christianization of the Roman world.