The Department of History offers four categories of courses in Foundational Studies - the University's required core curriculum.

Historical Studies

• HIST 113: Topics in History [course topics vary]
• HIST 313: Topics in History [course topics vary]

Global Perspective and Cultural Diversity

• HIST 101: Studies in World Civilizations to 1500
• HIST 102: World Civilizations since 1500
• AFRI 113: Foundations of African and African-American Studies
• AFRI 212: African-American Cultural Traditions
• AFRI 222: African Cultural Traditions

Ethics and Social Responsibility

• HIST 334: African-American History, 1890 to Present

Upper Division Integrative Electives

• HIST 320: Comparative Slavery
• HIST 336: The Sixties: Counterculture and Protest
• HIST 345: Introduction to Latin American and Latino Studies
• HIST 350: Democracy as a Way of Life
• AFRI 312: The African Diaspora
• AFRI 329: Music in Africa