To earn an Accelerated BA in History/MA in Museum Studies, a student must complete all requirements for the BA degree with a major in History, as well as additional coursework at the graduate level. (See the Graduate Catalog for details of graduate requirements, including eligibility and admissions.)

BA in History

Requirements for a Major in History

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Thirty-six semester hours, six of which must be at the 4000-level, including the following:
Required Courses
Introductory Surveys 1
HIS 1305	World History to 1500	3
HIS 1307	World History since 1500	3
HIS 1365	United States History to 1877	3
HIS 1366	United States History since 1877	3
HIS 2395	Research Writing: History	3
Six semester hours from each of the following subfields:
U.S. History		6
Global History		6
European History		6
History Capstone. 2
HIS 4319	Capstone Seminar in U.S. History
HIS 4317	Capstone Seminar in Global History
HIS 4318	Capstone Seminar in European History
Three additional semester hours of 2000, 3000, or 4000-level HIS courses		3
Additional Requirements
A grade of “C” or better must be earned in HIS courses used for the major. 3
Total Hours		36

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HIS 1300 The United States in Global Perspective does not count toward the major. Students completing World Cultures I, II, III, and IV in the Baylor Interdisciplinary Core receive credit toward the major by petition for HIS 1305 World History to 1500 and HIS 1307 World History since 1500

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All majors are required to take at least one capstone seminar. There are capstone seminars for each of the three subfields in the major, and they are included as a part of the six credits required for each subfield. 

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HIS 1300 The United States in Global Perspective does not calculate into the major grade point average.

The department strongly recommends that all history majors take a fourth semester language course, as well as electives in other humanities and social science fields.

Subfields

U.S. History

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
HIS 3301	Internship in History
HIS 3352	Special Topics in U.S. History
HIS 3360	History of the American Presidency
HIS 3362	Religion in America to 1877
HIS 3370	Slavery in Film
HIS 3371	History of Black Americans
HIS 3380	Texas History
HIS 3383	A Cultural History of Hunting in North America
HIS 3384	History of Indigenous Peoples of America
HIS 4319	Capstone Seminar in U.S. History
HIS 4352	Advanced Special Topics in U.S. History
HIS 4354	Religion and War in U.S. History
HIS 4362	American Colonial History
HIS 4363	American Revolution and Constitution
HIS 4365	The Early Republic, 1789-1860
HIS 4366	American Legal History to 1877
HIS 4368	The Civil War and Reconstruction
HIS 4369	Religion in America since 1877
HIS 4371	The United States, 1877-1920
HIS 4374	The United States since 1920
HIS 4375	The American Civil Rights Movement
HIS 4377	American Women's History to 1865
HIS 4378	American Women's History since 1865
HIS 4379	The Cold War
HIS 4380	The American West
HIS 4383	History of the South
HIS 4385	The United States in the 1960s
HIS 4386	The City in American History
HIS 4388	American Environmental History
HIS 4391	The Vietnam War
HIS 4392	U.S. Foreign Relations since 1919
HIS 4393	American Military History to 1890
HIS 4394	American Military History since 1890
HIS 4395	History of American Thought, 1630-1859
HIS 4396	History of American Thought since 1859
HIS 4398	Readings in American History

Global History - African, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
HIS 2V89	Introduction to Model Organization of American States
HIS 3305	Traditional China
HIS 3306	Women and Gender in Chinese History
HIS 3307	Modern Japan
HIS 3311	Middle East History, 600-1798
HIS 3314	Global Maritime History
HIS 3315	West African History
HIS 3318	Modern Africa
HIS 3319	Women and Gender in Modern Africa
HIS 3320	History of Childhood
HIS 3332	Modern India
HIS 3350	Special Topics in Global History
HIS 3353	Pre-Columbian and Colonial Latin America
HIS 3355	Modern Latin America
HIS 3356	Brazil since 1808
HIS 4301	The Mexican Revolution and Its Legacies
HIS 4305	Modern China
HIS 4312	Modern Middle East History
HIS 4313	War and Peace in the Middle East
HIS 4316	The African Diaspora
HIS 4317	Capstone Seminar in Global History
HIS 4330	Medieval Mediterranean World
HIS 4350
HIS 4353	Advanced Special Topics in Global History
HIS 4357	Inter-American Relations
HIS 4358	Readings in Global History
HIS 4V89	Advanced Model Organization of American States

European History

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
HIS 3308	The Holocaust
HIS 3322	Greek History and Civilization
HIS 3324	Roman History and Civilization
HIS 3325	European Imperialism, 1800-1975
HIS 3333	Festivals of Renaissance Europe
HIS 3339	Byzantine History and Civilization
HIS 3340	Russia to 1861
HIS 3342	Russia since 1861
HIS 3343	History of Ukraine
HIS 3344	Modern Germany
HIS 4325	The Vikings
HIS 4326	Early Medieval Europe, 300-1000
HIS 4327	Late Medieval Europe, 1000-1450
HIS 4328	Medieval Britain
HIS 4329	The Renaissance and Reformation
HIS 4331	European Colonialism, 1400-1800
HIS 4332	Early Modern Europe
HIS 4333	The French Revolution
HIS 4334	European Women's History to 1200
HIS 4335	European Women's History since 1200
HIS 4336	Twentieth-Century Europe
HIS 4337	Nineteenth-Century Europe
HIS 4341	Tudor-Stuart Britain
HIS 4343	Nationalism in Modern France
HIS 4345	Britain in the Nineteenth Century
HIS 4346	Britain in the Twentieth Century
HIS 4348	Readings in European History
HIS 4379	The Cold War

MA in Museum Studies

Museum Studies, M.A.

Requirements for a Major in Museum Studies

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
Thirty-six semester hours including the following:
Required Courses
MST 5301	The Museum: History, Philosophy, Prospects	3
MST 5304	Collections Management	3
MST 5309	Museum Education	3
MST 5311	Issues in Museum Administration	3
Electives
At least 12 hours of 5000-level MST seminars from the following course offerings:		12
MST 5312	Outreach and Community Relations
MST 5318	Ethical Issues in Museums, Libraries, and Archives
MST 5323	Historic Preservation
MST 5324	Archival Arrangement and Description
MST 5326	Archival Technology and Digital Collections Management
MST 5327	Special Topics in Museum Studies
MST 5328	American Material Culture
MST 5329	American Decorative Arts
MST 5331	Design and Management of Museum Exhibits
MST 5340	Leadership in Museum Administration
MST 5V40	Independent Studies in Museums
The remaining 6 hours of coursework may be completed from the following:		6
Any 5000-level MST seminar (see listing above)
Any 5000-level graduate seminar in a cognate field (American Studies, Anthropology, Art and Art History, English, History, and Journalism) listed in the most recent Graduate Catalog, selected in consultation with the Graduate Program Director
Any 4000-level course in a cognate field (American Studies, Anthropology, Art and Art History, English, History, and Journalism) listed in the most recent Graduate Catalog and taught by a member of the graduate faculty, completing the additional requirements designated for graduate credit, selected in consultation with the Graduate Program Director
Capstone Experience		6
Graduate students complete a six-hour capstone experience, consisting of an internship, a professional project, or thesis.
MST 5V97	Master's Internship
MST 5V98	Professional Project
MST 5V99	Thesis
Total Hours		36

In their final semester of study, all students in either the thesis or non-thesis program are required to take a written comprehensive examination testing the student’s mastery of the four core areas of museum practice: museum history and philosophy, museum education, museum collections management, and museum administration. Thesis students will also have an oral examination representing defense of the thesis.

Up to six semester hours of graduate study in museum studies or a cognate field may be transferred from another accredited institution with the approval of both the Department of Museum Studies and the Graduate School.

Prospective students are encouraged to have a pre-admission interview.

ACA-Approved Courses

The Academy of Certified Archivists has created a Graduate Course Preapproval Program to evaluate graduate-level archival courses. Courses that have been preapproved by the ACA will count toward the 9 semester hours of credit required to take the ACA exam under the provisional option. The following Museum Studies courses have been preapproved by the ACA:

Course List

Code	Title	Hours
MST 5304	Collections Management	3
MST 5311	Issues in Museum Administration	3
MST 5312	Outreach and Community Relations	3
MST 5324	Archival Arrangement and Description	3
MST 5326	Archival Technology and Digital Collections Management	3