Program Requirements for Shepherd University History Majors
Each student selects from one of three concentrations:
- General
- Civil War/Nineteenth-Century America
- Historic Preservation/Public History
Core Curriculum for ANY history concentration must include:
– Tier 2 Humanities Requirement – 1 Literature Course AND 12 credit hours in a Foreign Language
– Tier 2 Social Science Requirement – 1 Economics Course AND 1 Political Science Course
Major Requirements for ANY history concentration must include:
– HIST 150: REEL History (First Year Experience [FYEX], 1 credit course)
– HIST 250: Introduction to Historical Studies (this meets the Tier 2“writing in the major” requirement)
– Two of the following:
– HIST 201: US History to 1865 – HIST 202: US History Since 1865 – HIST 203: U.S. and the World
The rest of the program requirements depend on the chosen concentration:
Historic Preservation and Public History Concentration (30 hours)
All HPPH majors take:
– HIST 300: Historic Preservation & Interpretation
– HIST 345: Introduction to Public History
– HPPH 450: Internship
– HIST 495: Capstone Seminar in History (Tier 3 requirement; includes work in HPPH 450 Internship)
– and select from one of the following two tracks-
Track A: Historic Preservation Emphasis:
– ANTH 370: American Architectural Heritage
– HPPH 371: Documentation of Historic Properties
– HPPH 372: Preservation Technology
– One elective 300 or 400 level course in United States History
Two courses from among the following:
– ANTH 225: Introduction to Museum Studies
– HPPH 320: Battlefield Preservation
– HPPH 321: American Decorative Arts
– HPPH 325: Oral History
– HPPH 330: Living History
– ENVS 322: Environmental History
– ANTH 300: Introduction to Archaeology
– ENVS 210: Introduction to Park Administration
– ENVS 305: Environmental Law & Regulation
– ENVS 306: Environmental Policy
– ENVS 310: Park Management
– ENVS 319: Land Use Planning
– ENVS 320: Communication Strategies in Environmental Studies
– ENVS 368: Geology of National Parks
– ENVS 390: Geographic Information Systems
Track B: Public History Emphasis:
– Two elective 300 or 400 level courses in United States History
– One elective chosen from among 300 or 400 level History courses
Two courses from among the following:
– ANTH 225: Intro to Museum Studies
– HPPH 315: Introduction to Archives
– HPPH 320: Battlefield Preservation
– HPPH 321: American Decorative Arts
– HPPH 325: Oral History
– HPPH 330: Living History
– HPPH 335: New Media & Digital History
– ANTH 370: American Architectural Heritage
– HIST 409: History and Memory
– ENVS 322: Environmental History
– ANTH 300: Introduction to Archaeology
One course from among the following:
– HIST 304: Civil War & Reconstruction in America
– HIST 305: History of the Lower Shenandoah Valley
– HIST 309: West Virginia & the Appalachian Region
– HIST 318: The United States in World War II
– HIST 378: American Military History