Lamar University's Bachelor of Arts in Applied History prepares students to apply historical research, interpretation and techniques outside academia, often for museums, archives, historic sites and government agencies. This objective of this program is to focus on practical skills like curation, digital archiving and historical preservation rather than just academic research.
NOTE: Degree plans may change over a four-year period. This may not be the most current list of course requirements for your program. It is always advised that you check Degree Audit in Banner Self-Serv or your advisor for the most up-to-date degree requirements and to track your progress toward a degree.
| FIRST YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 | ENGL 1302 | Composition II | 3 |
| Math | 3 | Life and Physical Sciences | 4 | ||
| Foreign Language I | 3 | 3 | |||
| COMM 1311 | Intro to Communication | 3 | COMM 1311 | Intro to Communication | 3 |
| LIBR 1101 | Intro to Library Research | 1 | HIST 1302 | U.S. History II Since 1877 | 3 |
| HIST 1301 | U.S. History I 1763-1877 | 3 | MATH 1333 | Contemporary Mathematics II | 3 |
| Hours | 16 | Hours | 16 | ||
| SECOND YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| HIST 2321 | World History I | 3 | HIST 2322 | World History II | 3 |
| Foreign Language III | 3 | Foreign Language IV | 3 | ||
| POLS 2301 | Intro to American Government I | 3 | POLS 2302 | Intro to American Government II | 3 |
| COMM 2378 | Digital Editing | 3 | Life & Physical Sciences | 4 | |
| HIST 3390 | History Research | 3 | COMM 2376 | Film Production I | 3 |
| Hours | 15 | Hours | 16 | ||
| THIRD YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| COMM 3373 | Screenwriting | 3 | American or World History | 3 | |
| GEOL 3373 | Fundamentals of GIS | 3 | COMM 4397 | Media Projects | 3 |
| GEOL 4314 | Fundamentals of Remote Sensing | 3 | GEOL 4312 | Advanced GIS | 3 |
| American or World History | 3 | Life and Physical Sciences | 4 | ||
| ARTS 1303 | Art History I | 3 | English Literature | 3 | |
| Hours | 15 | Hours | 16 | ||
| FOURTH YEAR | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Fall | Hours | Spring | Hours | ||
| American or World History | 6 | HIST 4391 | Capstone | 3 | |
| COMM 4377 | Documentary Film Production | 3 | HIST 4382 | Internships in History | 3 |
| GEOL 4303 | GPS Methods and Applications | 3 | GEOL 4313 or GEOL 4318 | GIS Research Project or Drone Photogrammetry | 3 |
| Social and Behavioral Sciences | 3 | Elective | 3 | ||
| Hours | 15 | Hours | 12 | ||