A course taken within the Compass Curriculum and taught by an instructor from the
History Department may be used as one class within the history major, with the approval
of the department chair.
Students must take the following courses before their senior year. Exceptions are
by department chair approval only.
HIST 2100 History of the United States to 1877
HIST 2110 History of the United States since 1877
HIST 2350 European History Since 1789
HIST 2410 Introduction to African History (or another appropriate course approved by the department)
Students must take one 3000-level course with a focus on the United States. See list
of classes to choose from below.
HIST 3100 Topics in American Culture
HIST 3110 Colonial America
HIST 3140 Civil War and Reconstruction
HIST 3160 The History of Medicine and Health in the U.S.
HIST 3170 African-American Heritage
HIST 3180 Immigrations and Migrations in American History
HIST 3210 The Great Depression
HIST 3220 The Forties and Fifties
HIST 3230 The Sixties
HIST 3240 The Seventies and Eighties
HIST 3260 Women (and Men) in America
HIST 3750 Special Topics in American History
Students must take one 3000-level course with a focus on Europe. See list of classes
to choose from below.
HIST 3300 Topics in European Culture and History
HIST 3310 Conquests and Cultures—The Making of Early Britain
HIST 3320 Conquests and Cultures—The Expansion of the British World
HIST 3340 History of the French and Haitian Revolutions through the Age of Napoleon
HIST 3350 History of Modern France and Colonies
HIST 3360 European Women
HIST 3370 Art and Power in Europe
HIST 3380 History of Sexuality in Europe
HIST 3750 Special Topics in European History
Students must take one 3000-level course with a focus on Africa. See list of classes
to choose from below.
HIST 3410 First World War: A Global Approach
HIST 3500 Topics in Middle Eastern History
HIST 3750 Special Topics in African History
Students must fulfill a 4-credit department requirement for engaged learning. Choose
an option below to complete the requirement.
HIST 4810–4813 Archives Internship
HIST 4850–4853 History Internship
Millsaps-approved study abroad program
Research abroad course
Completion of a Ford Teaching Fellow
Honors Project
Other (as approved by Department Chair)
All history majors must also complete the senior seminar course.
HIST 4900 Senior Seminar
Students must also complete a comprehensive exam in their major.
Minor in History
Students must take the following courses:
HIST 2100 History of the United States to 1877
HIST 2110 History of the United States since 1877
Students must choose one course from the list below:
HIST 2350 History of Modern Europe—Enlightenment to the Fall of Soviet Communism
HIST 2410 Introduction to African History (or another appropriate course approved by the department)
Students must also take two additional history (HIST) courses, of student choice,
at the 3000 level.
