- Army ROTC/Military Science
- Hampton University Child Development Center
- Film Studies Program
- Marriage and Family Studies Program
- HU Pre-Law Institute
- Pre-Law Track Curriculum
- News & Events
- Pre-Med Program
- Liberal Studies
Curriculum (for each degree)
POLITICAL SCIENCE – CURRICULUM OUTLINE
Freshman year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
English 101, 102 | 3 | 3 |
Mathematics 110 (or higher) | 3 | – |
University 101 | 1 | – |
Biology 101 | 3 | – |
History 106, Social Science elective | 3 | 3 |
Communications 103 | – | 3 |
Health 200 | – | 2 |
Psychology 203 | – | 3 |
Humanities 201, History 107 | 3 | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 16 | 17 |
Sophomore year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
Foreign Language (101, 102) | 3 | 3 |
Political Science 201, 202 | 3 | 3 |
Political Science 203, 204 | 3 | 3 |
Economics 201, Political Science 205 | 3 | 3 |
Economics 202, Political Science 210 | 3 | 3 |
Total credit hours | 15 | 15 |
Junior year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
Foreign Language (201, 202) | 3 | 3 |
Political Science 304, 309 | 3 | 3 |
Political Science 310 | 3 | – |
Sociology/Psychology 346 | – | 3 |
Political Science Electives | 6 | 6 |
Total credit hours | 15 | 15 |
Senior year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
Political Science 408 | 3 | – |
Political Science 403, 404 | 3 | 3 |
Political Science Elective | 3 | – |
Free Electives | 6 | 12 |
Total credit hours | 15 | 15 |
TOTAL CREDITS: 123 hours
Political Science Minor Requirements (18 hours)
POL 201 Introduction to Political Science
POL 202 Introduction to Political Theory
POL 203 American National Politics
POL 204 State and Local Politics
POL 210 Scope and Methods of Political Science
POL 304 International Politics
HISTORY – CURRICULUM OUTLINE
Freshman year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
English 101, 102 | 3 | 3 |
Mathematics 110 (or higher) | 3 | – |
University 101 | 1 | – |
Biology 101 | 3 | – |
History 106, Social Science elective | 3 | 3 |
Communications 103 | – | 3 |
Health 200 | – | 2 |
Psychology 203 | – | 3 |
Humanities 201, Humanities elective (not HIS 107) | 3 | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 16 | 17 |
Sophomore year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
History 105, 107 | 3 | 3 |
History 201, 202 | 3 | 3 |
Foreign Language (101, 102) | 3 | 3 |
History 203, Free elective | 3 | 3 |
History 218, History 220 | 3 | 3 |
Total credit hours | 15 | 15 |
Junior year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
Geography 201, Economics 201 | 3 | 3 |
History 332, 333 | 3 | 3 |
History 314, 308 | 3 | 3 |
History 306, 361 | 3 | 3 |
History 319/320/330, History 331 | 3 | 3 |
Total credit hours | 15 | 15 |
Senior year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
History 499, 303 | 3 | 3 |
European History Elective, History 390 | 3 | 3 |
American History Elective | 3 |
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History 425 | – | 3 |
History 399 | – | 3 |
Free Electives | 6 | 3 |
Total credit hours | 15 | 15 |
TOTAL CREDITS: 123 hours
HISTORY MINOR REQUIREMENTS (21 credit hours)
HIS 201/202 History of the United States I/II
HIS 218 Cultural and Political History of Africa I
HIS 305 or 306 History of East Asia before/after 1830
HIS 308 Historiography of the African Diaspora
HIS 330 Nineteenth-Century Europe
HIS 499 Special Topics (varies by semester, professor)
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES – Curriculum Outline
International Relations Concentration
Freshman year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
English 101, 102 | 3 | 3 |
Mathematics 110 (or higher) | 3 | – |
University 101 | 1 | – |
Biology 101 | 3 | – |
History 106, Social Science elective | 3 | 3 |
Communications 103 | – | 3 |
Health 200 | – | 2 |
Psychology 203 | – | 3 |
Humanities 201, History 107 | 3 | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 16 | 17 |
Sophomore year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
Foreign Language* (101, 102) | 3 | 3 |
International Relations 220, Philosophy 304 | 3 | 3 |
Geography 201, Political Science 205 | 3 | 3 |
English 215, Economics 201 | 3 | 3 |
History 306, History 331 | 3 | 3 |
Total credit hours | 15 | 15 |
Junior year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
Foreign Language* (201, 202) | 3 | 3 |
Political Science 304, 307 | 3 | 3 |
History 310, History 410 | 3 | 3 |
Sociology 324 | 3 | – |
International Studies 305 | – | 3 |
International Studies Elective, Free Elective | 3 | 3 |
Total credit hours | 15 | 15 |
Senior year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
Foreign Language* (301, 302) | 3 | 3 |
Political Science 405 | 3 | – |
Political Science 406 | 3 | – |
International Studies 435 | – | 3 |
Free Electives | 6 | 9 |
Total credit hours | 15 | 15 |
TOTAL CREDITS: 123 hours
*Selection of Foreign Language should be done in consultation with academic advisor.
INTERNATIONAL STUDIES – Curriculum Outline
Latin American and Caribbean Concentration
Freshman year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
English 101, 102 | 3 | 3 |
Mathematics 110 (or higher) | 3 | – |
University 101 | 1 | – |
Biology 101 | 3 | – |
History 106, Social Science elective | 3 | 3 |
Communications 103 | – | 3 |
Health 200 | – | 2 |
Psychology 203 | – | 3 |
Humanities 201, History 107 | 3 | 3 |
Total Credit Hours | 16 | 17 |
Sophomore year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
Foreign Language* (101, 102) | 3 | 3 |
International Relations 220, Philosophy 304 | 3 | 3 |
Geography 201, English 307 | 3 | 3 |
International Studies 302, Economics 201 | 3 | 3 |
History 360, 361 | 3 | 3 |
Total credit hours | 15 | 15 |
Junior year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
Foreign Language* (201, 202) | 3 | 3 |
Political Science 304, 305 | 3 | 3 |
Political Science 310, History 410 | 3 | 3 |
International Studies 321, 310 | 3 | 3 |
Sociology 324 | – | 3 |
Political Science 406 | 3 | – |
Total credit hours | 15 | 15 |
Senior year | 1st Semester | 2nd Semester |
Foreign Language* (301, 302) | 3 | 3 |
International Studies 402 | 3 | – |
International Studies 435 | – | 3 |
Free Electives | 9 | 9 |
Total credit hours | 15 | 15 |
TOTAL CREDITS: 123 hours
*Selection of Foreign Language should be done in consultation with academic advisor.
