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HSTA at University of Montana

Catalog Open in Explore

Courses: 65
Prereq links: 18
Depth: 3 tiers
Feeder courses: 4

Gateway courses

Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate HSTA coursework.

WRIT 201College Writing II.opens 4 courses (2 directly)

The map

Intro tiers at the top, advanced work below; arrows point from a prerequisite to the course it unlocks. Courses from other departments appear where they gate HSTA work. Click any course to see what it requires and unlocks without leaving this page; hovering lights up its neighbors. The lists on this page carry the same courses in text form.

Showing the 11 HSTA and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 58 more HSTA courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.

Generated from University of Montana’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.

Concentration routes

The concentrations and majors that build on HSTA, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.

History B.A.BA39 HSTA courses · ~12 total

History B.A. in the Planner

Lower-Division Core Coursesall required

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American History Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet

Complete 6 credits of the following courses:

AAST 141H HSTA 101H HSTA 102H HSTA 103H HSTA 104H HSTA 191 HSTA 255 HSTA 291

World History Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet

Complete 6 credits of the following courses:

HSTR 191 HSTR 210E HSTR 211L HSTR 221H HSTR 230H HSTR 231H HSTR 240H HSTR 262H

European History Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet

Complete 6 credits of the following courses:

HSTR 101H HSTR 102H HSTR 103H HSTR 104H HSTR 300 HSTR 302H HSTR 303 HSTR 304H

Writing in the Disciplines Requirement for Historychoose 1

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History B.A. - History EducationBA37 HSTA courses · ~10 total

History B.A. - History Education in the Planner

Lower-Division Core Courseschoose 1

Complete all of the following courses:

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History-Political Science B.A.BA34 HSTA courses · ~21 total

History-Political Science B.A. in the Planner

Lower-Division Core History Requirementsall required

Complete all of the following courses:

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African-American Studies B.A.BA12 HSTA courses · ~8 total

African-American Studies B.A. in the Planner

Core Coursesall required

Complete all of the following courses:

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Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies B.A.BA11 HSTA courses · ~9 total

Women's, Gender and Sexuality Studies B.A. in the Planner

Required Coursesall required

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Elementary Education B.A.BA3 HSTA courses · ~30 total

Elementary Education B.A. in the Planner

Language Arts Courseschoose 1

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Native American Studies B.A.BA3 HSTA courses · ~6 total

Native American Studies B.A. in the Planner

Lower-Division Core Coursesall required

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Tracks

Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.

After WRIT 201

Gateway: WRIT 201

HSTA 315Early American RepublicHSTA 415The Black Radical TraditionHSTA 427Freedom, Slavery, Equality: Early American PerspectivesHSTA 463Research in

Standalone courses

HSTA 100Democracy Studies Seminar: The Challenge of CitizenshipHSTA 101HAmerican History I.HSTA 102HAmerican History II.HSTA 103HHonors American History I.HSTA 104HHonors American History II.

The longest ladders

The deepest prerequisite chains in HSTA. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.

3 courses deep, ending at HSTA 315
2 courses deep, ending at HSTA 417
1. HSTR 200Introduction to Historical Methods
2. HSTA 417Prayer & Civil Rights

+ 29 more qualify

+ 20 more qualify

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American History Upper-Division Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet

Complete 6 credits of the following courses:

HSTA 307Y HSTA 315 HSTA 316 HSTA 320 HSTA 321 HSTA 322 HSTA 323 HSTA 324 HSTA 333 HSTA 335 HSTA 342H HSTA 343H+ 21 more qualify

World History Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet

Complete 9 credits of the following courses:

HSTR 191 HSTR 210E HSTR 211L HSTR 221H HSTR 230H HSTR 231H HSTR 240H HSTR 262H HSTR 272E HSTR 291 HSTR 300 HSTR 309+ 20 more qualify

European Upper-Division History Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet

Complete 6 credits of the following courses:

HSTR 300 HSTR 302H HSTR 303 HSTR 304H HSTR 312 HSTR 315 HSTR 321 HSTR 323 HSTR 325 HSTR 326 HSTR 348 HSTR 349+ 13 more qualify

Writing in the Disciplines Requirement for Historychoose 1

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Upper-Division History Electives1 required · verify with the official sheet

Complete two additional HSTA or HSTR courses at the 300-level and above.

HSTR 101H HSTR 102H HSTR 103H HSTR 104H HSTR 191 HSTR 198 HSTR 200 HSTR 210E HSTR 211L HSTR 221H HSTR 230H HSTR 231H+ 66 more qualify

Teaching Methods Requirement1 required

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American History Introductory Coursesall required

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Western History Introductory Courseschoose 1

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American History Elective2 required · verify with the official sheet

Complete 3 credits of the following courses:

HSTA 307Y HSTA 315 HSTA 316 HSTA 320 HSTA 321 HSTA 322 HSTA 323 HSTA 324 HSTA 333 HSTA 335 HSTA 342H HSTA 343H+ 21 more qualify

World History Elective2 required · verify with the official sheet

Complete 3 credits of the following courses:

ANTY 141H HSTR 191 HSTR 210E HSTR 211L HSTR 221H HSTR 230H HSTR 231H HSTR 240H HSTR 262H HSTR 272E HSTR 291 HSTR 300+ 21 more qualify

European History Elective2 required · verify with the official sheet

Complete 3 credits of the following courses:

HSTR 300 HSTR 302H HSTR 303 HSTR 304H HSTR 312 HSTR 315 HSTR 321 HSTR 323 HSTR 325 HSTR 326 HSTR 348 HSTR 349+ 13 more qualify

Advanced Writing in History Requirementchoose 1

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Lower-Division Core Political Science Requirementsall required

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American Government/Public Law Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet

Complete 9 credits of the following courses:

PSCI 340 PSCI 342 PSCI 344 PSCI 345 PSCI 348 PSCI 352Y PSCI 365 PSCI 370 PSCI 433 PSCI 440 PSCI 443 PSCI 444+ 3 more qualify

Comparative/International Relations Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet

Complete 9 credits of the following courses:

PSCI 311 PSCI 320 PSCI 322 PSCI 325 PSCI 326 PSCI 327 PSCI 328 PSCI 330 PSCI 332 PSCI 334 PSCI 335 PSCI 336+ 8 more qualify

Education Methods1 required

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Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet

Complete 15 credits (including at least 9 upper-division credits) from the following courses:

AAST 208H AAST 225 AAST 250 AAST 360 AAST 372 AAST 375 ANTY 330X CRWR 491 ECNS 312 FILM 484 FRCH 339 GPHY 141S+ 26 more qualify

Capstone1 required

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Humanities Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet

Complete 9 credits from the following courses:

AAST 141H AAST 375 COMX 380 COMX 449 GH 151L HSTA 342H HSTA 343H HSTA 347 HSTA 361 HSTA 370H HSTA 371H HSTA 377+ 9 more qualify

Social Science Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet

Complete 9 credits from the following courses:

ANTY 330X ANTY 427 COUN 242S ENST 489S NASX 231X NASX 303E PSCI 443 PSYX 348 PSYX 362 SOCI 220S SOCI 275S SOCI 325+ 3 more qualify

Official requirement sheet

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Mathematics Coursesall required

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Science Coursesall required

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Social Studies Courses2 required · verify with the official sheet

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EDU 222 GPHY 121S GPHY 141S HSTA 101H HSTA 102H HSTA 255 HSTR 101H HSTR 102H NASX 105H PSCI 210S PSCI 220S

Health and Physical Education1 required

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The Artsall required

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Level 1all required

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Level 2all required

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Level 3all required

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Level 4 - Student Teachingall required

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Upper-Division Core Courseschoose 1

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Electives2 required · verify with the official sheet

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ANTY 122S ANTY 323X ANTY 330X HSTA 364 HSTA 365 HSTA 463 NASX 141 NASX 142 NASX 180 NASX 191 NASX 192 NASX 198+ 22 more qualify

Official requirement sheet

HSTA 150H

The Veteran's Experience

HSTA 191Special Topics

HSTA 198Internship

HSTA 201EHistory of American Democracy

HSTA 255Montana History

HSTA 275Making History Public

HSTA 285HSex in America: Gender and Sexuality in U.S. History

HSTA 291Special Topics

HSTA 307YThe American Revolution and Founding Era

HSTA 308Hunting in America

HSTA 316American Civil War Era

HSTA 317Automobile in American History

HSTA 320Birth of Modern US.

HSTA 321America in Crisis

HSTA 322U.S. History: WWII to Present

HSTA 323U.S. in the

HSTA 324U.S. in the

HSTA 326Digital Worlds of Early America

HSTA 333American Military History

HSTA 335Movie America

HSTA 336EAmerica at War

HSTA 342HAfrican American History to

HSTA 343HAfrican American History Since

HSTA 344African-American Struggle for Equality

HSTA 347Voodoo, Muslim, Church: Black Religion

HSTA 361The American South

HSTA 364Native American History to

HSTA 365Native American History from

HSTA 36920th Century American West

HSTA 370HWomen in America: Colonial Period to Civil War

HSTA 371HWomen in America: From the Civil War to the Present

HSTA 373The History of American Thought to

HSTA 374Doing Local History: Missoula

HSTA 377Alcohol in American History

HSTA 380United States Constitutional History

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All HSTA courses in the Montana catalog

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