Building the department map…
Building the department map…
Department paths
Courses with no prerequisites inside the department that unlock the most downstream work.
Each of these unlocks the largest share of downstream work on this map. Courses from other departments can appear here when they genuinely gate HIST coursework.
Generated from Youngstown State University’s catalog, prerequisite, and concentration data. Spotted an error? Departments can adjust labels, ordering, and notes without a code change, so contact us.
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 HIST 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 23 HIST and feeder courses that have prerequisite links. 86 more HIST courses have no recorded prerequisites. They are listed under Tracks below, not drawn as loose dots here.
The concentrations and majors that build on HIST, and how their requirements are structured. Expand a program to see which courses satisfy each group, then plan it in the Planner.
FIRST YEAR REQUIREMENT -STUDENT SUCCESSchoose 1
General Education Requirementsall required
Mathematics Requirement; Arts and Humanities (6 s.h. total. HIST 2650 fulfills 3 cr of this domain); Natural Sciences (2 courses, 1 with lab) (6-7 s.h.); Social and Behavioral Science (6 s.h.); General Education Electives (9 s.h. Select three courses)
Introductory Coursesall required
Select any ONEof the following courses. Minimum grade of C required.
Group A - American History2 required · verify with the official sheet
Group B - World History2 required · verify with the official sheet
Capstone1 required
Minor Requirement12 required · verify with the official sheet
Students are required to take a minor of their choosing.
Free Electives15 required · verify with the official sheet
Elective coursework necessary to meet 120 s.h. graduation requirement.
First Year Experiencechoose 1
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Required Courses (9 SH)all required
Recommend: 1503L or 2630L with the above
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Upper-level clusters, grouped by the gateway that opens them.
The deepest prerequisite chains in HIST. These are the routes that take the most semesters to climb.
4 courses deep, ending at HIST 5807
2 courses deep, ending at HIST 4809
2 courses deep, ending at HIST 4861
2 courses deep, ending at HIST 6944
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Gerneral Education Coursesall required
Arts and Humanities 2 Courses Met by HIST 1501 and 1511 in major; Natural Science (met with GEOG 1503 and 2630 & 2630L in major); Social Science (Met with ECON 2610 in major); Required GER Electives (9 s.h.); GER Electives met in the Major with HIST 1512 and POL 1560
Student Teaching Coursesall required
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General Education Requirementsall required
Mathematics Requirement; Arts and Humanities (Select 1 course 3 sh.); Natural Sciences (select 2 courses, 1 with lab) (6-7 s.h.); Social Science (Select 1 course 3 s.h.); Social Science (3 s.h. satisfied by ANTH 1500 -required for the major); General Education Electives (Select 3 courses 9 s.h.)
Major Requirements2 required · verify with the official sheet
Select two electives from each of the three subfields (Archaeology, Biological, and Cultural) - no more than two electives below 3700+; Archaeology Subfield; Biological Anthropology Subfield; Cultural Anthropology Subfield
Minor15 required
Electives15 required
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Human influences on the environmentall required
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General Education Requirementsall required
Mathematics Requirement; Arts and Humanities (6 s.h.); HIST 2650 fulfills 3 s.h of Arts and Humanities; Natural Sciences (2 courses, 1 with lab) (6-7 s.h.); Social Science (6 s.h.); POL 1560 fulfills 3 s.h of Social Science; General Education Electives (9 s.h.)
GOVERNMENT CONCENTRATION2 required · verify with the official sheet
For this concentration please select 2 classes from the following disciplines; World Politics (take 2 classes from this list); American Institutions (Take 2 classes from this list); Political Ideas and Interests (Take 2 classes from this list)
Public Administration Concentrationchoose 1
For this concentration students complete the classes below; ***Students cannot double between required core courses and concentrations
1 course from1 required
General Education Requirementsall required
Mathematics Requirement; Arts and Humanities; Natural Science; Social Science (3 s.h. met in major with POL 1560 , select 1 more course); General Education Electives (3 s.h. met in major with HIST 1512 , select two more courses)
Geography1 required
History1 required
Upper-Division Courses15 required · verify with the official sheet
Select a total of 15 s.h. from the courses listed below. A minimum of 6 s.h. must be taken from International relations area and a minimum of 6 s.h. from the Comparative Politics area.
All HIST courses in the Youngstown State catalog
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No clubs or organizations on record under HIST yet.
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History does not run a page here yet. When it does, its events show up here and on the Youngstown State campus feed.