Department of History
Map for Majors
1st Semester
- RelC 261* Intro to LDS Family History
2nd Semester
- Hist 400 Family & Law in Am History
*The Hist 400 class is American research. This class can be used to prepare research that can be used for the History 482 class.
By this semester the student should focus on one geographical area. ** The Rel C 293R classes are introduction classes.
- Rel C 293R
- Hist 220 The US Through 1877 or Hist 221 The US Since 1877
3rd Semester
- Hist 200 The Historian’s Craft
The language classes can be taken in the previous semester with the Rel C 293R class or in this semester in conjunction with the students first source class. The handwriting class should be in the geographical area as well as the first source class (Hist 401-416). *Check with the class schedules for different years because some geographical area classes are only taught some years.
Handwriting Classes
- Hist 420 Latin Language Handwriting or
Hist 421 English Language Handwriting or
Hist 422 Germanic Language Handwriting or
Hist 423 Slavic Language Handwriting or
Hist 424 Romance Language Handwriting or
Hist 425 Scandinavian Language Handwriting
Source and Methods Classes
- Hist 401 U.S.-New England Family History or
Hist 402 U.S.-Eastern States Family History or
Hist 403 U.S.-Midwest Family History or
Hist 404 U.S.-Southern States Family History or
Hist 405 U.S.-Native American Family History or
Hist 406R North American Family History or
Hist 408R Scandinavian Family History or
Hist 409R Germanic/Slavic Family History or
Hist 410R Southern European Family History or
Hist 411R Hispanic Family History or
Hist 412 England/Wales Before 1700 or
Hist 413 England/Wales Since 1700 or
Hist 414 Scottish Family Hist Research or
Hist 415 Irish Family History Research or
Hist 416 Slavic Family History Research or
4th Semester
History Class in Student’s Geographical Area
- Hist 251 Conquest & Coloniz of Latin Am or
Hist 319 The Family in Europe or
Hist 320 Society in Europe or Hist 321 The City in European History or
Hist 357 Indian in Latin Am History or
Hist 377 American Social History or
Hist 378 American Family History or
Hist 384 U.S. Women’s History or
Hist 386 North American Indian Hist to 1900
5th Semester
- Hist 433 Writing Family Histories or Hist 434 Internet and Family History
- Hist 433 and 434 are not taught every semester so plan accordingly.
History Class in Student’s Geographical Area
- Hist 252 Modern Latin America or
Hist 306 Nineteenth-Century Europe or
Hist 322 England to 1689 or
Hist 323 England Since 1689 or
Hist 324 France or
Hist 325 Spain or
Hist 328 Modern Germany or Hist 329 Austrian Empire or Hist 330 Tsarist Russia or
Hist 332 Scandinavian or History or
Hist 353 Mexico & the Caribbean or
Hist 356 Brazil
Source and Methods Classes
- Hist 401 U.S.-New England Family History or
Hist 402 U.S.-Eastern States Family History or
Hist 403 U.S.-Midwest Family History or
Hist 404 U.S.-Southern States Family History or
Hist 405 U.S.-Native American Family History or
Hist 406R North American Family History or
Hist 408R Scandinavian Family History or
Hist 409R Germanic/Slavic Family History or
Hist 410R Southern European Family History or
Hist 411R Hispanic Family History or
Hist 412 England/Wales Before 1700 or
Hist 413 England/Wales Since 1700 or
Hist 414 Scottish Family Hist Research or
Hist 415 Irish Family History Research or
Hist 416 Slavic Family History Research
* This second source class can be in same geographical area if appropriate but it does not need to be. The reason for source classes is to develop methods and good resource skills in different areas of research.
6th Semester
- Hist 490* Historical Research & Writing
Source and Methods Classes
- Hist 401 U.S.-New England Family History or
Hist 402 U.S.-Eastern States Family History or
Hist 403 U.S.-Midwest Family History or
Hist 404 U.S.-Southern States Family History or
Hist 405 U.S.-Native American Family History or
Hist 406R North American Family History or
Hist 408R Scandinavian Family History or
Hist 409R Germanic/Slavic Family History or
Hist 410R Southern European Family History or
Hist 411R Hispanic Family History or
Hist 412 England/Wales Before 1700 or
Hist 413 England/Wales Since 1700 or
Hist 414 Scottish Family Hist Research or
Hist 415 Irish Family History Research or
Hist 416 Slavic Family History Research or
* This third source class can be in same geographical area if appropriate but it does not need to be. The reason for source classes is to develop good methods and resource skills in different areas of research.
7th Semester
- Hist 480 Prof Family History Research
* This class MUST be taken senior year. Hist 480 cannot be taken until the handwriting class has been taken (Hist 420-425). Also at least two or the three source classes need to be taken. It is suggested that the first two have to be taken in previous semesters but the third source class can be taken in conjunction with Hist 480. Hist 482 can be taken before Hist 480 if desired but it must be in the senior year.
8th Semester
- Hist 482 Prof Paths & Credentials in Family History
*Hist 482 can not be taken until handwriting classes and source classes are taken. Hist 482 can be taken before Hist 480 if desired but it must be in the senior year.This class should be taken the student’s last semester. The student should have at least three generations already researched for this four generation project. The student CANNOT start researching at the beginning of this class. Ideally the student should have four-generations researched and then use the Hist 482 class to do 60 hours to polish up the research that still needs to be done. The research family needs to be in the geographical area that the student has previously chosen.
- Hist 496R Academic Internship: Family History
* Internship can ideally be done in the summer or spring when no other classes are being taken.
**ICAPGEN geographical areas at BYU
- New England Region (covering Connecticut, Maine, Massachusetts, New Hampshire, Rhode Island, Vermont)
- Mid-Atlantic Region (covering Delaware, New Jersey, New York, Pennsylvania, and Maryland)
- Midwestern Region (covering Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Ohio, Wisconsin) (Missouri is in both the Mid-South and Midwestern Regions
- Mid-South Region (covering Virginia, West Virginia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Kentucky, Tennessee, and Missouri) (Missouri is in both the Mid-South and Midwestern Regions)
- Gulf-South Region (covering Georgia, Florida, Alabama, Mississippi, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Texas)
- British Isles (covering England, Ireland, Isle of Man, Scotland and Wales)
- Scandinavia (covering Denmark, Finland, Norway and Sweden)
- Mexico
- Continental Europe (Belgium, Czech Republic, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Slovakia and Switzerland)