History (B.A.)
The History program is designed to help students develop habits of learning and life skills as well as historical knowledge. It does this by promoting knowledge, critical thinking, reflectiveness, and creativity, along with research and communication skills. All majors are expected to acquire a good grasp of the “facts” of history, to develop historical-mindedness, and to learn how to carry on scholarly study.
Students who major in History/Social Science will be able to:
- Identify the major forces, events, and ideas that have shaped history.
- Develop “historical mindedness” by analyzing historical and contemporary events in terms of causation, change over time, contingency, and context.
- Understand and appreciate the world’s story through a global, multi-cultural perspective, analyzing the role that people of different ethnicities, religions and socio-economic experiences have played in shaping history.
- Evaluate a variety of historical sources: learning to analyze/critique an author’s principal argument in secondary sources, and to explore the context, perspectives and implications of primary sources.
- Develop the research and thinking skills needed to critically read, discuss, and write about historical sources, arguments, and historiographical interpretations, through the effective use of libraries, archives, and databases.
- Develop communication skills to organize and express thoughts clearly and coherently both in writing and orally.
- Synthesize information from other disciplines (such as philosophy, theology, art, literature, psychology, sociology, economics, and the sciences) into historical arguments to more fully understand and explain the human experience.
- Develop mastery of knowledge and skills involved in historical practices by conceptualizing and executing an independent historical research project, presented in both oral and written form.
Major Program (39 credit hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Required Courses | ||
| HIST 111 | History of World Civilization to 1500 | 3 |
| HIST 112 | History of World Civilization 1500 to Present | 3 |
| HIST 301 | History and Social Sciences Seminar (for sophomores and transfer students) | 3 |
| HIST 492 | Senior Capstone | 3 |
| Select two courses in either European or Non-Western History from the following: | 6 | |
| European History | ||
| 20th Century Europe (3) | ||
| History of World War II: Global Perspective (3) | ||
| Politics and History of Eastern Europe (3) | ||
| Digitizing History (3) | ||
| History in Film (3) | ||
| From Witches to Feminists (3) | ||
| Medieval Europe (3) | ||
| Classical Civilization of Greece and Rome (3) | ||
| Renaissance and Reformation (3) | ||
| Modern Europe I (3) | ||
| Modern Europe II (3) | ||
| Europe since 1945: A multidisciplinary analysis of transatlantic relations (3) | ||
| Topics in History (3) | ||
| Non-Western History | ||
| History of Africa (3) | ||
| History of the Middle East (3) | ||
| History of Latin America (3) | ||
| History and Politics of East Asia (3) | ||
| History of World War II: Global Perspective (3) | ||
| Latin America – International Relations (3) | ||
| East Asia – International Relations (3) | ||
| Topics in History (3) | ||
| History Electives 1 | ||
| Take seven electives from any History course, as long as five of them are 200-level or above. | 21 | |
| United States to 1865 (3) | ||
| United States Since 1865 (3) | ||
| History of Africa (3) | ||
| History of the Middle East (3) | ||
| History of Latin America (3) | ||
| History and Politics of East Asia (3) | ||
| The United States in World Affairs (3) | ||
| 20th Century Europe (3) | ||
| History of World War II: Global Perspective (3) | ||
| Politics and History of Eastern Europe (3) | ||
| Public History (3) | ||
| Digitizing History (3) | ||
| Colonial America (3) | ||
| America's Early Republic (3) | ||
| Civil War and Reconstruction (3) | ||
| Emergence of Modern America (3) | ||
| The United States: 1914-1945 (3) | ||
| The United States since 1945 (3) | ||
| United States in World Affairs (3) | ||
| History in Film (3) | ||
| From Witches to Feminists (3) | ||
| Medieval Europe (3) | ||
| Modern Europe I (3) | ||
| Modern Europe II (3) | ||
| Classical Civilization of Greece and Rome (3) | ||
| Renaissance and Reformation (3) | ||
| The Presidency (3) | ||
| Europe since 1945: A multidisciplinary analysis of transatlantic relations (3) | ||
| Latin America – International Relations (3) | ||
| East Asia – International Relations (3) | ||
| Methods of Teaching Adolescents Social Science (3) | ||
| Topics (1-4) | ||
| Special Topics in History (4) | ||
| International Experience (1) | ||
| Topics in History (3) | ||
| Directed Study (1-3) | ||
| Independent Study (1-3) | ||
| Senior Thesis (1-3) | ||
| Internship (1-6) | ||
History Electives1: Seven additional courses (or 21 credit hours) in American, European, or Non-Western history are required. At least five of the courses (or 15 credits) must be 200-level or above. Only American history courses are listed above, but requirements may be satisfied with European or Non-Western history courses as well.
Optional Concentration: International Relations (12 credit hours)
| Code | Title | Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST 361 | Europe since 1945: A multidisciplinary analysis of transatlantic relations | 3 |
| HIST 362 | Latin America – International Relations | 3 |
| HIST 363 | East Asia – International Relations | 3 |
| POLI 360 | International Relations Theory and Practice | 3 |
| Total Hours | 12 | |