History Courses Required
The study of history develops an awareness and understanding of the past, a sensitivity to the rich variety of human experience and an appreciation for the extraordinary human capacity for good and evil. It provides both context and direction for understanding current events and enables students to place their own lives and times within a much broader perspective.
Students of history learn to reason critically and analytically, to synthesize large bodies of information and to express themselves clearly in writing and speech. History develops skills that have obvious applications to a wide variety of career pursuits in the public, private and nonprofit sectors. In addition to teaching, graduates work in archives, libraries, museums and research institutions. Some obtain positions in journalism, publishing, management, advertising and marketing. Others pursue careers in law, in government, cultural agencies and the park services.
Listed below are the discipline courses required for History Majors:
Bachelor of Arts in History (Major Requirements)
History 101, 102, 103, 104, 201, 499;
27 additional credits in history, three must be from "Pre Modern" category (211, 212, 412);
Six of these credits must be selected from "Non - Western" category (333, 336, 337, 338, 339, 424);
Three of these credits from "Social History" category (340, 350, 375, 385, 395, 400.1, 440).
Bachelor of Arts in History Secondary Education, Citizenship Education Certification
History 101, 102, 103, 104, 201, 499;
Fifteen additional credits in history;
Three of these credits must be selected from "Pre - Modern" category (211, 212, 412);
Six of these credits must be selected from "Non - Western" category (333, 336, 337, 338, 339);
Three of these credits must be selected from "Social History" category (340, 350, 375, 385, 395, 400.1, 440).
Six Credits in economics;
Political Science 102, 103, 211 or 212 or 221 or 223, 301 or 305, 302 or 303, 304 (18 credits total).
Geography 201
Education Courses prescribed under the Secondary Education Program
Bachelor of Arts in History/Concentrations
History majors who are not in the secondary education social studies certification program are encouraged, through careful selection of major electives, to develop a specific concentration within the general field, e.g., World History, Modern European History, United States History, or a chronological or thematic concentration.
Minor Requirements