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Undergraduate Catalog 2011-2012 
    
Undergraduate Catalog 2011-2012 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

History, BA


“History illuminates the human condition.”1 It is the memory of human experience. The Department of History seeks to provide its students with an understanding of the significant institutions, events, trends and individuals that have shaped that experience, thushelping them to develop a better understanding of contemporary cultures and the human condition.

The student majoring in History will be expected to demonstrate an understanding of the development of human society and culture through the study of the past, specifically the history of Europe (from the Renaissance through the 20th century) and the United States (from its beginnings through the 20th century). To accomplish this, the student will identify and describe the major individuals, groups, institutions, ideas and events that have helped to shape political, social and economic developments over time; identify and describe major historical eras or periods that have led to the present; and identify and describe the principle of cause and effect and relate historical examples. In addition, students  majoring in History will apply the procedures used by historians to find and document sources, collect evidence and draw  conclusions in completing original research. Students will write and speak effectively about historical issues.

1 Poster, “Business and History,” prepared by the National Center for the Study of History, Inc., 1988. (Noted in History, It’s Our Future, a publication of Phi Alpha Theta History Honor Society, Inc.)


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History Curriculum


  Department and Number - Descriptive Title of Course Fall
Cr.
Spr.
Cr.

First Year

   
MAJOR HIST 110 (CH) History of the United States HIST 111 (CH) History of the United States  3 3
MAJOR HIST 120 (CH) Europe: 1500 to the Present HIST 121 (CH) Europe: 1815 to Present  3 3
GE WRTG–SPCH WRTG 107 Composition COMM 100 Public Speaking  3 3
GE C/IL C/IL 102 Computing and Information Literacy  3  
GE QUAN QUAN ELECT - Quantitative Reasoning   3
GE PHIL–T/RS PHIL 120 Introduction to Philosophy T/RS 121 (P) Theology I: Introduction to the Bible  3 3
GE FSEM INTD 100 Freshman Seminar  1  
GE PHED PHED ELECT - Physical Education   1
    16 16

Second Year

   
MAJOR HIST 140 (W) The Craft of the Historian  3  
MAJOR HIST ELECT - History Electives 3 6
COGNATE COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Electives1 3 3
GE S/BH S/BH ELECT - Social/Behavioral Electives 3 3
GE PHIL–T/RS PHIL 210 Ethics T/RS 122 (P) Theology II: Introduction to Christian Theology  3 3
GE PHED PHED ELECT -  Physical Education 1 1
    16 16

Third Year

   
MAJOR HIST ELECT - History Electives 6 3
COGNATE COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Electives1 3 3
GE NSCI NSCI ELECT - Natural Science Electives 3 3
GE HUMN HUMN ELECT -  Humanities Electives 3 3
GE ELECT FREE ELECT -  Free Electives 3 3
GE PHIL–T/RS PHIL ELECT - Philosophy or T/RS ELECT - T/RS Elective   3
    18 18

Fourth Year

   
MAJOR HIST 490 (W) Seminar in History –HIST ELECT - History Elective 3 3
COGNATE COGNATE ELECT - Cognate Electives1 6 6
GE ELECT FREE ELECT -  Free Electives 6 6
    15 15
 

Total: 130 Credits

1 Students may use cognate electives to develop a second major.