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2014-2015 School of Continuing Education Catalog 
    
2014-2015 School of Continuing Education Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

History, BA


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Students who major in history are encouraged to develop sensitivity to the past, so that they may better understand the present and prepare intelligently to deal with the challenges of the future. Students will achieve a broad knowledge and understanding of human experience within its political, social, economic, intellectual, and cultural heritages. Students are educated in historical methods, with emphasis on doing the work of history with the greatest possible objectivity. Courses are intended to develop the history student’s appreciation of the Judeo-Christian heritage and understanding of both European and American civilizations, while gaining knowledge of non-Western civilizations.

History majors are well equipped to compete in a variety of professions and often pursue graduate and professional school studies. Graduates hold positions in banking and finance, the military, as journalists, lawyers, librarians, and as civil servants with federal, state, and local governments.

 

Requirements for the bachelor of arts degree


I. Core Requirements: 42 credit hours


See Core Curriculum  for specifics.

Perspectives on Western Civilization 9 Credits
Philosophy:  one ethics and one other course 6 Credits
Theology: one 200-level and one 300-level course 6 Credits
Science 3 Credits
Social Science 3 Credits
Quantitative Reasoning 3 Credits
Fine Arts 3 Credits
Intensive Writing 6 Credits
Oral Communication 3 credits

Proficiencies: Diversity, Civic/Global Engagement, Information Literacy, Collaboration and Teamwork

II. History Concentration: 33 credit hours


Upper-division courses distributed as follows:


Pre-1715 European course 3 credits
Post-1715 European course 3 credits
European course: either pre or post-1715 3 Credits
U.S. History course 3 Credits
Non-Western history 6 Credits
History elective 3 Credits
History seminar 3 Credits

III. Free Electives: 45 credit hours


Total: 120 credit hours


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