Program Description
The Bachelor of Arts in History Degree Program prepares students with a solid liberal arts foundation in the study of history for professional opportunities in diverse career fields such as law, historian and archives management, education, government, and industry. The curriculum focuses on understanding global issues and appreciating the diversity of cultures and our shared humanity. Classroom instruction is complemented by internships, study abroad opportunities, and research projects that utilize the special collections.
Admissions Requirements
Applicants must meet the General Admissions Requirements as published in this Catalog.
Student Learning Outcomes
Graduates of the History Program will be able to:
- Reference knowledge of the varying perspectives of cultures of the past, particularly with attention to a local, regional, national, and global geographic scope.
- Use timelines and other tools that present historical data and develop a familiarity with historical maps, charts, visual, literary, oral and creative texts as useful historical sources. Develop sound technical skills of identifying source types and citation style to produce an academically-sound research paper.
- Recognize in historical narratives the context of the historians’ values, goals and predispositions; evaluate data based on its context, credibility, authority, and bias.
- Discuss the contributions of major scholars within historical schools in U.S., African, African American, and Civil Rights Movement history to synthesize source and apply information.
- Evaluate the intersectional aspects of history, particularly the various types of history (i.e. topical, geographic, and temporal).
