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History, B.S.

Location(s): Main Campus

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Major Code: (1540)

Bachelor of Science Learning Outcomes

The Student will:

Apply critical thinking to analyze primary and secondary sources.
Explain the cause, effect, and relevance of specific historical events and/or periods within the broader historical context.
Understand and articulate diverse historical interpretations.
Clearly demonstrate the ability to understand and apply basic historical concepts, methodologies, and approaches.
Articulate historical arguments in a variety of forms of communication.

Degree Requirements

General Education Requirements

Communication Skills (9 hours)

COM 11103 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Semester Hours: 3
ENG 11103 - Composition I Semester Hours: 3
ENG 11203 - Composition II Semester Hours: 3

Health and Physical Education (2 hours)

HPE 10101 - Human Wellness and Physical Fitness Semester Hours: 1
Any HPE Activity Course Semester Hours: 1

Arts/Humanities (9 hours)

Group I (select 1 course)
ART 10303 - Art Appreciation Semester Hours: 3
FPA 10503 - Fine Arts Semester Hours: 3
Group II (select 1 course)
ENG 24103 - The Literary Imagination Semester Hours: 3
HUM 20103 - The Humanities Semester Hours: 3
PHR 21103 - Philosophical Inquiry Semester Hours: 3
Group III
HIS 13103 - World Civilization I Semester Hours: 3

Social Sciences (6 hours)

Group I
HIS 12203 - American History II (From 1877) Semester Hours: 3
Group II (select 1 course)
ECO 11103 - Contemporary Economics Semester Hours: 3
PSY 11103 - General Psychology Semester Hours: 3
SOC 11103 - Introduction to Sociology Semester Hours: 3

Liberal Arts (1 hour)

LA 10001 - Gateway to Success Semester Hours: 1

Mathematics and Natural Sciences (12-13 hours)

Group I Mathematics (select 1 course)
MTH 13404 - College Algebra Semester Hours: 4
MTH 21104 - Quantitative Reasoning Semester Hours: 4
MTH 14505 - Pre-calculus Semester Hours: 5
MTH 21404 - Introductory Probability and Statistics Semester Hours: 4
MTH 15105 - Calculus I Semester Hours: 5
Group II Biology
BIO 11404 - Principles of Biology Semester Hours: 4
Group III Natural Science (select 1 course)
CHM 10404 - Principles of Chemistry Semester Hours: 4
NSC 22304 - Environmental Science Semester Hours: 4
PHY 10404 - Principles of Physics Semester Hours: 4

Technology (3 hours)

IT 10103 - Introduction to Information Technology Semester Hours: 3
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IT 10203 - MS Office and the Internet I Semester Hours: 3

Total General Education Hours: 42-43

Major Area Requirements

HIS 12103 - American History I (To 1877) Semester Hours: 3
HIS 13203 - World Civilization II Semester Hours: 3
HIS 23703 - Introduction to the Study of History Semester Hours: 3
HIS 22503 - History of Ohio Semester Hours: 3
HIS 22603 - Native Americans Semester Hours: 3
HIS 43703 - History and Historians Seminar Semester Hours: 3

Select five courses from the following list:

HIS 26303 - The Habsburg Empire 1526-1918 Semester Hours: 3
HIS 26403 - The Ottomans Semester Hours: 3
HIS 32103 - American Cultural History I Semester Hours: 3
HIS 32203 - American Cultural History II Semester Hours: 3
HIS 36103 - Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries Semester Hours: 3
HIS 37103 - The West in Crisis, 1900-1945 Semester Hours: 3
HIS 37203 - Nazi Germany Semester Hours: 3
HIS 37303 - The Interwar Period, 1919-1939 Semester Hours: 3
HIS 37403 - The Cold War Semester Hours: 3
HIS 41103 - War and Genocide Semester Hours: 3
HIS 44803 - Writing the History Paper Semester Hours: 3
HIS 48101-03 - History Internship
HIS 48801-03 - Selected Topics in History Semester Hours: 1-3

Total Major Area Hours: 33

Selected Minor and Personal Electives Hours: 44-45

Total Hours Required for Degree: 120

At least 16 hours of HIS courses must be at the 300-400 level

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