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Nov 09, 2024
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2005-2006 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]
History - Major
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The History department is committed to developing in students an
understanding of the importance of the past, as a frame of reference
for the investigation of ideas, issues and questions that arise from
their experience in the classroom and the contemporary world in which
they live. Further, students gain a sophisticated
understanding that the discipline of history is more than mere fact
gathering but involves multiple methods and interpretations of the
past. Finally, the goal is that all majors will engage in history by
developing their own insights and interpretations of the past.
The History Program can be combined with Inclusive or Adolescence teacher
certification for students pursuing careers in education. Students from
a variety of majors may also wish to pursue a minor in history.
A minimum GPA of 2.7 is required for student teaching.
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History Core
The History Core provides the foundation for all of our programs.
Students are required to take 12 credits from the following:
History Requirements
In addition to 12 credits of lower division
survey work, all majors must take Historical Methodology, History and
Historians and submit a comprehensive portfolio in their last semester.
History Electives
Students must select six elective courses (18 credits) in
upper division history. Some upper division Political Science courses may be
substituted with the approval of the department chairperson.
History Senior Experience
Seniors will take a writing
intense research seminar. The purpose of the course will be to apply
their skills as serious students of history to a research project of
their own design. The seminar’s topic will be based on the
participating faculty member’s current research interest, but will be
sufficiently broad to allow students to develop research projects in
their own fields of interest. Students will engage in an extensive
search for sources, including both primary and secondary documents.
These sources will serve as the foundation of a formal research paper,
which will be the culmination of the students’ efforts in the course,
and which will represent the students’ efforts at historical
interpretation.
Writings from the seminar
will be included within the portfolio format of the Senior History Comprehensive.
Sample Program for Histroy - Major
Freshman Year
- Perspectives I Credits: 3
- Math and Science Perspectives I Credits: 7
- Modern Foreign Language Credits: 6
As well as: Sophomore Year
- Perspectives I Credits: 12
- Math or Science Perspectives II Credits: 3
- Electives Credits: 6
As well as:
Junior Year
- Perspectives II Credits: 9
- Upper Division History Credits: 9
- Electives Credits: 6
- Liberal Arts Electives Credits: 6
Senior Year
- Upper Division History Credits: 9
- Electives Credits: 18
As well as:
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