Mission Statement

A study of history should make the past more intelligible, give an insight into continuing human problems, and develop a confidence in humankind’s ability to cope with new environmental conditions. Moreover, an understanding of our own history and that of people who differ from us sharpens the critical faculties and tends to arouse a sense of social responsibility.

Degrees Offered

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.

Facilities

The Kidd Math/Science Center opened in 1985. With an award winning masonry design, the center’s front doors open to a glass atrium with live plants and a trickling pond. A spacious lobby follows with comfortable studying facilities. Our center houses three large chemistry labs, three biology labs, one physics lab, one computer lab, lecture rooms, faculty offices and a large bent glass greenhouse that enhances the view of our campus. McKenzie Hall opened in 1997 providing math/science students along with the nursing students, two large lecture halls, a variety of lecture rooms, an anatomy lab, three computer labs, faculty offices and a conference room with a beautiful view of campus and the surrounding landscape.

Degree Requirements

Bachelor of Science – Major in History (1540)

Description	Credits
General Education must include:
HIS 12203 (TM) American History II	3
HIS 13203 (TM) World Civilization II	3
The following six courses are required:
HIS 12103 American History I HIS 13103 (TM) World Civilization I HIS 22503 History of Ohio HIS 22603 Native Americans HIS 23703 Introduction to the Study of History HIS 43703 History and Historians Seminar	18
Select five courses from the following list:
HIS 26303 The Habsburg Empire 1526-1918 HIS 26403 The Ottomans HIS 32103 American Cultural History I HIS 32203 American Cultural History II HIS 36103 Europe in the 19th and 20th Centuries HIS 37103 The West in Crisis, 1900-1945 HIS 37203 Nazi Germany HIS 37303 The Interwar Period, 1919-1939 HIS 37403 The Cold War HIS 41103 War and Genocide HIS 44803 Writing the History Paper HIS 48101-03 History Internship HIS 48801-03 Selected Topics in History	15
At least 16 hours of HIS courses must be at the 300-400 level.
Total General Education hours	42-45
Selected Minor and Personal electives	51-54
Total hours needed to graduate	125

Associate of Arts Degree – History (1520)

Description	Credits
General Education must include:
CS 10103 PC Applications	3
Total General Education hours	42
Select four from the following seven courses:
HIS 12103 American History I HIS 12203 (TM) American History II HIS 22403 The Westward Movement HIS 22503 History of Ohio HIS 22603 Native Americans HIS 23703 Introduction to the Study of History HIS 26303 The Habsburg Empire 1526-1918 HIS 26403 The Ottomans	12
Total four courses, three credit hours each	12
Personal electives	7
Total hours needed to graduate	64

Bachelor of Science or Arts – Minor in History (1530)

Description	Credits
General Education must include:
HIS 12203 (TM) American History II	3
HIS 13203 (TM) World Civilization II	3
Total General Education hours	42-45
HIS 43703 History and Historians Seminar	3
Select three HIS at 30000-40000 level	9
Total Minor hours	12
Selected Major and Personal electives	50-53
Total hours needed to graduate	124

Adolescent to Young Adult Teacher Licensure in Integrated Social Studies and Middle Childhood Teacher Licensure Concentration in Social Studies

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