Professors: R. Carriker, E. Downey, R. Stackelberg (Emeritus), A. Via, S.J.
Associate Professors: S. Balzarini, K. Chambers, A. Goldman, K. O'Connor, R. DeAragon, M. Maher, S.J.
Assistant Professors: E. Cunningham, R. Donnelly, T. Nitz
PROGRAM OVERVIEW
The Department of History offers a variety of courses that enable students to fulfill the core requirements of their schools as well as to obtain a Bachelor of Arts with either a major or a minor in History. The goals of the department curriculum are to engender an informed, critical, and articulate sense of the past, an appreciation for the diversity of human experience, and an awareness of the role of tradition in shaping the present. The major develops a variety of practical research and communication skills and provides a foundation for graduate work, the study of law, teaching, archival and library sciences, and many careers in business and the professions. The department sponsors a chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the international History honor society.
CORE REQUIREMENTS
Students in the College of Arts and Sciences should complete their core requirement in History by taking HIST 101 and either HIST 102 or HIST 112 in their first year. Second, third and fourth year students who have not completed the core by taking the 100 level courses in their first year, may complete the core requirement by taking ( 200 and 300) level courses. The School of Business Administration History requirement must be satisfied by taking one course from HIST 101, HIST 102, HIST 112, or HIST 350.
History MAJOR REQUIREMENTS
Majors are required to complete HIST 398 (Historical Methods and Bibliography), which is normally taken in the third year. In exceptional cases students with a honors level grade point average and with approval of the Department may elect to take HIST 499 (Senior Thesis) in lieu of HIST 398. Majors who wish to obtain teacher certification are urged to confer with the School of Education as well as their departmental adviser.
Majors are required to complete HIST 398 (Historical Methods and Bibliography), which is normally taken in the third year. In exceptional cases students with a honors level grade point average and with approval of the Department may elect to take HIST 499 (Senior Thesis) in lieu of HIST 398. Majors who wish to obtain teacher certification are urged to confer with the School of Education as well as their departmental adviser.
B.A. Major in History: 33 Credits
Lower Division
| HIST 101 Survey of Western Civilization I |
3 credits |
| One of the following two courses | 3 credits |
| HIST 102 Survey of Western Civilization II | |
| HIST 112 Survey of World Civilization | |
| HIST 273 History of U.S.A. I | 3 credits |
| HIST 274 History of U.S.A. II |
3 credits |
Upper Division
| HIST - - - Electives |
18-21 credits |
| One of the following two courses |
3 credits |
| HIST 398 Historical Methods | |
| HIST 499 Senior Thesis |
Minor in History: 18 Credits
| HIST 101 Survey of Western Civilization I | 3 credits |
| One of the following two courses |
3 credits |
| HIST 102 Survey of Western Civilization II | |
| HIST 112 Survey of World Civilization | |
| Four HIST Electives |
12 credits |
| Two courses may be 200 and above | |
| Two courses must be 300 and above |