BA in History

Area of Study Overview

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The Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree program in History prepares adults for career change, advancement, or graduate education, while providing personal enrichment. Students are exposed to the discipline of weighing evidence and evaluating interpretations of great events and significant personalities of the past. In doing so, they develop a broad general knowledge of the traditional liberal arts disciplines while developing a greater depth of knowledge in history.

Degree Requirements

A minimum of 18 credits must be upper level, 300 level or above, within the area of study.

Credit Distribution

I. General Education Featured Courses (45 Credits)

TESU Featured Courses are listed as a guide. Other courses may satisfy the areas and can be viewed on our website under General Education Courses. For more information see About Our General Education Program. To plan your program please contact an Advisor.

A. Intellectual and Practical Skills (15 Credits)

ENC-101	English Composition I	3
ENC-102	English Composition II	3
COM-209	Public Speaking	3
MAT-105	Applied Liberal Arts Mathematics	3
SOS-110	Critical Information Literacy	3

For all TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Intellectual and Practical Skills.

B. Civic and Global Leadership (9 Credits)

SOC-101	Our Changing World An Introduction to Sociology	3
ETH-230	Ethics in the Digital Age	3
POS-110	American Government	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Civic and Global Leadership.

C. Knowledge of Human Cultures (15 Credits)

SOC-210	Marriage and the Family	3
HIS-126	World History From 1600 to Present	3
FIL-110	American Cinema	3

Select two featured courses from the list below

SOC-291	Criminology	3
HIS-114	American History II	3
HIS-121	Introduction to World History I	3
HUM-103	Introduction to the Humanities III: Music	3
PHI-130	Introduction to Critical Reasoning	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Knowledge of Human Cultures.

D. Scientific Knowledge (6 Credits)

EAS-101	General Earth Science	3
BIO-208	The Science of Nutrition	3

For additional TESU course options that will satisfy this area of the degree, go to Scientific Knowledge.

II. Area of Study (45 Credits)

A. Required Courses (18 Credits)

HIS-113	American History I	3
HIS-114	American History II	3
HIS-310	The Middle East	3
HIS-379	Historical Methods	3

Select one group of the following

HIS-101	Western Civilization I	3
HIS-102	Western Civilization II	3
-	OR
HIS-121	Introduction to World History I	3
HIS-122	Introduction to World History II	3

B. History Electives (12 Credits)

History Electives

For TESU course options, please contact an Advisor.

C. Humanities Electives (12 Credits)

Humanities Electives

Complete any 12 credits in the Humanities area.

D. Capstone (3 Credits)

LIB-495

Liberal Arts Capstone

III. Electives (30 Credits)

For TESU course options, go to Elective Courses.

TESU accepts credits in transfer from accredited institutions as well as non-collegiate providers. View information and resources on where you may find additional learning experiences.

Total Credit Hours: 120

Learning Outcomes

Graduates of the History program will be able to:

demonstrate knowledge of the major developments in American history and either world history or Western civilization;
demonstrate knowledge of the historical development of at least one non-Western region;
articulate the distinctiveness and interconnectedness of different periods of history;
distinguish between primary and secondary sources and identify their appropriate use in research projects; and
apply the main approaches and methodologies within the field of history.