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History
Mission Statement
The
study of the past is important, even indispensable,
to an understanding of the present. People
have most frequently thought so in times
-- like the present -- where they faced rapid
change, when the familiar world was being transformed
in ways they could feel and see without being
able to understand the underlying causes.
As History stands on the boundaries between
the social sciences and the humanities, it offers
a good foundation for many interdisciplinary
fields and a good background for the study of
art, literature, economics, philosophy, politics,
sociology, anthropology, and social psychology.
The History program at STAC comprises
both upper –level research seminars and
introductory survey courses, to accommodate
history majors, non-majors, and the student
who is fulfilling core requirements. Students
of history will receive background and preparation
for careers in law,
public administration, or public service and,
of course, teaching.
They will learn how to analyze problems,
how to study evidence and construct an argument,
how to read accurately and critically, and,
most importantly, how to write clearly and forcefully.
Majoring
in History
The
Major in History leads to the Bachelor of Arts
(B.A.) degree and requires 36 credit hours of
study. All students must also complete the
College Core composed of a selection of English,
Philosophy, Religious Studies, Fine Arts, Music,
Communication Arts and Foreign Language courses
as well as courses in Mathematics, Science, Computer
Information Science, and History. A series
of Free Elective courses round out the 120 credits
required for the degree.
The History Major is designed to give the student
a borad based knowledge of both American and European
historical development. The major objective
of the program is to give students an understanding
of how our civilization has progressed and how
the major western traditions have developed.
Through a broad slection of electives, history
majors also develop a sense of the place of the
US and western Europe in the global picture and
their relation to the emerging third world.
The
Major in History is completed with twelve (12)
elective courses taken under advisement.
The major requires two courses in American History
as well as two courses in European History.
Students then select five (5) upper division electives
(300/400 level) under advisement. The Research
Seminar (HIST 400) is also required. Students
may round out their study of History by choosing
three (3) additional courses in history or related
social sciences as approved under advisement.
Courses
in the Major
The following courses are available for study:
Introductory
Level (100)
Intermediate
Level (200)
Upper
Division Level (300/400)
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HIST
300 Special Problems (topic
may change with each offering)
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HIST
301 Problems in American/European/Non-Western
History
- HIST
303 Problems in American/European
History
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HIST
305 Colonial America
- HIST
306 American Revolution
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HIST
307 The Rise of the American
Nation
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HIST
309 Civil War and Reconstruction
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HIST
311 Twentieth Century American
Diplomacy
- HIST
314 The 1960s
- HIST
315 American Women's History
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HIST
320 Age of the Renaissance
and Reformation
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HIST
324 Immigrants in America
- HIST
325 Hitler's Germany
- HIST
340 Twentieth Century Latin America
- HIST
343 History of China
- HIST
344 Europe and Non-Western Areas
- HIST
346 Contemporary Africa
- HIST
348 History of Russia
- HIST
350 Asia in the Modern World
- HIST
376H The American 60s - Dallas to
Watergate
- HIST
377H America in Crisis - The Thirties
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HIST
400 Research Seminar
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