History, B.A.

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Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with a major in History will:

Be able to apply a Christian perspective to the analysis of historical documents and the presentation of historical narratives.
Be able to write an arguable thesis statement and support their thesis with evidence.
Be able to understand basic historical events, ideas, and people, as well as key ideas in the study of history.
Be able to analyze primary sources.
Be able to analyze and evaluate secondary sources.

U.S. History CLEP Examinations

History majors and minors may not use CLEP examinations to substitute for HST 2113 or HST 2123 after matriculating at JBU.

Requirements for the Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) degree with major in History

University Core Curriculum - 36 hours

Program requirements satisfy 12 of the 48 hours in the Core Curriculum.

HST 2013 and HST 2023 are satisfied in the program requirements.
Six hours of the Arts and Humanities elective area are satisfied by two of the following: HST 2113 , HST 2123 , HST 2133 , HST 2153 , HST 3233 , HST 3283 , HST 3393 , HST 3423 , HST 3433 , HST 3443, HST 3453 , HST 3523 .

Core Curriculum Courses

Courses Specified by the Department - 39 hours

HST 2013 Integrated Humanities I (On Campus and Online)
HST 2023 Integrated Humanities II (On Campus, Online, and Irish Studies)
HST 2113 United States History to 1865 (On Campus)
HST 2123 United States History Since 1865 (On Campus)
HST 2213 Study of History (On Campus)

Twenty-four hours from the following

At least fifteen hours must be upper-division course work.

BBL 3363 History of Christianity (On Campus)
HST 2133 Great Books in Context (On Campus)
HST 2153 Twentieth Century World History (Online)
HST 3233 Middle Ages (On Campus)
HST 3283 Historical and Sociological Perspectives on Race in America (On Campus)
HST 3393 Poverty and Welfare in American History (On Campus)
HST 3411 Selected Topics (On Campus)
HST 3412 Selected Topics (On Campus)
HST 3413 Selected Topics (On Campus)
HST 3423 Leaders in History (Online)
HST 3433 History of the Middle East, 600-1800 (On Campus)
HST 3443 The Modern Middle East (On Campus)
HST 3453 African Civilizations (On Campus)
HST 3523 Classical World (On Campus)
HST 4511 Independent Study (On Campus)
HST 4512 Independent Study (On Campus)
HST 4513 Independent Study (On Campus)
POL 3173 Congress and the American Presidency (On Campus)

Foreign Language - 12 hours

Six hours of LS-1000, LS-2000 level courses in the same language with six additional hours of LS-1000, LS-2000 level courses, BBL 2513 , BBL 2523 , BBL 3513 , or BBL 3523 ; or six hours of LS-2000 level courses