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Traditional Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019 
    
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Traditional Undergraduate Catalog 2018-2019 Archived Catalog

History, B.A.

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Student Learning Outcomes

Students graduating with a major in History will:

  • Be able to analyze primary sources.
  • Be able to analyze and evaluate secondary sources.
  • Clearly express ideas in written form.
  • Be able to explain the effect of a Christian perspective on the study of history.
  • Demonstrate a basic knowledge of major historical facts from JBU’s history elective offerings.

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 - 49 hours

HST 1013  and HST 1023  are included in the program requirements below.

  

Courses Specified by this Department - 42 hours

Twenty-four hours from the following

Note:

At least 15 hours must be upper-division course work.

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

Completion of an intermediate language course meets the Global Studies requirement of the Core Curriculum.

Minor field or electives as necessary to complete minimum total hours

Minimum total semester hours - 124

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