History, BA

Outcomes

Knowledge: to deepen core knowledge in understanding historical processes, people, and events
Research: to acquire research skills in locating sources, collecting data, and continuing productive inquiry on historical problems
Cognition: to develop cognitive skills in making sense of information collected in research on historical questions
Writing: to hone writing skills in crafting clear, succinct, logical, and persuasive argumentative prose
Reasoning: to sharpen reasoning skills in following the flow of logic in historical argumentation

General Requirements

The student majoring in History must complete a minimum of 36 (maximum of 54) hours of history courses (of which 21 hours must be upper-division courses; 15 upper-division hours must be taken at the Colorado Springs campus).

Majors may choose any history faculty member as a counselor to advise them on the distribution of their courses.

Majors are required to have a grade of C (not C-) or better in their history courses.

Course Requirements

All History majors must select six hours each from any two of the following four survey sequences:

Western Civilization

American Civilization

Latin American Civilization

Asian Civilization

Note

These survey sequences may be waived by the department only on adequate proof that the student has had equivalent education in these fields.

Majors must also take HIST 499 (Senior Thesis) during their junior or senior year.

Double Majors

A student with a double major (history and another major) must complete 30 hours of history courses, meeting the same course and grade requirements as above.