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2019-2020 Edgewood College Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Broad Field Social Studies, History Concentration, BA

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A Broad Field Social Studies interdisciplinary major of 56-60 credits in history and the social sciences selected by the student in consultation with an advisors to include the following sequence of courses:

AP credit policy: AP exams credit may be accepted to fulfill students’ major requirements in the field of electives, up to two courses.

Concentration Requirements

This major is administered by the History Department. Each successful major will demonstrate:

Competence in research, critical reading of sources, communicating, writing, reasoning and analyzing.
The basic skills of the historian, to include historical method and historiography.
Competence in history knowledge, historical periodization and historical geography and the social sciences.

Includes a minimum of 34 credits in history with 20 credits from at least three of the following social sciences: economics, political science, sociology/anthropology and psychology.

Required Course

HIST 295 - Prosem: Historians/-Iography/Method Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

One course in European History

HIST 108 H - Medieval Europe Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 110 H - Beginnings of Modern Europe Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 115 H - Europe & the World Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 211 H - Hist Germny Frm Unifctn to Nazifctn Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 271 H - Selected Issues Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 325 H - Germany and the Rise of the Nazis Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 341 H - European Holocaust Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 375 - World War II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

One course in United States History

HIST 131 H - American History I Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 132 H - American History II Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 204 DH - History of Amer Social Movements Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 207 H - Recent United States History Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 238 - American Labor History Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 271 H - Selected Issues Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 359 D - African American History Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 360 - History of Women in America Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 361 3D - Freedom Rides: the Civil Rights Era Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 363 - Native American History Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

One course in East Asian History

HIST 111 GH - East Asian History Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 117 GH - History of Modern China Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 221 GH - Modern Japan Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 249 GH - History of US & East Asian Relatns Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 271 H - Selected Issues Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 284 GH - Hist of People’s Republic of China Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 310A 2GH - China Tradition & Transformation (A) Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
HIST 310B 2GH - China Tradition & Transformation (B) Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1
HIST 312 GHU - China and the West Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 390A 3GH - China: Tradition&Transformation (A) Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 3
HIST 390B 3GH - China: Tradition&Transformation (B) Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 1

One of HIST 400/401 Sequence

HIST 400A - Select Issues in European History Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
AND
HIST 401A - Research Paper in European History Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 400B - Select Issues in American History Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
AND
HIST 401B - Research Paper in American History Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
HIST 400C - Select Issues in East Asian History Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4
AND
HIST 401C - Research Paper in E. Asian History Minimum Credit(s) Awarded: 4

Additional Requirements

Majors must be adept at writing using a word processing program. They must also be familiar with computer access historical sources. Instruction in researching such sources is begun in HIST 295 and continued in upper division courses. Majors demonstrate proficiency in HIST 401 .
10-12 credits of electives in History. Students should confirm these choices with their History advisor
20 credits from at least three of the following social sciences: economics, political science, sociology/anthropology and psychology.
Students must earn at least 12 credits in history courses at Edgewood College. At least half of the credits in history should be at the 200 level or above. A minimum cumulative GPA of 2.75 is required in history courses offered toward the major.
Students should consult with their academic advisor to learn details about how they can satisfy the COR 3 requirement.

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