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History (B.A.)

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Program: B.A.
Department of History
College of Arts and Sciences

Classroom-Medical Building 209 ~ 260-481-6686 ~ www.ipfw.edu/hist

The student learning outcomes for the degree are as follows:

Possess broad knowledge and some specialized understanding of the diverse historical pasts of America, Europe, and the World;
Understand the basic scientific and humanistic methodology of history as an intellectual discipline including the direct experience of evaluating primary sources and secondary literature;
Demonstrate the ability to read, analyze, and write about historic topics;
Recognize historical analyses of human experience as the basic outlook of modern culture; and
Be equipped to continue historical studies throughout life.

To earn the B.A. with a major in history, you must fulfill the requirements of IPFW (see Part 8), the College of Arts and Sciences (see Part 4), and those listed below.

IPFW General Education Requirements

Area I—Linguistic and Numerical Foundations Credits: 9

COM 114 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication Cr. 3.

One of the following Credits: 3

ENG W131 - Elementary Composition I Cr. 3.
ENG W140 - Elementary Composition, Honors Cr. 3.

One of the following Credits: 3

MA 153 - Algebra and Trigonometry I Cr. 3.
MA 168 - Mathematics for the Liberal Arts Student Cr. 3.
STAT 125 - Communicating with Statistics Cr. 3.

Area II—Natural and Physical Sciences Credits: 6

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area III—The Individual, Culture, and Society Credits: 6

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Additional credits in Area III Credits: 3

HIST H105 - American History I Cr. 3.

Area IV—Humanistic Thought Credits: 6

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area V—Creative and Artistic Expression Credits: 3

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

Area VI—Inquiry and Analysis (not in HIST) Credits: 3

See Part 2 General Education Requirements for approved courses

College of Arts and Sciences Requirements

English Writing

HIST H217 - The Nature of History Cr. 3.
(If you have satisfied the second writing course requirement with another approved course prior to becoming a history major at IPFW, the requirement of HIST H217 will be waived.)

Foreign Language

Requirements in Arts and Sciences Part B Credits: 14

Distribution (not in HIST)

Requirements in Arts and Sciences Part C Credits: 9

Cultural Studies

Credits in non-Western culture: Cr. 3

HIST H113 - History of Western Civilization I Cr. 0

(credits included in Major Courses, below)

Core and Concentration (Major) Courses

HIST H105 - American History I Cr. 3.
HIST H106 - American History II Cr. 3.
HIST H113 - History of Western Civilization I Cr. 3.
HIST H114 - History of Western Civilization II Cr. 3.
HIST J495 - Proseminar for History Majors Cr. 3.

*HIST H232 may not be used to fulfill the Western European or Other World requirements, but may be used for additional credit toward the major or minor.

General Elective Courses

Sufficient additional credits to bring the total to 124.

Total Credits: 124

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