History
Program Learning Outcomes
- Students will demonstrate an ability to contrast cultural influences in society.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to explain significant social movements and their impact on history.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to define and distinguish important political forces in history.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to analyze historiography.
- Students will demonstrate an ability to analyze primary and secondary sources.
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| Code | Title | Credit Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Field of Study - 18 credit hours | ||
| The student is required to take the following 3 courses (9 credits): | ||
| HIST 2321 | World Civilizations I | 3 |
| HIST 2322 | World Civilizations II | 3 |
| HIST 2389 | Academic Cooperative | 3 |
| Field of Study Elective (9 credits) | ||
| To complete the History field of study, students must take three 3 credit hour courses listed in any Associate of Arts field of study from the following list: Anthropology, Business Administration (Transfer plan only), Communication, Criminal Justice, Drama, Education, English, Arts, Humanities, Interdisciplinary Studies, Language and Cultural Studies, Mexican-American Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work or Sociology. | 9 | |
| It is strongly recommended that History majors choose from the folllowing to complete the field of study electives: | ||
| Texas History | ||
| Mexican-American History I | ||
| Mexican-American History II | ||
| African American History I | ||
| STC Core Curriculum - 42 credit hours | ||
| Complete 42 credit hours of required Core Curriculum 1,2 | 42 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 60 | |
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In addition to the courses in the History Field of Study, the student is required to take 42 credit hours from the STC Core Curriculum. These courses must not duplicate courses taken to fulfill field of study requirements.
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Students who select a 3 credit hour Mathematics course to fulfill the Mathematics component of the Core Curriculum must take 4 credit hours to complete the Component Area Option for the Core Curriculum.
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Recommended Course Sequence
| First Year | ||
|---|---|---|
| Fall | Credit Hours | |
| HIST 1301 | United States History I | 3 |
| ENGL 1301 | Composition I | 3 |
| Component Area Option - Core Curriculum | 3 | |
| Introduction to Speech Communication (Recommended) or Learning Framework |
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| Field of Study Elective suggested History Elective 1,2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 12 | |
| Spring | ||
| HIST 1302 | United States History II | 3 |
| ENGL 1302 | Composition II - Rhetoric | 3 |
| Language, Philosophy & Culture Elective - Core Curriculum | 3 | |
| Introduction to Social and Political Philosophy (Recommended) | ||
| Social and Behavioral Sciences Elective - Core Curriculum | 3 | |
| Field of Study Elective suggested History Elective 1,2 | 3 | |
| Credit Hours | 15 | |
| Summer | ||
| Creative Arts Elective - Core Curriculum | 3 | |
| Art History I (Recommended) | ||
| Mathematics Elective - Core Curriculum | 3-4 | |
| Credit Hours | 7 | |
| Second Year | ||
| Fall | ||
| GOVT 2305 | Federal Government | 3 |
| HIST 2321 | World Civilizations I | 3 |
| Field of Study Elective suggested History Elective 1,2 | 3 | |
| Life and Physical Sciences Elective - Core Curriculum | 4 | |
| Component Area Option - Core Curriculum (if required) | 1 | |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Spring | ||
| GOVT 2306 | Texas Government | 3 |
| HIST 2322 | World Civilizations II | 3 |
| Life and Physical Sciences Elective - Core Curriculum | 4 | |
| HIST 2389 | Academic Cooperative | 3 |
| Credit Hours | 13 | |
| Total Credit Hours | 60 | |
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Courses to be chosen from the Field of Study Electives
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Students must take two 3 credit hour courses listed in any Associate of Arts Field of Study from the following list: Anthropology, Business Administration (transfer plan only), Communication, Criminal Justice, Drama, Education, English, Arts, Humanities, Interdisciplinary Studies, Language and Cultural Studies, Mexican-American Studies, Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Social Work, or Sociology.