History
History
Department Mission
The history department provides all students of Viterbo University the
enrichment and vision that the study of history brings, to fulfill requirements
of a history major or a history minor, of core curriculum, or for general
intellectual interest. This is consistent with a liberal arts curriculum,
whether pre-professional, professional, or academic.
Goals
The
discipline of history is central to a liberal arts education. In that spirit,
the department goals are to produce students who develop the knowledge and
the thinking, writing and communication skills in preparation for a wide range
of career opportunities in nonprofit, private, or public sectors.
Student Learning Outcomes:
To think historically is to understand
history as a discipline concerned (a) with the past and / or
(b) with issues of change and continuity over time. Historical knowledge
is acquired through the systematic analysis of primary and secondary sources
and the construction of historical interpretations of past people and
societies. To these ends, the student
learning outcomes are for students to:
1.
Understand the complexity of continuity and
change in the chronology of human experiences.
2.
Develop historical perspective by relating
subject matter to the broader historical context in which it occurred.
3.
Recognize the relationship between past and
present by understanding history as provisional interpretations of the past by
both the individual and society.
4.
Locate, evaluate, and interpret historical
evidence from primary and secondary sources for establishing causation,
context, and credibility.
5.
Express defensible historical interpretations
based on evidence and construct arguments in either / both oral and written
forms.
Policy
Students must earn grades of C or higher in
history courses to fulfill the history requirement. Any student whose history
grade point average (GPA) in history courses falls below 2.0 will be placed on
probation for one semester. If the history GPA is not raised to 2.0 by the end
of this one semester grace period, the student may not enroll in additional
history courses as a history major. No student will be allowed to graduate as a
history major if his/her GPA in history courses is below 2.0.
Thematic
Categories
- Multi-sited Histories – 105, 106, 220,
221, 304, 315, 342, 344, 349, 359, 370, 373
- West and the World – 101, 102, 153, 295,
308, 330, 335, 346, 351
- Historical Continuity and Change – 217,
218, 247, 254, 311, 347, 352, 353, 354, 355, 360, 380, 385
History (Bachelor of Arts or Bachelor of
Science)
- core curriculum and mission seminars – see
the core curriculum section of this catalog
- history requirements – HIST
100, 101 or 105, 102 or 106, 111, 112, 465, 466
- history electives –
21 elective HIST credits, with at least 15 at the 300 level or above,
distributed as below:
- One
course from each of the three thematic categories listed above (Multi-sited
Histories, The West and the World, and Historical Continuity and Historical
Change)
- A
minimum of an additional four courses (12 credits) from any of the three
categories. A course chosen to meet the minimum distribution (one course from
each theme) may not be used as an additional elective.
- final
degree requirements – see the degree
requirements section of this catalog for specific requirements of the Bachelor
of Arts degree and the Bachelor of Science degree as well as final graduation requirements
The total credits of the
core and major requirements are 36. The core curriculum and mission seminars
require 35-43 credits.38-52 A total of 128 credits, 43 of which need to be at
the 300/400 level, are required to graduate. Transfer course and waivers and/or
substitutions could modify these credit totals.
Students
may not double major in broad field social studies and history.
History Minor
- 18 credits including at least six
credits in courses number 300 or above; at least three credits in each of the
following areas – Multi-sited Histories, West and World, Historical Continuity
and Change
The total credits of the
minor requirements are 18. Transfer course and waivers and/or substitutions
could modify these credit totals.
Broad
field social studies majors may not declare a history minor.
History, Middle Childhood through Early
Adolescence, Education Minor
- HIST 101 or 105, 102 or 106, 111, 112,
one course from 153, 295, 349, 370, 373, six credits HIST electives (excluding
487) (At least six credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above.)
The total credits of the
minor requirements are 21. Transfer course and waivers and/or substitutions
could modify these credit totals.
History, Early Adolescence through
Adolescence, Education Minor
- HIST 101 or 105, 102 or 106, 111, 112, 465,
one course from 153, 295, 349, 370, 373, six credits HIST electives (excluding
487) (At least six credits must be in courses numbered 300 or above.)The total credits of the minor
requirements are 24. Transfer course and waivers and/or substitutions could
modify these credit totals.
See
the School of Education section for teacher education policy and additional
requirements. Student teaching is completed in the final semester.