Bachelor of Arts in History
University of Redlands
Key Information
Campus location
Redlands, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 53,716 *
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Introduction
History students at the University of Redlands are among the most dynamic, intellectually curious, and interesting on campus. We welcome you to explore our program and find out what History at Redlands has to offer you.
Personalized Learning
- Small classes mean student-faculty interaction is the norm
- All classes are taught by full-time faculty (no TAs!)
- Opportunities for independent study, including the completion of an honors thesis
Wide Variety of Career Paths
- History prepares you to think critically and communicate effectively
- Outsource-proof: History students learn skills for an information-based economy
- Graduates pursue education, law, business, public service, and more
Understanding of the World
- The History program offers a global perspective for an interconnected world
- Study abroad and still graduate on time
- Faculty expertise in American, African, Asian, European, Latin American, and Middle Eastern history offers opportunities to explore a breadth of historical issues
About the Department
The Department of History offers courses that enable students to understand how historical knowledge is created. Special focus is placed on the 19th and 20th centuries.
This approach lends itself well to students who wish to pursue careers in law, teaching, or public service and is crucial to students in the international relations program.
The department emphasizes work with primary sources - whether documents, autobiographies, or other cultural artifacts.
The history department also is a major contributor to a new integrated social science program for students interested in secondary level teaching.
General Education Requirements
General Education is a broad description of the curriculum that embodies our commitment to a liberal arts education at the University of Redlands. Our general education conveys the range of fields of study, ways of thinking, and practices of scholarship and creativity that enable students to graduate as critical thinkers capable of innovatively and collaboratively adapting to challenges that come their way in the future.
Our general education is comprised of a Liberal Arts Inquiry (LAI) or Liberal Arts Foundation (LAF) curriculum.
- Entering first-year students and transfer students arriving with fewer than 32 credits in Fall 2018 will follow the LAI curriculum.
- All transfer and returning students with 32 credits or more (i.e., sophomores, juniors, and seniors) in Fall 2018 will follow the LAF curriculum.
Curriculum
Degree Programs
The Major
Students who major in history will personalize their program of study by declaring a thematic focus, tying together coursework, and laying the foundation for a capstone project of original historical literature while engaging in historiographical debates. All majors will complete the following requirements:
I. Foundation Courses
Four courses, ideally to be completed by the end of the sophomore year.
- HIST 101 World History to 1450
- HIST 102 World History since 1450
- HIST 121 American History to 1877
- HIST 122 American History since 1877
II. Theories and Methods course
- HIST 290 Seminar in Historical Theories and Methods
III. Electives
A minimum of six courses to be completed, drawn from a pool of seven geographic regions. Only one course can be taken in each geographic region represented by (1) Africa, (2) Asia-Pacific, (3) Europe, (4) Latin America, (5) the Middle East, (6) the United States/North America (7) Comparative/Trans-Regional (HIST 272 America and Asia and HIST 274 Vietnam count as Asia-Pacific regional courses). At least one of the six courses must be in a chronological era before 1900 and at least one of the six courses must be from a chronological era after 1900. At least two of the six courses must be at the 300 level.
IV. Capstone Experience
- HIST 490 Capstone Research Seminar
The Minor
Students who minor in history complete three foundation courses in World History and American History as well as at least four elective courses. History minors also complete HIST 290, Theories and Methods. The critical thinking and research skills developed in the History minor complement any number of major programs in the humanities as well as the natural and social sciences and prepare students for a wide range of careers. Students minoring in history must complete the following requirements, usually in the sequence outlined.
I. Foundation Courses
Three of the four foundation courses, ideally to be completed by the end of the sophomore year:
- HIST 101 World History to 1450
- HIST 102 World History since 1450
- HIST 121 American History to 1877
- HIST 122 American History since 1877
II. Theories and Methods course
- HIST 290 Seminar in Historical Theories and Methods
III. Electives
A minimum of six courses to be completed, from at least five of the following categories: (1) Africa, (2) Asia-Pacific, (3) Europe, (4) Latin America, (5) the Middle East, (6) the United States/North America (7) Comparative/ Trans-Regional (HIST 272 America and Asia and HIST 274 Vietnam count as Asia-Pacific regional courses). At least one of the six courses must be in a chronological era before 1900 and at least one of the six courses must be from a chronological era after 1900. At least two of the six courses must be at the 300 level.
Program Outcome
Program Learning Outcomes
By graduation History majors will:
- Articulate understanding of historical continuity and change across region and time;
- Enter into disciplinary debates through cogent and reasoned written and oral communication; and,
- Chart an intentional course through the major and articulate understanding of themselves as thinkers, scholars, and historians.
English Language Requirements
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