Bachelor of Arts in History

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General Education

All students starting before Fall 2018 and transfer students must complete the University General Education Requirements as described in the Undergraduate Program Requirements .

Rowan Core

All first-time Freshmen starting in Fall 2018 or after must complete the University Rowan Core Requirements as described in Undergraduate Program Requirements .

Rowan Experience

All students must complete the Rowan Experience requirements as described in Undergraduate Program Requirements .

Program Requirements

Non-Program Courses: 18-24 s.h.

Courses in this section must not be in the major department.

Courses in this section may satisfy Rowan Core Requirements.

ECON 04101 - An Introduction to Economics-A Macroeconomic Perspective Credits: 3 (satisfies Humanistic Literacy)
or
ECON 04102 - An Introduction to Economics-A Microeconomic Perspective Credits: 3 (satisfies Humanistic Literacy)
ENGL 02116 - Introduction to Global Literatures in English Credits: 3
or
ENGL 02112 - Readings in Asian Literature Credits: 3 (satisfies LIT requirement)
Foreign Language I Foreign Language II (must take two courses in the same language in consecutive order)
Any Political Science course
Any Geography or Anthropology course (satisfies Global Literacy (or former M/G requirement))

Experiential Learning Requirement (ELR): 0-6 s.h.

Must choose one course from the bank of experiential learning courses below.

AFST 11350 - Topics in Africana Studies Credits: 3
ANTH 02290 - Museum Studies Credits: 3
ECED 23320 - Building Brains: Competency and Resiliency Credits: 3
EDPA 02490 - Public Service Internship Credits: 3 to 12
HIST 05378 - History of Camden Credits: 3
HIST 05495 - Internship in History Credits: 3
INCL 02310 - STREAM I: Social Studies, ELA, and the Arts Credits: 2
SA 01470 - Semester Abroad Credits: 0 to 6
INTR 20390 - Interdisciplinary Case Studies in the Liberal Arts Credits: 1
INTR 20395 - Experiential Learning in the Humanities and Social Sciences Credits: 0 to 1
INTR 20399 - Internship In Applied Liberal Arts Credits: 2 to 6
IS 25350 - Special Topics in International Studies Credits: 3
SMED 40450 - Schools & Society: Foundations for Secondary Teaching Credits: 3

Foundational Courses: 12 s.h.

HIST 05100 - The West in the World to 1600 Credits: 3
HIST 05101 - The West in the World since 1600 Credits: 3
or
HIST 05120 - World History since 1500 Credits: 3
Any Level History Elective *
or
HIST 05150 - United States to 1865 Credits: 3
or
HIST 05151 - United States since 1865 Credits: 3
HIST 05306 - Historical Methods-WI Credits: 3 (required before taking 400 upper level electives)

Upper Level History Electives: 15 s.h.

All students most complete Composition II (COMP 01112 ) to enroll in 300 upper level courses
All students must complete Historical Methods (HIST 05306 ) to enroll in 400 upper level courses

Five Upper Level (300/400) History Courses (at least one course must be a 400 upper level elective)

(Two of the five courses must be in global history: Africa, Asia, Latin America, the Middle East, and/or Russia; Topics in History courses count as upper-level histories)

Capstone Requirement: 3 s.h.

HIST 05492 - Seminar Credits: 3 (Seniors only)

History Department Required Courses: 48 s.h.

Free Electives: 57-63 s.h.

Students should choose Free Electives that satisfy any Rowan Core, Rowan Experience, or Experiential Learning requirements that are not fulfilled by Major or Non-Program courses.

Available Concentrations

Students who wish to choose a concentration within the Bachelor of Arts in History may choose one of the following:

Undergraduate Concentration in United States History

Undergraduate Concentration in European & Ancient History

Undergraduate Concentration in Global History

Total Credits: 120 s.h.

* We recommend that history students take additional 100-level courses as free electives to fill prerequisites for some upper-level history courses.

Dr. Kelly Duke Bryant
Associate Chair and Advisor
Robinson Hall 216D
856.256.4500, x53972
duke-bryant@rowan.edu

Ms. Christine Larsen-Britt
Advisor
856.256.4068
larsen-britt@rowan.edu