2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog

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2014-2015 Undergraduate Catalog [Archived Catalog]

History (BA)

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Total required hours: 128

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I. General Education Requirements

First Year or Transition Year Seminar (4 hrs)
Integrative Studies (28 hrs)
Modern Language (0, 4 or 8 hrs)
Mathematics (4 hrs)
Health and Physical Education Lifestyle Series (1 hr)
Senior Year Experience (4 hrs)
Writing Intensive Requirement (click the General Education Requirements link below for details)

See
General Education Requirements for All Degree Programs
for specifics.

II. Major Requirements (44 hrs)

A. 1000 Level Elective (1 course required)

HIST 1100 - The American Experience to 1865 4 hrs
HIST 1200 - The American Experience Since 1865 4 hrs
HIST 1350 - Europe from the Renaissance to the Nuclear Age 4 hrs
HIST 1400 - Survey of Pre-Modern Asia 4 hrs
HIST 1450 - Survey of Modern Asia 4 hrs
HIST 1500 - African History to 1800 4 hrs

B. 2000 Level Elective (1 course required)

HIST 2200 - Ancient Greece and Rome 4 hrs
HIST 2300 - European Overseas Encounters 4 hrs
HIST 2350 - Politics and Society in Modern Britain 4 hrs
HIST 2400 - The United States Between the Wars, 1865-1941 4 hrs
HIST 2450 - Southern Africa 1700 to Present 4 hrs
HIST 2550 - Democracy in Asia 4 hrs
HIST 2600 - Women’s History 4 hrs

C. Sophomore Seminar (required)

HIST 2100 - History Seminar - Writing Intensive 4 hrs
Note: Students are expected to take HIST 2100 before the end of their sophomore year, or if declaring a history major in their junior year, as soon as possible. HIST 2100 is a pre-requisite for the 4000 level courses in the History program.

D. European History Elective (1 course required)

HIST 3100 - Medieval History 4 hrs
HIST 3150 - Renaissance and Reformation 4 hrs
HIST 3200 - Global Capitalism 4 hrs
HIST 3400 - War and Revolution 4 hrs
HIST 3450 - Nationalism and Internationalism in Europe, 1870-Present 4 hrs
HIST 4050 - European Intellectual History 4 hrs
HIST 4100 - The Holocaust in Contemporary History 4 hrs
HIST 4210 - The Industrial Revolution in a Global Perspective 4 hrs
HIST 4250 - Revolutions in the Early Modern Era: 1500-1815 4 hrs

E. United States History Elective (1 course required)

F. Asian History Elective (1 course required)

HIST 3330 - Modern China 4 hrs
HIST 3350 - Modern Japan 4 hrs
HIST 4500 - Vietnam in the Twentieth Century 4 hrs
HIST 4560 - Modern Korea 4 hrs

G. African History Elective (1 course required)

H. Senior Research Seminar (required)

HIST 4800 - Research Seminar 4 hrs
Note: Students in the Honors Program can fulfill this requirement through completing a senior honors thesis with an advisor in the History program.

I. Electives (12 hrs of HIST including at least 8 hrs at 3000/4000 level)

HIST 2000 - 4999

III. Residency Requirements

In order to graduate from any university a student should take a significant proportion of the hours for his or her program of study from that university, take a significant proportion of hours in the major from that university, and take a significant proportion of the “signature elements” of that university’s general education requirements.

At Otterbein, at least 48 semester hours of coursework must be taken in Otterbein classes. MATH 0900 cannot be used to help fulfill this requirement. Of these hours:

at least 12 semester hours must be taken in each of a student’s majors at the 3000 level or above,
at least 4 semester hours (any level) must be taken in each minor, and
the INST dyad must be taken at Otterbein.

IV. Required Total Hours for the Degree (128 hrs)

If the coursework taken to fulfill the General Education Requirements and the requirements in your major do not equal 128 hours, select a sufficient number of electives to achieve that total.

V. Minimum GPA Overall and in the Major

A GPA of 2.0 overall as well as in the major must be achieved. To be licensed to teach, a GPA of 2.5 overall must be achieved.

VI. Application for Degree

A prospective graduate must complete an Application for Degree at the Registrar’s Office two terms prior to the term in which the degree is to be completed.

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