History Program Requirements

The history major offers two degree programs: a BA in History and a BA in History with secondary education certification. Both of these programs are outlined below. A minimum of 130 credits is required for graduation.

Applicants should have compiled a minimum overall GPA of 2.0 and a minimum of 2.5 in history courses. Certification requires a GPA of 3.0. Applications for admission should be addressed to the history program advisor, Dr. Wendy E. Closterman.

Bachelor of Arts in History Program

100-Level Requirements:

  • History 114: The Classical World
  • History 115: The Medieval World
  • History 117: The Contemporary World

Distribution Fields with Area of Concentration:

Minimum of one course in each distribution field with one field chosen as an area of concentration (additional two courses required in the chosen concentration). At least three courses must be taken at the 300-level.

Ancient History:

  • History 207: Ancient Mesopotamia
  • History 208: Art and Culture of Ancient Egypt
  • History 240: Ancient Israel
  • History 310: Religion in Ancient Greece and Rome

Eighteenth Century Europe and Its Origins:

  • History 215: Renaissance and Reformation
  • History 216: The Making of Modern Europe, 1763–1918
  • History 250/350: Swedenborg's Life and Times
  • History 290: Social Movements
  • History 315: Seminar in the Age of Enlightenment

American History:

  • History 225: Colonial America, 1607–1763
  • History 230: United States History, 1763–1877
  • History 232: American Foreign Policy
  • History 330: Twentieth Century American History Seminar

Non-Western History:

  • History 209: Asia
  • History 235: Africa: An Introduction to African History
  • History 245: The Middle East
  • History 295: Islam
  • History 346: Issues in the Contemporary Middle East

Seminars and Applied Learning:

  • History 211: Seminar in Material Culture
  • History 301: Historical Methods
  • History 402: Capstone Seminar
  • History 298/398/498: History Internship (3 credits)

Supporting Fields:

A minimum of three courses at the 200-level or above from the following fields. Student and advisor together select courses to support the area of concentration.

  • Art History
  • Literature
  • Philosophy
  • Political Science
  • Religion (may not overlap with course selected for Church History requirement)
  • Sociology

Religion:

A minimum of three courses at the 200-level or above from the following fields. Student and advisor together select courses to support the area of concentration.

  • Religion 210: Divine Providence and Human Prudence
  • One Church History course related to chosen area of concentration selected from the following:
    • Ancient History:
      Religion 220: The Torah
      Religion 221: The Histories and Prophets of the Old Testament
      Religion 222: The Gospels
      Religion 283: Pre-Christian Church History
    • Eighteenth-Century European History:
      Religion 284: Christian Church History
      Religion 320: Last Judgment, Second Coming, and the New Church
    • American History:
      Religion 320: Last Judgment, Second Coming, and the New Church
      Religion 380: History of New Church Doctrine
    • Non-Western History:
      Religion/History 295: Islam (may not overlap with history distribution requirement)
      Religion 296: Eastern Religious/Philosophical Thought

Bachelor of Arts in History with Secondary Education Certification Program

For the BA in history with secondary education certification, a student must fulfill all the requirements for the BA in history except the Supporting Field(s) requirements and the History Internship. Additionally, students wishing to be certified in Secondary Education must also fulfill the following requirements:

General Requirements:

  • Anthropology 110: Introduction to Cultural Anthropology
  • Economics 131: Macroeconomics or Economics 132: Microeconomics
  • Education 128: Introduction to the Theory and Practice of Education
  • Geography 110: World Regional Geography
  • Literature elective
  • Mathematics 130: Introduction to Statistics
  • Mathematics elective
  • Philosophy elective
  • Political Science 210: American Government and Politics
  • Speech 105: Public Speaking

Education Requirements:

  • Education 204: Human Development
  • Education 225: Seminar in Observation and Teaching
  • Education 245: Content Area Literacy
  • Education 301: Foundations of Education
  • Education 311: Special Education
  • Education 326: Field Experience in Differentiated Learning in Secondary Education
  • Education 340: Educational Psychology
  • Education 401: General Methods and Classroom Management

Education Courses to be taken at Holy Family University:

  • Education 331: General Secondary Education Methods and Technology
  • Education 332: Secondary Education/Curriculum Content Area
  • Education 402: Supervised Field Experience
  • Education 404: Secondary Education Seminar

Contact:

Wendy E. Closterman, PhD, Head of History Major
267-502-4849, wendy.closterman@brynathyn.edu