History Degrees Online

B.A. degree program for History majors. Minors in History and Music History offered
Primary and secondary school teaching certification in Social Studies also available
History majors can simultaneously earn a J.D. from Duquesne University through a dual-degree program.
Features a broad curriculum of more than 50 courses and a historic physical environment conducive to studying history.
Graduation requirements include a major senior research paper.
Unique Benedictine influence takes learning to a higher level. (Visit and see for yourself!)

Broadens your understanding of the way things were and why they are.
Fosters your ability to view people, problems and ideas in perspective.
Offers study abroad opportunities, including an annual spring three-week East Asia Study Tour in cooperation with Fu Jen University in Taipei.
Jump-starts your career through membership in Phi Alpha Theta, an accredited honor society for History majors and minors. Publish your research, network at academic conferences and compete for scholarships via our chapter!

Prepares you to immediately enter the workforce or attend graduate or law school. Acceptance rates of Saint Vincent College graduates are high!
Provides practical work experience through internships that we help you secure.
Students have interned at the Smithsonian Institution, Westmoreland Museum of American Art, Bushy Run Battlefield and Old Economy Village, to name a few sites.
Gets you ready for a full life, personally and professionally, by nurturing your spirit as well as your intellect

History Department Learning Goals

Awareness of forces — including political, economic, scientific, philosophic, military, religious and cultural — that shape societies and institutions in order to better understand a particular institution’s or idea’s rise or fall.
“Identify the particular forces most relevant to the development of an idea or institution, and trace the interactions of those forces through inception, development, transformation and decline”
“relate historical forces to one’s own growth” and
“understand a work of literature in relation to literary and cultural history.”

Develop students’ “intellectual understanding of both the facts of historical events and their broader significance;”
“nurturing (students’) skills in critical thinking” and
“effective oral communication”
“effective written communication”
“Students can more fully appreciate the complexity of human experience.”

Develop the “ability to weigh evidence and arguments that are essential for those who live in a rapidly changing world.”

By the time of graduation, a history major will be prepared to enter a graduate or professional program, or pursue a career broadly construed as being related to history.

GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS:
General:
128 credits
2.00 cumulative grade point average
48 credits numbered 100 or higher
96 credits in Liberal Arts and Sciences
For History Majors:
2.00 grade point average in History
30 credits in History

PROFICIENCY COURSES (Cannot be taken pass/fail):
COURSE: DESCRIPTION: CREDITS:
DSM 01 Mathematics 01 (depending on results of placement exam; prerequisite for MATH 9/9W) 0
DSM 09 Basic Mathematics (depending on results of placement exam; prerequisite for MATH 16) 0
ENG 13/13X English Composition (13X for non-native speakers) (prerequisite for English 14) 3
ENG 14/14X English Composition (14X for non-native speakers) (prerequisite for English 16) 3
OS 1 Orientation Seminar 1
DISTRIBUTIONS AND DIVISION REQUIREMENTS
SSC 200 level Social Science Senior Capstone (topics vary) 3
Plus two courses level 100 or higher in the following disciplines:

Anthropology

Economics

Political Science

Psychology

Sociology
CORE COURSES: HUMANITIES AND COMMUNICATION ARTS (May not be taken pass/fail)
All students must take the following classes:
ENG 16/16X English Composition (16X for non-native speakers) 3
COS 50 Core Seminar 3
SPE 3/3X Oral Communication (3X for non-native speakers) 3
In addition, the following classes are required:
6 credits from the following English courses:
ENG 61 European Literatures I (Beginnings to the Eighteenth Century) 3
ENG 62 European Literatures II (From the Eighteenth Century to the Present) 3
ENG 63 American Literatures 3
ENG 64 Non-Western Literatures 3
6 credits from the following Philosophy courses:
PHIL 61 Philosophical Explorations 3
PHIL 62 Philosophical Explorations 3
6 credits in one of the following foreign languages or exemption. NOTE: All 6 credits must be in the same language. Students whose native language is not English may not enroll in introductory courses in their native language.
FRE 11 Introductory French I 3
FRE 12 Introductory French II 3
ITL 11 Introductory Italian I 3
ITL 12 Introductory Italian II 3
SPA 11 Introductory Spanish I 3
SPA 12 Introductory Spanish II 3
3 credits in one of the following courses:
ART 61 Introduction to Visual Art 3
MUS 61 Music and Culture 3
DNC 61 Dance through Time 3
CORE COURSES: SOCIAL SCIENCES (may not be taken pass/fail)
All students must take the following courses:
HIS 1 History of Civilizations to 1500 3
HIS 2 History of Civilizations since 1500 3
In addition, students must take 6 credits from the following courses:
ANT 4 Physical Anthropology 3
ANT 5 Cultural Anthropology 3
ECO 1 Introduction to Economics 3
ECO 2 Introduction to Economics 3
POL 11 Power and Politics 3
PSY 3 Introduction to Psychology 3
SOC 3 Introduction to Sociology 3
CORE COURSES: SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS (may not be taken pass/fail)
MATH 16 Finite Mathematics 3
NOTE: The following courses must be taken in sequence:
PHY 20 The Physical Universe 4
CHE 21 Chemistry and Modern Technology 3
BIO 22 Biology and Modern Technology 3
HISTORY COURSES (may not be taken pass/fail):
In addition to History 1 and 2, the following course is required of all History majors:
HIS 100 The American Experience 3
In addition, History majors must take the following History courses:
3 credits from Area I: American History
HIS 103 The Colonial Period in American History 3
HIS 104 The American Frontier 3
HIS 105 American Intellectual History 3
HIS 107 The Gilded Age and Progressive Era in America 3
HIS 108 The United States in the Twentieth Century 3
HIS 109 Depression and Wartime America as Reflected in the Hollywood Film 3
HIS 110 American Economic History 3
HIS 114 American Social History to 1890 3
HIS 115 American Social History since 1890 3
HIS 116 African-American History 3
HIS 117 The United States in the 1960s 3
6 credits from Area II: European History
HIS 120 The Middle Ages 3
HIS 124 The Beginnings of the Modern World 3
HIS 125 The Western Impact on the World, 1789-1914 3
HIS 126 European Civilization in the Twentieth Century 3
HIS 131 Historical Development of the European Economy 3
HIS 133 Modern Britain 3
6 credits from Area III: African, Eurasian, Latin American History
HIS 141 The Ancient World 3
HIS 144 East Asia: The Modern Period 3
HIS 145 Early African Civilization 3
HIS 146 Topics in African History 3
HIS 147 The History of Russia 3
HIS 156 History of Puerto Rico and the Caribbean 3
HIS 157 History of Latin America 3
HIS 159 History of the Contemporary World 3
6 credits from Area IV: Social and Comparative History
HIS 164 Women in History 3
HIS 165 The Family, Sex, and Marriage in Modern History 3
HIS 166 The City in Modern History 3
HIS 167 War in Modern Society 3
HIS 170 Women, Children and the State 3
HIS 175 The Social History of Sports: A Search for Heroes 3
HIS 176 Psychohistory 3
HIS 180 Culture and Society in Humor 3
NOTE: With permission of the History Department Chair, the following courses may be substituted for the above courses:
HIS 190 & 191 Colloquium 3
HIS 193 Social Science Research Seminar 3
HIS 195 & 196 Honors Study 3