Degrees

Text Box: BACHELOR OF ARTS IN HISTORY To earn a Bachelor of Arts degree in history students must complete 33 hours of history course work beyond the General Education Requirement in history. All history majors must complete with a passing grade all of the survey courses in history; HT 1133 Western Civilization I, HT 1143 Western Civilization II, HT 2233 U.S. History Before 1865, and HT 2243 U. S. History Since 1865. Twenty-one of the 33 hours must be taken in courses at or above the 3000 level. All history majors are required to complete DP 2253, Microcomputer Applications I (this requirement may be waved if the department determines that the student is already competent in computer use. If the DP 2253 requirement is waived the student will substitute an elective 3 hour course). History majors are also required to take HT 3033, Historical Research and Philosophy and HT4503, Directed Readings, which will involve independent work to demonstrate competency in research of the student=s area of choice. History majors are also to complete a minor or second major, earn at least 6 hours of credit in a modern foreign language, and 9 hours of upper-level elective credit. The student will be required to take the ETS History Exam during the senior year to complete the program. Students at Williams may obtain a minor in history by completing 18 hours of course work in the discipline beyond the 6 hours of history required of all students. BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN EDUCATION IN SOCIAL STUDIES For the admission requirements, retention procedures, dismissal procedures, and exit requirements of the teacher program, see Department of Education. General Education Requirements* (See Baccalaureate Degree General Education Requirements)........................................55 hours Specialization Requirements.............................................................................................36 hours Professional Requirements................................................................................................31 hours Departmental Requirements...............................................................................................6 hours Total 128 hours

*Students earning this degree must take GT 2263 and PY 1113 to satisfy the social science requirement, MT 1123 (only if Math ACT score is less than 19) and MT 1133 or MT 1153 or higher to satisfy the mathematics requirement, and PE 2213 plus 2 hours of activity to satisfy the physical education requirement.

 

Specialization Requirements - [33 hours] 21 hours must be WBC specialization courses.  Specialization courses to be transferred must be approved by department chair.

 

U. S. HISTORY - [12 hours]

(Students may choose from the following)

NOTE: Students seeking a BSE in Social Studies degree may not count courses taken in the General Education Requirements as part of the major.  All social studies majors must take HT 3933 History of Arkansas.

 

HT 3933 - History of Arkansas

HT 4??3 - The American Revolution

HT 4113 - The American Republic: 1787 - 1860

HT 3913 - The Civil War

HT 3323 - The Emergence of Modern America (1877-1919)

HT 4443 - Recent U. S. History: 1919 - Present

 

WORLD HISTORY - [6 HOURS]

(Students may choose from the following)

HT 1133 - Western Civilization I

HT 1143 - Western Civilization II

HT 3883 - Twentieth Century Europe

HT 3??3 - Greco-Roman World

HT 4513 - Special Studies in History

HT 4103 - The History of Islam

 

GEOGRAPHY [3 Hours]

GE 3253 World Geography and Culture

World History Elective

 

GOVERNMENT [ 3 hours]

GT 2263 - American Government