HISTORY CONCENTRATION
(Administered by the History Department)
An interdisciplinary major administered by the History and Social Science Departments.
An interdisciplinary major of 54-56 credits in history and the social sciences, to include 34-36 credits in history with 20 credits from at least three of the following social sciences: economics, political science, sociology/anthropology, and psychology. Requirements are:
Requirements are:
- One course in each of these areas: A, B, and C (see HISTORY MAJOR).
- HIST 295 Pro-seminar: Historians, Historiography and Historical Methods
- HIST 400/401A, B, or C, Selected Issues/Research Paper
- 10-12 credits of electives which may be chosen from any department that teaches a “history of” course, e.g. history of religion; history of music; history of art, etc. Confirm with history advisor.
- Majors must be adept at using a word processing program. They must also be familiar with computer-accessed historical sources. Instruction in researching such sources is begun in HIST 295, and continued in upper division courses. Majors demonstrate proficiency in HIST 401.
Students must earn at least 12 credits in history courses at Edgewood College. At least half of the credits in history should be at the 200 level or above. A minimum cumulative grade point average of 2.75 is required in history courses offered toward the major.
The History Department has identified three broad goals for the student majoring in Broad Fields Social Studies History Concentration that will be assessed on an on-going basis, but particularly in HIST 400/401.
Each successful BFSS-History Concentration major will demonstrate:
- Competence in research, critical reading of sources, communicating, writing, reasoning and analyzing.
- The basic skills of the historian, to include historical method and historiography.
- Competence in historical knowledge, historical periodization and historical geography and the social sciences.