History (BA)

Description

The goals of the History Department are: (1) to provide students in all colleges and programs opportunities to develop a deeper understanding of the contemporary world through a critical knowledge of the past; and (2) to provide all students with opportunities to cultivate skills of analyzing, synthesizing, evaluating and interpreting historical evidence. Thus, the program is designed to play an integral role in the general liberal arts education of University of Detroit Mercy students and to serve the needs of history majors on a variety of career paths. Students who fulfill the requirements for this program will earn a Bachelor of Arts with a major in History.

Students may also want to consider a History minor or a Museum Studies minor.

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    Degree Requirements - Bachelor of Arts with a major in History (120 credits)

    To obtain this undergraduate degree, the student must fulfill the requirements of the University Core Curriculum, the requirements for the program major and complete a minimum of 120 credit hours.

    History Major (36 credits)

    The major consists of a minimum of 36 hours of approved coursework, with an overall C average in the coursework.

    Required (15 credits):

    • HIS 1500 Introduction to History (3 credits) OR HIS 2640 Comparative Civilizations (3 credits)
    • HIS 2500 United States History to 1877 (3 credits)
    • HIS 2510 United States Since 1877 (3 credits)
    • HIS 2910 Historical Methods (3 credits)
    • HIS 4990 Senior Seminar (3 credits)

    Two of the Following (6 credits):

    • HIS 2000 The Ancient Mediterranean World (3 credits)
    • HIS 2100 Medieval Europe (3 credits)
    • HIS 2200 Early Modern Europe (3 credits)