Social Sciences

Degree Programs

• Bachelor of Arts with a Subject Major in History
• Bachelor of Science in Education with a Subject Endorsement in History (7-12)
   
• Minor in History

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General Studies

The General Studies requirements for Chadron State College are available on a separate page for easy reference. You may want to open the page in a new window or tab.

Student Learning Outcomes

• Students will synthesize and summarize in an articulate manner the genesis of the world’s major religious traditions and will recognize and explain in writing the continuing influence of historical religious traditions upon societies.
• Students will identify and relate the causes and consequences of the major turning points in world history, including but not limited to the Rise and Fall of Rome, the Scientific Revolution, the Industrial Revolution, the Great Depression, World Wars I and II, and the Cold War.
• Students will articulate theories of causation in the emergence and fall of the world’s major civilizations.
• Students will articulate and demonstrate with examples the contributions of major world civilizations to history and to state the relevance of these examples to the current world.
• Students will verbally and in writing generalize and demonstrate with examples major trends in political, social, and economic thought in history.
• Students will demonstrate knowledge of the spatial and physical locations of regions of the World from an historical perspective by passing map exercises in each of the courses offered at the 200 level.
• Students will recognize and associate the various verbal languages and written scripts which have formed a basis for societies and served as a transmission of their cultures.

The Degree of Bachelor of Arts with a Subject Major in History

A student must complete the following program, the General Studies requirements, and a major or minor in another discipline. HIST 231 and HIST 232 must be taken to satisfy the General Studies History requirements, in addition to the 36 hours listed below.

Number	Course Title	Hours
HIST 233	Western Civilization I	3
HIST 234	Western Civilization II	3
HIST 321	History of the Pacific Rim	3
HIST 331	Latin American History	3
HIST 435	History of Historical Writing	3
Upper division electives in History and/or Political Science		21
Total hours		36

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The Degree of Bachelor of Science in Education with a Subject Endorsement in History (7-12)

A student must complete the following program in addition to the General Studies and Professional Education requirements. HIST 231 and HIST 232 must be taken to satisfy the General Studies History requirements, in addition to the 39 hours listed below.

Number	Course Title	Hours
HIST 231	U.S. History to 1877	3
HIST 232	U.S. History since 1877	3
HIST 233	Western Civilization I	3
HIST 234	Western Civilization II	3
HIST 321	History of the Pacific Rim	3
HIST 331	Latin American History	3
Electives in U.S. History and/or U.S. Politics		9
Electives in World History and/or Comparative and International Politics		6
Required supporting work in other Social Science fields*		6
Total hours		39
*Requires 6 hours in one or more other social science area, including economics, political science and/or psychology.

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Minor in History

A student must complete the following program in addition to a major in another discipline and the General Studies requirements:

Number	Course Title	Hours
HIST 231	U.S. History to 1877	3
HIST 232	U.S. History since 1877	3
HIST 233	Western Civilization I	3
HIST 234	Western Civilization II	3
Upper division electives in History and/or Political Science		9
Total hours

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