History Minor
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Program Delivery
Residential Program
Degree Designation
Undergraduate Minor
Program Level
Undergraduate
Program Type
Minor
College
College of Arts & Sciences
School/Department(s)
Program Description
Mission
The History Program instills and fosters, in the spirit of free inquiry and intellectual exchange, an understanding of the influence of political, economic, social, and cultural forces on past and contemporary events, institutions, and peoples. The History Program provides students with the ability to comprehend, compare, and evaluate competing explanations of past and present subjects, using reason and evidence to guide inquiry.
Additional Program Information
Minor is eligible for residential programs.
Outcome
Analyze diverse responses to an important event in history using primary and secondary sources. This will be asessed in a colloquium.
Outcome
Determine where to find primary and secondary sources using scholarly internet sites and on-line databases. This will be asessed in a colloquium.
Outcome
Demonstrate the conventions of when and how to cite sources. This will be asessed in a colloquium.