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Academic Programs / Liberal Arts History Andrew C. Isenberg, Chair The faster our lives change, the more we need to understand our past, reflect on our present, and make decisions for our future. History helps us to understand who we are and where we came from. It provides unique insights and perspectives for our personal and professional pursuits. The study of history incorporates all people and all societies from the dawn of civilization to the present. As such, students can specialize in certain countries, regions, eras, or other aspects of these areas. The History Department divides its courses between American History, European History, and Comparative, Global, Third World History. Within each division, one can choose history courses in political, diplomatic, social, cultural, economic, gender, and ethnic history. Students should concentrate in one field of history and also be well-versed in the three main divisions. Temple History graduates have gone into a wide range of careers; business, law, politics, education, historical preservation, and information resources are just a few of the many areas. History arms the student for a maximum amount of flexibility for career choices. Temple students regularly participate in the intellectual life of the region through their connections to such organizations and institutions as the McNeil Center for Early American Studies, the Balch Institute for Ethnic Studies, the Pennsylvania Historical Society, the Atwater Kent Museum, and the American Philosophical Society. The Department of History offers an Honors Program for majors with outstanding academic records. Qualified majors are invited to join Phi Alpha Theta, the History honor society, and minors as well as majors participate in the Undergraduate History Association. Special Programs allow undergraduates to major in History and earn teaching certification or to major in history and earn a Masters in Education in five years (program administered through the School of Education). The History MajorThe History major consists of a step approach in which courses numbered below 100 are beginning courses. Courses numbered between 0100 and 0199 are intermediate courses, and courses numbered above 200 are advanced courses. There are no prerequisites for any history course.
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Minimum of 12 courses in History, distributed as follows | ||||
Department | Course # | Course Name | Hours | RCI |
Select up to four courses at the Lower Level | 0-12 | |||
History | 0001-0099 | Introductory Level | ||
Select a minimum of four courses at the 100 level | 12+ | |||
History | 0100-0199 | Intermediate History Courses | ||
Select a minimum of three history elective courses at the 200 level | 9+ | |||
History | 0200-0399 | Advanced History Courses | ||
Select one Capstone Writing Seminar: | 3 | |||
History | W386 | Writing Seminar in American History | WI* | |
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History | W387 | Writing Seminar in European History | WI* | |
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History | W388 | Writing Seminar in Comparative, Global, Third World History | WI* | |
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History | W397 | Writing Seminar in Contemporary Theory and Practice of History | WI* | |
Total | 36 | |||
* Indicates writing capstone for major |
Students must successfully complete a sequence of History W380, Historiography and Research Methods (offered in Spring 2005) and the History Honors Capstone (also to be offered in Spring 2005). The end product of the History Honors Capstone is an Honors Senior Thesis to be presented in a public forum. Students must continue to maintain a 3.5 GPA in all history courses and a 3.3 GPA in Temple courses overall.
Requirements for admission: History majors must have a GPA of 3.5 in at least five history courses, three of which must be 100-level or above; an overall GPA of at least 3.3; and a writing sample for submission to the Honors Committee. Students may apply for admission by submitting the writing sample and verifying their GPAs to the History Honors Committee or to any member of the History faculty. For more information, contact Professor Kathleen Biddick, Director, History Honors Program, kbiddick@temple.edu.
A History minor is an ideal complement to other majors and programs at Temple, from medicine to journalism, from computer science to finance, from film to marketing. Students with a minor in history are required to take six (6) courses totaling eighteen (18) semester hours. Of the six courses, at least two (2) must be numbered 100 or above and at least two courses (2) must be numbered 200 or above.
Department | Course # | Course Name | Hours | RCI |
Select up to two from the following: | 6 | |||
History | C060 | Third World History | IS | |
History | C061 | World History—Ancient | IS | |
History | C062 | World History—Modern | IS | |
History | C063 | War and Society | IS | |
History | C065 | Gender and History | IS | |
History | C066 | Modern Europe | IS | |
History | C067 | U.S. History to 1877 | AC | |
History | C068 | U.S. History Since 1877 | AC | |
Select at least two 100 level courses. | 6 | |||
History | 0100-0199 | Intermediate History Courses | ||
Select at least two 200 level courses. | 6 | |||
History | 0200-0399 | Advanced History Courses | ||
TOTAL | 18 |
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