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School for Social SciencesAvailable:B.A.MinorCertificateRequirements:B.A. Major:42 hours2.75 gpaThis degree requires aminimum of 122 hours.For additional hoursrequired see page 107.Minor:21 Hours2.75 gpaCertificate:12 hours3.0 gpaThis program is offeredthrough:HistoryHistory affords the opportunity to appreciate the diversity ofhuman encounters through the inquiry of one’s own andother’s cultures and societies as they have developed over time. Thestudy of history is a meticulous intellectual discipline involvingresearch techniques, problem solving, and the critical evaluation ofevidence. Historians seek and critique what women and men of thepast have left behind, what they have created and what imprintsthey have left on the global society.Requirements For:B.A. Major – 42 hours, 2.75 gpaHIS 103 Introduction to and theEthics of the Historical Profession (L)......... 3 cr.HIS 400 History in the Public Realm (I)– OR –........................................................ 3 cr.HIS 401 The Living History Experience (I)HIS 451 Thesis I (T)................................................. 3 cr.HIS 452 Thesis II (T)............................................... 3 cr.TOTAL..................................................... 12 cr.Senior Oral Comprehensive Exam (see page 179 for description)Senior Written Comprehensive Exam (see page 179 for description)Areas of Concentration - 30 HoursEach major will select on area of concentration from the followinglist for successful completion of the major in consultation witha faculty advisor. Freshmen are required to select the area ofconcentration by completion of second semester and transferstudents are required to select the area of concentration bycompletion of first semester of enrollment.European/ClassicalUnited StatesApplied History with New MediaPark OnlineThe European/Classical and United States concentrations consistof fourteen courses, distributed as follows:• A primary area of concentration, selected from the above list, inwhich five courses are taken.No more than five courses in any region will count toward themajor.• One intermediate seminar (250-299 level) within the area ofconcentration. The intermediate seminar will be taken at ParkUniversity, preferably by the conclusion of the sophomore year(incoming freshmen) or by the conclusion of the first semesterfor transfer students.• Two non-seminar courses taken from outside the area ofconcentration at the 200-249 level.• One upper level (300-399 level) seminar within the area ofconcentration.• One upper level (300-399 level) seminar outside the area ofconcentration.178