2019-2020 BSC Catalog

ACADEMIC PROGRAMS
87
HS 203
HS 242
HS 499
PY 101
PY 224
three units from the following, with at least one unit in biology or chemistry, at least
one unit in psychology or sociology, and at least two units at the 300 or 400 level:
BI 304
BI 308 or CH 308
BI 402
BI 405
CH 211
CH 220
CH 418
CH 428
HS 200
PY 217
PY 312
PY 313
PY 314
SO 370
one rise 3 course or project that allows students to connect a relevant experience
with their academic content knowledge, self-knowledge, and/or public values and
interests
CH 418, CH 428, and SO 370 have prerequisites not included in major requirements.
History
Bachelor of Arts
William Hustwit, Randall David Law, V. Markham Lester, Matthew Levey,
Victoria Ott, Mark S. Schantz
The history faculty engages students in an inquiry into the past. By reconstructing earlier
civilizations and perceiving various ages within a time frame stretching from prehistory
to the present, the history student comes to see an age in relationship to what came before
and what follows. A sense of continuity is developed that expands mental horizons,
permits fruitful comparisons to be made with the present, and allows a more acute
awareness of one’s surroundings. The effort to understand the peoples of the past makes
use of various skills and techniques including the evaluation of evidence, employment of
imagination, research skills in diverse sources of information, and effective oral and
written communication skills. A primary concern of the study of history is change. The
student who is conscious of the continuous process of change is better prepared for the
conditions of change taking place today.
The concentration in public history prepares students for careers and advanced degrees in
public history, an exciting and challenging field that has experienced strong growth in
recent decades. Public historians practice history outside of the academic classroom by
serving as mediators of historical knowledge in partnership with the public and
community institutions through preserving and interpreting historical records and using
them to contextualize important issues for today’s public. This can be done through many
venues and media, including museums, libraries, living history sites, documentary film,
historic preservation, historical societies, government service, and physical and digital
Birmingham-Southern College Catalog 2019-2020