History Major
- Azusa, USA
- San Diego, USA
Bachelor's degree
DURATION
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
APPLICATION DEADLINE
EARLIEST START DATE
Aug 2026
TUITION FEES
STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
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Key Summary
You’ll prepare for multiple career paths that call for clear and logical reasoning, the ability to analyze complex relations between cause and effect, well-developed writing skills, and familiarity with other cultures and historical eras. You’ll graduate proficient in the triumphs and tragedies of humankind through studies in American, European, and world history, and you’ll be prepared to make solid decisions that are grounded in the human experience.
Gain Hands-on Experience
- Demonstrate knowledge of major events, ideas, and trends in American history.
- Describe and analyze the major events, ideas, and developments of world history.
- Analyze primary and secondary sources and develop a historical argument based on them.
- Articulate how a Christian worldview informs the study of history.
Program Details
History is the study of the human record of the human past. As an academic discipline, history is comprehensive insofar as it records and explains the development, causes, and effects over time of all other disciplines. Thoughtful study of the past provides a necessary perspective for making judgments in the present. It instructs the student in human possibilities and limits. Course offerings include studies in American, European, and world history, as well as focused studies of various historical themes and different regions.
The Department of History and Political Science maintains the following requirements for each of the majors it offers:
- Students must complete all prerequisites for any HIST or POLI course with a C- or better before taking the course (except as noted in the course description).
- Students must maintain a minimum cumulative GPA of 2.0 in all political science and history courses required for the major.
- Students must complete each HIST or POLI course with a C- or higher for the course to meet a degree requirement in the Department of History and Political Science.
Core Courses
- World Civilizations to 1648 1,2
- World Civilizations Since 1648 1
- United States History to 1877 1
- United States History Since 1877 1
- The Varieties of History
- Writing 3: Historical Research and Writing 3
- Senior Seminar in Faith and History 4
Select courses totaling 6 units from each of the following subfields:
History of America 5
- History of American Foreign Affairs
- The American West
- History of American Immigration 6
- Colonial Era
- The Revolution and the Republic
- Civil War and Reconstruction
- Emergence of Modern America
- Modern America
- Modern American Intellectual History
History of Asia, Africa, Latin America, and the Middle East 5
- Modern Africa
- History of the Middle East I: Early and Medieval Islam
- History of the Middle East II: Modern Middle East
- History of the Israeli-Palestinian Conflict
- Colonial Latin America
- Ritual and Re-enactment in Modern Latin America
History of Europe 5
- Ancient Greece
- Ancient Rome
- Topics in French History
- Medieval Europe
- Renaissance and Reformation
- Enlightenment Europe
- Europe 1789-1914
- Europe 1914-1992
Students who successfully complete this program shall be able to:
- Demonstrate a knowledge of the major events, ideas, and trends in American history.
- Describe and analyze the major events, ideas, and developments of world history.
- Analyze primary and secondary sources and develop a historical argument based on them.
- Articulate how a Christian worldview informs the study of history.
The history major prepares students for careers calling for clear and logical reasoning, the ability to analyze complex relations between cause and effect, well-developed writing skills, and familiarity with other cultures and times. The most common vocational pursuits include teaching, law, government service, and careers as archivists, researchers, librarians, museum curators, and consultants.