The Associate of Arts in History degree program offers fascinating insight into the pivotal events and people that influenced modern civilization, and covers historical periods across a global perspective. This online degree provides a basic historical education which can be used as a stepping-stone in fields where historical knowledge is beneficial to career advancement. Graduates with a history degree are found in education, or local, state, or national museums as a curator, guide, archivist, or consultant. You may also apply this degree toward the requirements for the Bachelor of Arts in History or related bachelor’s degree.
Many university faculty members teaching these courses are published historians who bring unique perspectives and relevant research into the classroom. You’ll also connect and interact online with other students who share your enthusiasm for history.
Degree Program Objectives
In addition to the institutional and degree level learning objectives, graduates of this program are expected to achieve these learning outcomes:
- Identify major historical developments and be able to examine the past from diverse perspectives.
- Apply historical reason to the study of the past and think in terms of causation, context, chronology, change, and continuity.
- Implement historical method through posing questions and conducting research analyzing evidence and articulating defensible conclusions.
Degree at a Glance
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| General Education Requirements | 30 | |
| Major Required | 18 | |
| Elective Requirements | 12 | |
| Total Semester Hours | 60 | |
Degree Program Requirements
General Education Requirements (30 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| Arts and Humanities (6 semester hours) 1 | ||
| Select 2 courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Art Appreciation | ||
| Film and Literature | ||
| Image Enhancement using Adobe Photoshop | ||
| World Literature through the Renaissance | ||
| World Literature since the Renaissance | ||
| English Literature: Beowulf to18th Century | ||
| English Literature: 18th Century to Present | ||
| American Literature before The Civil War | ||
| American Literature from The Civil War to Present | ||
| Arabic I | ||
| Arabic II | ||
| French I | ||
| French II | ||
| German I | ||
| German II | ||
| Introduction to Japanese | ||
| Music Appreciation | ||
| Introduction to Philosophy | ||
| Critical Thinking | ||
| Introduction to Ethics | ||
| Philosophy of Science | ||
| Introduction to Brazilian Portuguese | ||
| Introduction to World Religions | ||
| Russian I | ||
| Spanish I | ||
| Spanish II | ||
| Civics, Political and Social Sciences (6 semester hours) 1 | ||
| Select 2 courses from the following: | 6 | |
| Introduction to Anthropology | ||
| Introduction to Cultural Anthropology | ||
| Human Sexuality | ||
| Social Media and Society | ||
| Intercultural Communication | ||
| Microeconomics | ||
| Macroeconomics | ||
| Humane Education: A Global Interdisciplinary Perspective | ||
| Introduction to Geography | ||
| Practical Food Safety and Awareness | ||
| International Relations I | ||
| Contemporary World Culture Through Literature | ||
| Cultural Diversity in Contemporary American Literature | ||
| American Government I | ||
| Introduction to Psychology | ||
| Introduction to Sociology | ||
| Social Problems | ||
| American Popular Culture | ||
| Communication: Writing, Oral, and Multimedia (8 semester hours) | ||
| COMM110 | Information & Digital Literacy | 2 |
| ENGL110 | Making Writing Relevant | 3 |
| Select 1 course from the following: | 3 | |
| Public Speaking | ||
| Effectiveness in Writing | ||
| Composition and Literature | ||
| Technical Writing | ||
| Scientific Writing | ||
| Business Writing | ||
| Human Relations Communication | ||
| Information Literacy and Global Citizenship | ||
| Introduction to Information Technology Writing | ||
| Human Relations | ||
| History (3 semester hours) | ||
| Select 1 course from the following: | 3 | |
| American History to 1877 | ||
| American History since 1877 | ||
| World Civilization before 1650 | ||
| World Civilization since 1650 | ||
| Western Civilization before The Thirty Years War | ||
| Western Civilization since The Thirty Years War | ||
| African-American History before 1877 | ||
| African-American History since 1877 | ||
| History of the American Indian | ||
| History of Science | ||
| Mathematics and Applied Reasoning (3 semester hours) | ||
| Select 1 course from the following: | 3 | |
| Accounting for Non Accounting Majors | ||
| Fundamentals of Programming | ||
| College Algebra | ||
| College Trigonometry | ||
| Introduction to Statistics | ||
| Math for Liberal Arts Majors | ||
| Calculus | ||
| Natural Sciences with Lab (4 semester hours) | ||
| Select 1 course from the following: | 4 | |
| Introduction to Biology with Lab | ||
| Introduction to Chemistry with Lab | ||
| Introduction to Human Anatomy & Physiology with Lab | ||
| Introduction to Physics with Lab | ||
| Introduction to Astronomy with Lab | ||
| Introduction to Meteorology with Lab | ||
| Introduction to Environmental Science with Lab | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 30 | |
| 1 | All literature courses require successful completion of ENGL101 - Proficiency in Writing or ENGL110 - Making Writing Relevant. |
Major Required (18 semester hours)
| Code | Title | Semester Hours |
|---|---|---|
| HIST111 | World Civilization before 1650 | 3 |
| HIST112 | World Civilization since 1650 | 3 |
| Select 4 courses from the following: | 12 | |
| American History to 1877 | ||
| American History since 1877 | ||
| Western Civilization before The Thirty Years War | ||
| Western Civilization since The Thirty Years War | ||
| African-American History before 1877 | ||
| African-American History since 1877 | ||
| History of Women in the United States | ||
| History of the American Indian | ||
| Total Semester Hours | 18 | |
Elective Requirements (12 semester hours)
Students must complete 12 semester hours comprised of lower (100-200) level courses not taken to fulfill the requirements listed above. Additional general education courses may be taken to fulfill elective requirements.