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Oct 13, 2024
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2021-2022 Undergraduate Catalog ARCHIVED CATALOG: CONTENT MAY NOT BE CURRENT. USE THE DROP DOWN ABOVE TO ACCESS THE CURRENT CATALOG.
History Major (BA)
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History Major- Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Please see the UNLV College of Liberal Arts, History Department web page at history.unlv.edu for information about department programs, faculty and facilities. Degree worksheets and 4/5 year plan for the major are available at https://www.unlv.edu/degree/ba-history.
Please see advising information at the UNLV Wilson Advising Center at www.liberalarts.unlv.edu/WAC/.
Accreditation
Institution - Northwest Commission on Colleges and Universities www.nwccu.org
Learning Outcomes
- Demonstrate a broad knowledge of the development of the world history from antiquity to the present.
- Demonstrate knowledge of the two main geographical areas: 1) United States and Latin America; and 2) The World.
- Demonstrate an awareness of the changing nature of historical interpretation and the ability to make independent judgments about conflicting historical interpretations.
- Demonstrate training in the collection, analysis and evaluation of historical information.
- Demonstrate training in critical thinking and the ability to construct a cogent argument on the basis of historical information.
- Demonstrate training in clarity of expression orally and in writing.
University Graduation Requirements
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History Requirements - Total: 120 Credits
(see note 1 below) General Education Requirements - Subtotal: 37-38 Credits
First-Year Seminar - Credits: 3
English Composition - Credits: 6
Second-Year Seminar - Credits: 3
Constitutions - Credits: 4
Distribution Requirement - Credits: 18-19
Please see Distribution Requirements for more information.
- Humanities and Fine Arts: 9 credits
- Two 3-credit courses in the humanities and one 3-credit course in fine arts.
- Social Science:
- Automatically satisfied by Major requirement
- Life and Physical Sciences and Analytical Thinking - 9-10 credits
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- and two courses from life and physical sciences category; at least one must be a lab.
Multicultural and International
Multicultural, one 3 credit course required
International, one 3 credit course required
These courses may overlap with general education and major requirements. A single course may not meet the multicultural and international requirements simultaneously. For the list of approved multicultural and international courses, go to: http://facultysenate.unlv.edu/students. Major Requirements - BA in History - Subtotal: 60 Credits
Foreign Language/Foreign Culture Credits: 6
Humanities Credits: 6
Fine Arts Credits: 6
General Electives - Credits: 22-24
Notes
- All history courses must be completed with a grade of C- or higher to be counted towards the degree program.
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