History, B.A.

Description

The history major teaches students research, analytical, writing, and presentation skills that can be applied to any career. Programs in the History Department offer the student understanding in the scholarly discipline of history through the expansion of historical knowledge, the comprehension of historiography, and the practice of critical inquiry. Framing the questions that define particular scholarly debates underlies critical analysis of primary and secondary sources. Students gain exposure to these questions in course work and demonstrate their familiarity with them in discussions, written work, and presentations. Through the department’s skills-based curriculum, history majors learn how to think and write like historians. History faculty teach students to think contextually, analyze historical documents, and become better researchers and writers. The Department offers majors and minors in history with options for emphasis in United States, Latin American, European, Eastern European, African and Asian History.

http://www.unr.edu/assessment/plans-and-forms/liberal-arts/history-ba

Contact Information

Department of History 
Lincoln Hall 104
(775) 784-6855

College of Liberal Arts Advising: http://www.unr.edu/liberal-arts/student-resources/academic-advising

Transfer to the University of Nevada, Reno

Use the transfer agreement  and the degree planner (available by clicking  at the top right of this page) to build your plan for graduation with your advisor. Course substitutions not identified on the transfer agreement require UNR advisor approval.

If a major-to-major transfer agreement is not available for your transfer institution, please check the General Core agreement  if available. If neither is available, access established transfer course equivalencies to assist in your planning.

Graduation Requirements

• Total Units | 120
• Cumulative GPA | 2.0
• University GPA | 2.0
• Major GPA | 2.0
• Residency Requirement | 30 Upper-Division Units at UNR
• Major Residency Requirement | 15 Upper-Division Units in the major at UNR
• Upper-Division Requirement | 42 Upper-Division Units
• Half Program Units/4 Year Institution | 60 Units

I. Silver Core General Education Requirements (24-27 units)

NOTE: Refer to the Core Curriculum  chapter of this catalog for information regarding the “Core English and Math Completion Policy  .”

Students must meet all Silver Core Objectives (CO1 through CO14). Courses satisfying Core Objectives are designated (e.g., CO9) in General Catalog curricula and course description.

II. Additional Silver Core Requirements (15 units maximum)

Students must take courses that satisfy the following Core Objectives. Some or all of these Silver Core Objectives may be satisfied in the Major Requirements (Section IV).  Refer to the Core Curriculum   chapter in this catalog.

III. Additional College Requirements (6-20 units)

Units may vary depending on initial course placement in foreign language coursework.

IV. Major Requirements (36 units)

• Majors in History must complete at least eighteen units in the field of history within the Nevada System of Higher Education (NSHE).
• Twenty-four units (which include the required courses HIST 300  and HIST 499 ) must be at the 300 - 400 level. 
• Majors must earn a grade of “C” or better in HIST 300 and HIST 499.
• Only 100-level correspondence, continuing education or distance education courses will be accepted in fulfillment of major or minor requirements.

V. Minor Requirements (18-21 units)

The History Department accepts any minor approved by the College of Liberal Arts.

VI. Electives (1-21 units)

Consult a history advisor for appropriate courses.

VI. Recommended Schedule