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on-campus minor of history
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18 total credit hours.
history minor
Your undergraduate degree can put you in the running for the job you want. Adding a Minor could make your resume more impressive.
A Minor is a set of courses that complements your Major and helps you reach your career goals. The broader your knowledge, and the more workforce-ready skills you acquire, the better chance you'll have for a promotion or a new job. Plus, earning a Minor shows potential employers you are eager to learn and are willing to put in the extra effort.
History courses examine the human experience in all its variety, richness, and unpredictability. Students focus on the process of development as both change and continuity, and on understanding experience within a particular context. Courses accommodate the career interests of students. Topics are directed toward developing student appreciation of the past’s impact on the present and future.
Students develop skills in problem definition, information gathering, application and evaluation, and problem solution. Students develop the ability to read, think, and write critically, and communicate results clearly. The study of history emphasizes acquisition of attitudes or habits of mind that emphasize empathy, objectivity, and ease with ambiguity.
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History degree courses
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Requirements (18 credit hours)
Complete 18 credit hours of HI courses; 9 hours must be of upper-level to complete the minor requirement.
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This course examines how previous generations of Americans have imagined themselves, their nation, and their relationship to the world and its peoples. Students develop academic skills for college and career success as they investigate the history of American popular culture in relation to broader social, political, and economic developments. Students explore how diverse Americans forged a national culture and an American way of life.
This course introduces students to world history from the earliest civilizations to 1500 CE. The course emphasizes histories of Europe, Asia, and the Middle East and includes histories of Africa, the Americas, and Oceania. Primary focus is on the historical significance of political, economic, demographic, religious, and cultural developments.
This course introduces students to world history from 1500 CE to modern times. The course emphasizes histories of Europe, Asia, and North America and includes histories of Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, and Oceania. Primary focus is on the historical significance of political, economic, demographic, and cultural changes.
This course examines major developments in America from the precolonial period through Reconstruction. The course will explore both the story of American history and the big concepts behind it, through the lens of shifting ideas of freedom.
This course examines major developments in America from the end of Reconstruction through modern times. The course will explore both the story of American history and the big concepts behind it, through the lens of shifting ideas of freedom.
This course presents an in-depth examination of the history of the state of Nebraska and the surrounding region. The class focuses on the influence of Native American populations and the early periods of American settlement, as well as the social and economic development of the state.
This course provides an in-depth examination of the sectional conflicts which resulted in the Civil War, the War itself, and the period of Reconstruction which followed. Primary emphasis will be placed on the causes and impact of the War and the problems associated with the post-war settlement.
This course provides a detailed study of the significant developments in America from the end of World War II to the end of the Cold War. Primary emphasis will be placed on the Cold War, McCarthyism, the Civil Rights Movement, Vietnam, and the Counter Culture.
This course is an in-depth analysis and examination of the systematic, state-sponsored murder of six million Jews by the Nazi regime and its collaborators. Attention is directed to the Holocaust experience, the context of that experience, the response to the Holocaust, and its implications for our understanding of the human condition.
This course provides an intensive examination of World War II from an international perspective. The course focuses on such topics as collaboration, resistance, economic mobilization, social change, diplomatic relations, the Holocaust, and the course of the War. Greater emphasis is placed on the European theater.
This course is designed to introduce students to the social and political foundations of Eastern civilization from a historical perspective. Key themes to be examined will include the role of religion and philosophy in the development of Asian cultures, the role of China as a dominant influence on the region's history, and shifting relationships between Asia and the West.
This course introduces students to the broad social and political movements that have helped shaped the evolution of Western societies. The class will include examination of industrialization, the Enlightenment, and the technological revolution, with a focus on their impact on social and political development. Concepts such as democratization, gender and race relations, the social contract, and the Just War Tradition will also be explored.
Major Requirements Credits
= 18 total credits*
University Accreditation
Bellevue University is accredited by the Higher Learning Commission ( hlcommission.org ), a regional accreditation agency recognized by the U.S. Department of Education.
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This program is considered a non-licensure degree/certificate program and is not intended for those seeking licensure or the practice of licensed profession. This program may be relevant to multiple occupations that do not require licensure and was not designed to meet educational requirements for any specific professional license or certification.
*Consult with an admissions counselor to determine your eligible credits, as well as to verify minimum graduation requirements for this degree. Transfer credits must be from a regionally accredited college or university. Bellevue University makes no promises to prospective students regarding the acceptance of credit awarded by examination, credit for prior learning, or credit for transfer until an evaluation has been conducted.
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