History
History provides a critical awareness of the ways that, over time, economic conditions, social classes, political institutions, cultural systems and worldviews have shaped people’s lives. It also explains how the actions of various people, renowned and ordinary, collectively and as individuals, have shaped those historical forces.
History Program Sheet (1.9Mb)
Bachelor of Arts in Social Science with an emphasis in History
Bachelor degree programs are designed to prepare students for employment, or graduate school, in their chosen field.
Typically a bachelor degree program is 120 credits (four years).
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (2012-2013 CATALOG)
Candidates must complete the General Education Requirements (GERs) as well as the specific program requirements listed below for a minimum of 120 credit hours. Specific requirements for GERs in Social Science are listed below. Students must select one primary and two secondary concentration areas. The degree must include 42 credits of upper-division (300 or above) courses, 24 of which must be completed at UAS.
The Student Assessment Portfolio Program (SAP): The SAP in Social Science is a portfolio assessment requirement for degree completion. The following related course is taken in the freshman or sophomore year with presentation of the completed portfolio in the fall semester of the student's senior year:
- SSCI S210, First Portfolio Review
Specific requirements of the portfolio are available from the Assessment Coordinator for the Social Sciences SAP.
Minor in History
Minors are areas of study that students can use to expand the scope of their bachelor degree program (for example a student in a Art major can add a Business minor).
Typically a minor is 15 credits, it cannot be the same emphasis as the main degree program.
DEGREE REQUIREMENTS (2012-2013 catalog)
| Minimum Credit Hours | 18 | ||
| HIST | S492 | Seminar in History: Selected Topics* | 3 |
| Select both | |||
| HIST | S105 | World History I | 3 |
| HIST | S106 | World History II | 3 |
| or both | |||
| HIST | S131 | U.S. History I | 3 |
| HIST | S132 | U.S. History II | 3 |
| or both | |||
| HIST | S227 | Early Modern Europe, 1400-1815 | 3 |
| HIST | S228 | Modern Europe, 1815-2000 | 3 |
| Select three from the following (9 credits): | |||
| HIST | S202 | U.S. Women's History | 3 |
| HIST | S261 | History of Russia | 3 |
| HIST | S270 | History of France | 3 |
| HIST | S280 | History of Women in Europe | 3 |
| HIST | S300 | Historiography/Historical Methods | 3 |
| HIST | S341 | History of Alaska | 3 |
| HIST | S362 | United States History, 1865-1919 | 3 |
| HIST | S363 | United States History, 1919-1950 | 3 |
| HIST | S364 | United States History, since 1950 | 3 |
| HIST | S370 | Modern European Intellectual History | 3 |
| HIST | S380 | History of Gender & Sexuality in Modern Europe | 3 |
| HIST | S420 | The Holocaust | 3 |
| HIST | S440 | The Western Movement | 3 |
| *May be repeated for course and program credit providing course title and content are different. | |||
UAS is an open enrollment institution, this means that you do not have to be in a UAS degree program to take a class. Anyone can take our classes as long as they meet the course pre-requisites.
Survey of the political, social, economic, and cultural history of the Near East, Asia, Europe, Mesoamerica and Africa, from antiquity to the 16th century.
| CRN | SECTION | INSTRUCTOR | MEETS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79673 | KD1 | John Radzilowski | DISTWEB 9/3 - 12/14 |
Delivered via web. Requires access to internet, email and MSWord. Go to course site at https://online.uas.alaska.edu/online for course information. Students must order books; go to http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/ualaska.htm for book information. Call 1-888-550-6177 with questions or for registration information.
Tuition and fees: $553 (additional charges may apply)
| CRN | SECTION | INSTRUCTOR | MEETS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79922 | J01 | Robin Walz | EG112 Mon, Wed, Fri 9:10a - 10:10a 9/3 - 12/14 |
Tuition and fees: $513 (additional charges may apply)
The discovery of America to 1865; colonial period, Revolution, formation of the Constitution, western expansion, Civil War.
| CRN | SECTION | INSTRUCTOR | MEETS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79681 | KD1 | John Radzilowski | DISTWEB 9/3 - 12/14 |
Delivered via web. Requires access to internet, email and MSWord. Go to course site at https://online.uas.alaska.edu/online for course information. Students must order books; go to http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/ualaska.htm for book information. Call 1-888-550-6177 with questions or for registration information.
Tuition and fees: $553 (additional charges may apply)
| CRN | SECTION | INSTRUCTOR | MEETS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79923 | J01 | David Noon | EG225 Tue, Thu 11:30a - 1:00p 9/3 - 12/14 |
Tuition and fees: $513 (additional charges may apply)
Examines the origins of agriculture and animal domestication, urbanization, and the emergence of state-level societies in world regions such as Egypt, Mesoamerica, and the Andes. Topics include socio-political organization, subsistence, material culture, and religion.
| CRN | SECTION | INSTRUCTOR | MEETS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 80430 | J01 | Erica Hill | HB206 Tue, Thu 3:00p - 4:30p 9/3 - 12/14 |
Tuition and fees: $624 (additional charges may apply)
Addresses the underlying causes and consequences of the American Civil War, with a particular focus on the political crises, economic transformations, and cultural divisions that fueled the worst conflict in the nation's history.
Prerequisite: ENGL S111 and six credits of history.
| CRN | SECTION | INSTRUCTOR | MEETS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79939 | J01 | David Noon | EG225 Monday 5:30p - 8:30p 9/3 - 12/14 |
Tuition and fees: $624 (additional charges may apply)
Introduces students to archives and museum theory and practices for potential careers in libraries, archives, and museums. Focuses on the archival profession, with the museum profession as a secondary topic. Students prepare for potential internships at local repositories.
Prerequisite: ENGL S111 and upper division standing, or instructor permission.
| CRN | SECTION | INSTRUCTOR | MEETS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79925 | J01 | Zachary Jones | EG223 Thursday 6:00p - 9:00p 9/3 - 12/14 |
Tuition and fees: $624 (additional charges may apply)
Westward migration; establishment of new states and political institutions; influences of the West.
Prerequisite: HIST 131, 132
| CRN | SECTION | INSTRUCTOR | MEETS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79682 | KD1 | John Radzilowski | PAUL303 Tuesday 4:30p - 5:50p 9/3 - 12/14 DISTWEB Tuesday 4:30p - 5:50p 9/3 - 12/14 |
Delivered via web with required elive online meetings. Students in Ketchikan are invited to attend class on campus. Requires access to internet, email, MSWord and microphone/headset. Go to course site at https://online.uas.alaska.edu/online for course information. Students must order books; go to http://bookstore.mbsdirect.net/ualaska.htm for book information. Call 1-888-550-6177 with questions or for registration information.
Tuition and fees: $699 (additional charges may apply)
Explores the convergence between historical narratives and the graphic novel. After consideration of the historical development of the comics medium, the seminar will read, discuss, and analyze a selection of historically informed graphic novels. Participants will complete and present a major research project.
Prerequisite: ENGL 111, six credits of history, and upper division standing; or instructor permission.
| CRN | SECTION | INSTRUCTOR | MEETS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 79927 | J01 | Robin Walz | EG218 Wednesday 6:00p - 9:00p 9/3 - 12/14 |
Tuition and fees: $624 (additional charges may apply)