History, AA

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CODE: HIST-AA | TOTAL CREDITS: 60 | FINANCIAL AID ELIGIBILITY: Eligible

DESCRIPTION

The Associate of Arts Degree with History emphasis builds a foundation of knowledge as preparation for further academic work in history or related fields. The history faculty has also designed the program to expose students to various historical interpretations and the interplay of world, national, state, and local events. Students pursuing the degree for its own sake will explore the social, political, economic, constitutional, and cultural trends that have shaped the world in which we live.

ACADEMIC MAPS

Academic Maps: AA History

Student Learning Outcomes

Demonstrate an understanding of the contours of history as a varied field of study encompassing social, political, economic, constitutional, and cultural history.
Demonstrate an understanding of history in general, and the interplay of world, national, and/or local events in the shaping of the world in which we live, and a better appreciation of the student’s role in society.
Demonstrate appropriate oral and written communications skills.
Demonstrate critical thinking skills.
Demonstrate abilities to do research and find information on historical and current events.

General Education Requirements

TOTAL GENERAL EDUCATION CREDITS: 37

Mathematics (3 Credits)

^{NOTE: Your first college-level MATH course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.}

Recommended: MATH 120 or 120E.

MATH 120 - Fundamentals of College Mathematics
or MATH 120E - Fundamentals of College Mathematics Expanded or above (except MATH 122 and MATH 123)

English Composition (6-8 Credits)

NOTE: Your first college-level ENG course MUST be completed before reaching 30 total college-level credits.

Literature (3 Credits)

ENG 223 - Themes of Literature or above

Analytical Reasoning (3 Credits)

PHIL 102 - Critical Thinking and Reasoning

Natural Science (6-7 Credits)

^{Two courses from the following, one must include a lab.}

ANTH 102 - Introduction to Physical Anthropology
or any AST prefix course
or BIOL 101 - Biology for Non-Majors or above
or CHEM 105 - Chemistry, Man and Society or above
or any ENV prefix course
or GEOG 103 - Physical Geography
or GEOG 104 - Physical Geography Laboratory
or GEOG 117 - Meteorology/Climatology
or any GEOL prefix course
or any PHYS prefix course

Social Science (10 Credits)

PSC 101 - Introduction to American Politics
and two courses from the following, each from different disciplines.
any ANTH prefix course (except ANTH 102 and ANTH 110L)
or CRJ 104 - Introduction to Administration of Justice
or any ECON prefix course
or any PSC prefix course
or any SOC prefix course
or WMST 113 - Gender, Race, and Class

U.S. and Nevada Constitutions (6 Credits)

Values and Diversity

^{All students MUST fulfill this requirement. Course chosen may also be used to fulfill the corresponding general education or special program requirements.}

See AA/AB/AS General Education Requirements for list of choices.

Special Program Requirements

TOTAL SPECIAL PROGRAM CREDITS: 23

Core Requirements (11-12 Credits)

HIST 217 - Nevada History
and HIST 251 - Introduction to Historical Methods
and HIST 295 - Special Topics in History
and any HIST prefix course

Choose one from the following (3 Credits)

Fine Arts (3 Credits)

any ART prefix course
or DAN 101 - Dance Appreciation
or any MUS prefix course (except MUS 100)
or PHO 101 - Beginning Photography
or any THTR prefix course (except THTR 275)

Humanities (3 Credits)

COM 101 - Oral Communication
or ENG 231H - World Literature I – Honors or above
or PHIL 101 - Introduction to Philosophy
or PHIL 119 - Introduction to the Old Testament
or PHIL 129 - Introduction to the New Testament
or PHIL 201 - Philosophy Goes to the Movies
or PHIL 202 - Introduction to Philosophy of the Arts
or PHIL 203 - Survey of Existentialism
or any RST prefix course
or World Languages 111 or above (this includes the following course prefixes: ARA, ARM, CHI, FIL, FREN, GER, GRE, ITAL, JPN, KOR, LAT, PORT, RUS, SPAN, and THAI)