
This program can be completed in its entirety at Kent State Stark.
Stark Contact
Leslie Heaphy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
History
310D Main Hall
330-244-3304
lheaphy@kent.edu
This program can be completed in its entirety at Kent State Stark.
Leslie Heaphy, Ph.D.
Associate Professor
History
310D Main Hall
330-244-3304
lheaphy@kent.edu
The Bachelor of Arts degree in History at Kent State University provides a well-rounded educational experience in which students have the independence and flexibility to explore and develop their individual interests while getting a solid grounding in different approaches to historical research, writing and analysis.
The Bachelor of Arts degree in History provides a well-rounded educational experience in which students have the independence and flexibility to explore and develop their individual interests while getting a solid grounding in different approaches to historical research, writing and analysis.
The study of history offers insight into the complexity of the human experience by exploring the political, cultural, social, economic and environmental factors that have shaped the past and the present. The study of history also offers training in a range of skills, including how to find, evaluate, manage and synthesize multiple sources of information; how to think critically and analyze complex evidence; how to undertake independent research and manage time effectively; how to develop and present reasoned arguments supported by evidence; how to present information and arguments effectively in writing; and how to develop and deliver effective oral presentations. The skills and experiences gained through the study of history provide preparation for a variety of career tracks.
The History major is comprised of several elements:
Students in the History major are encouraged to undertake an internship for course credit to gain job experience and further strengthen their profile for their career after graduation.
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students.
First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
Former Students: Former Kent State students who have not attended another institution since Kent State and were not academically dismissed will complete the re-enrollment process through the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center. Former students who attended another college or university since leaving Kent State must apply for admissions as a transfer or post-undergraduate student.
Transfer Students: Students who attended an educational institution after graduating from high school or earning their GED must apply as transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.
Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog's Academic Policies.
Students may be required to meet certain criteria to progress in their program. Any progression requirements will be listed on the program's Coursework tab
Graduates of this program will be able to:
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Code | Title | Credit Hours |
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Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
HIST 32050 | HISTORICAL RESEARCH METHODS | 3 |
HIST 49091 | SENIOR SEMINAR IN HISTORY (ELR) (WIC) 1 | 3 |
History (HIST) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level) 2 | 9 | |
History (HIST) Lower-Division Electives (10000 or 20000 level), choose from the following: | 9 | |
HIST 11050 | WORLD HISTORY: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL (DIVG) (KHUM) | |
HIST 11051 | WORLD HISTORY: MODERN (DIVG) (KHUM) | |
HIST 12070 | EARLY AMERICA: FROM PRE-COLONIZATION TO CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION (DIVD) (KHUM) | |
HIST 12071 | MODERN AMERICA: FROM INDUSTRIALIZATION TO GLOBALIZATION (DIVD) (KHUM) | |
Area Studies Electives, choose from the following: | 6 | |
HIST 30010 | NEW DEAL AMERICA AND BEYOND | |
HIST 30020 | THE SIXTIES IN AMERICA | |
HIST 30040 | NINETEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE | |
HIST 30049 | MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY, 1914-1945 | |
HIST 30050 | MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY: 1945-PRESENT | |
HIST 30060 | HISTORY OF GERMANY, 1871-PRESENT | |
HIST 30111 | JEFFERSON-JACKSON ERA, 1789-1848 | |
HIST 31022 | THE GREAT POWERS IN WAR AND PEACE, 1792-1914 | |
HIST 31023 | THE GREAT POWERS IN WAR AND PEACE, 1914-1945 | |
HIST 31025 | ITALY FROM ROME TO THE RENAISSANCE | |
HIST 31026 | ITALIAN HISTORY FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE ENLIGHTENMENT | |
HIST 31032 | THE GLOBAL CRISIS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY | |
HIST 31034 | MURDER MYSTERY AND MAYHEM: THE MEDICI DYNASTY IN FLORENCE | |
HIST 31036 | THE TWENTIETH CENTURY WORLD | |
HIST 31040 | AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH POPULAR MUSIC | |
HIST 31053 | MODERN EUROPE, 1815 TO PRESENT | |
HIST 31055 | POLITICS, CULTURE AND SOCIETY OF 20TH-CENTURY EUROPE | |
HIST 31056 | EUROPE IN THE RENAISSANCE | |
HIST 31057 | THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND NAPOLEON | |
HIST 31061 | HISTORY OF OHIO | |
HIST 31082 | HISTORY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND BLACK POWER MOVEMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES | |
HIST 31084 | THE INVENTION OF AMERICA: 1492-1714 (DIVD) | |
HIST 31085 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON'S WORLD: 18TH-CENTURY AMERICA (DIVD) | |
HIST 31087 | SECTIONAL CONFLICT AND CIVIL WAR | |
HIST 31100 | RECONSTRUCTION AND THE LATER SOUTH | |
HIST 31106 | PROGRESSIVE AMERICA - REFORMERS, CRUSADERS AND RADICALS: AMERICA, 1893-1929 | |
HIST 31107 | NEW ERA THROUGH WORLD WAR: THE UNITED STATES, 1920-1945 | |
HIST 31112 | CHINESE CIVILIZATION | |
HIST 31113 | HISTORY OF JAPAN | |
HIST 31126 | HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST | |
HIST 31130 | HISTORY OF PRE-COLONIAL AFRICA TO 1880 | |
HIST 31131 | HISTORY OF COLONIAL AFRICA, 1880-1994 | |
HIST 31132 | HISTORY OF POST-COLONIAL AFRICA | |
HIST 31140 | MODERN LATIN AMERICA (DIVG) | |
HIST 31141 | EARLY MODERN LATIN AMERICA (C. 1450-1820) (DIVG) | |
HIST 37001 | FLORENCE THE MYTH OF A CITY | |
HIST 38495 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN AREA STUDIES | |
HIST 41003 | HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE | |
HIST 41006 | ROMAN HISTORY | |
Thematic Studies Electives, choose from the following: | 6 | |
HIST 30030 | IDEAS IN ACTION: U.S. INTELLECTUAL HISTORY (DIVD) | |
HIST 30070 | THE HOLOCAUST: THE DESTRUCTION OF EUROPEAN JEWRY, 1938-1945 | |
HIST 30112 | THE UNITED STATES: THE WESTWARD MOVEMENT | |
HIST 31000 | INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HISTORY | |
HIST 31020 | POLIS TO METROPOLIS: HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN CITY | |
HIST 31024 | WORLD WAR II | |
HIST 31031 | REFORMATIONS IN EARLY MODERN CHRISTIANITY | |
HIST 31033 | WITCHES AND EUROPEAN HISTORY, 1500-1800 | |
HIST 31035 | THE GLOBAL COLD WAR | |
HIST 31041 | SPORT HISTORY IN THE UNITED STATES | |
HIST 31045 | A HISTORY OF CRIME IN THE UNITED STATES | |
HIST 31071 | AMERICA AND THE WORLD THROUGH 1898 | |
HIST 31072 | AMERICA AND THE WORLD: 1898-1945 | |
HIST 31073 | AMERICA AND THE WORLD SINCE 1945 | |
HIST 31074 | HISTORY OF ESPIONAGE: FROM JOSHUA TO EDWARD SNOWDEN | |
HIST 31075 | HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES | |
HIST 31077 | HISTORY OF SEXUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES | |
HIST 31080 | AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY: SLAVERY TO FREEDOM | |
HIST 31083 | THE HISTORY OF WHITENESS IN THE UNITED STATES | |
HIST 31101 | WAR AND SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1607 THROUGH 1865 | |
HIST 31102 | WAR AND SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1865 TO THE PRESENT | |
HIST 31104 | MIGRATIONS TO AMERICA, 1607 TO PRESENT (DIVD) | |
HIST 31114 | TRADITION AND REVOLUTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (DIVG) | |
HIST 31118 | VIETNAM WAR | |
HIST 31124 | HIGHLIFE HISTORIES: MODERN AFRICAN URBAN EXPERIENCE | |
HIST 31543 | THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION | |
HIST 31550 | MEDICINE IN THE MODERN WORLD SINCE 1500 | |
HIST 38595 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN THEMATIC STUDIES | |
HIST 41060 | COMPARATIVE FASCISM | |
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
Foreign Language (see Foreign Language College Requirement below) | 10-16 | |
Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning | 3 | |
Kent Core Fine Arts | 3 | |
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 6 | |
Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 6-7 | |
Kent Core Additional | 3 | |
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) | 46 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
Maximum 3 credit hours of HIST 40092 may be applied toward the degree.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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2.000 | 2.000 |
Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete the following:
All students with prior foreign language experience should take the foreign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start. Some students may start beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer courses. This may be accomplished in one of three ways:
Certain programs may require specific languages, limit the languages from which a student may choose or require coursework through Intermediate II. Students who plan to pursue graduate study may need a particular language proficiency.
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Semester One | Credits | ||
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UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 | |
History (HIST) Lower-Division Electives (10000 or 20000 level) | 6 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 13 | ||
Semester Two | |||
! | History (HIST) Lower-Division Elective (10000 or 20000 level) | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Three | |||
! | Area Studies Elective | 3 | |
! | Thematic Studies Elective | 3 | |
Foreign Language | 4 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 16 | ||
Semester Four | |||
! | Area Studies Elective | 3 | |
! | Thematic Studies Elective | 3 | |
Foreign Language | 4 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
General Elective | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 16 | ||
Semester Five | |||
! | History (HIST) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3 | |
Foreign Language and/or General Elective | 3 | ||
General Electives | 9 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Six | |||
HIST 32050 | HISTORICAL RESEARCH METHODS | 3 | |
Foreign Language and/or General Elective | 3 | ||
General Electives | 9 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Seven | |||
! | HIST 49091 | SENIOR SEMINAR IN HISTORY (ELR) (WIC) | 3 |
History (HIST) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3 | ||
General Electives | 9 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Eight | |||
History (HIST) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3 | ||
General Electives | 12 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
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