Mar 29, 2024  
Fitchburg State University 2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog 
    
Fitchburg State University 2019-2020 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

History, B.A.


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History


Chairperson
   

Ben Lieberman

 
 
Professors
Associate Professors
Assistant Professors
Laura Baker Katherine Jewell Joseph R. Wachtel
Christine Dee    
Benjamin Lieberman    
John Paul    
René Reeves    
Daniel Sarefield    
Teresa Fava Thomas    

Objectives for the Program in History

The History program offers a variety of courses to all students.  It provides a strong foundation in European, World and United States history.

The program offers a major and minor in history, as well as provisional certification for teaching history.

Requirements for the Major in History

The Bachelor of Science and Bachelor of Arts in History require 36 hours of course work. BA and BS candidates in History must have a minor in another discipline. BA and BS candidates for History with Initial Teacher Licensure are not required to have a minor in another discipline.

Required Courses


Additional Requirements


  • Fifteen semester hours of History electives
  • All History majors must take either MATH 1200  or MATH 1700  as a mathematics requirement.
  • The Bachelor of Arts also requires foreign language proficiency at the intermediate level
  • History majors are required to take two courses in Political Science.

Note:


* Computer Literacy and Speaking/Listening Requirement

** Reading Historical Landscapes is suggested to be taken prior to Constructing History.

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