History

Associate in Arts
Transfer Degree
Cost
$11,459*

Examine the past to enhance the future

Understand the past and take on current global challenges. Explore historical topics and eras that interest you. Develop knowledge and tools you need to connect yesterday to today and tomorrow.

History majors can be found not only in education and archives, but also in journalism, law, entertainment, business and medicine. It is a great springboard to a number of careers.

What can you do with a degree in History?

Continue to a 4-year college or university and earn a bachelor’s degree in history or another subject you’re passionate about. History supplies a strong foundation for studying law, public relations, marketing and education. After additional education, you can begin a career in any of the following:

  • civil servant
  • historian
  • history teacher (licensure required)
  • journalist
  • librarian
  • museum curator
  • paralegal
  • writer and editor
  • business

Highlights

  • 100% Online

    Can be completed 100% online.

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  • Transfer Degree

    Save on your first 2 years and transfer your credits to the 4-year school of your choice.

  • Program Length: 2 Years

    Full-time students finish in 2 years.

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Recommended Pathway

This pathway serves as a guide for students to complete the degree or certificate assuming full-time enrollment (registered in 12 or more credit hours per semester) with Semester 1 typically representing a Fall term.

Students are strongly encouraged to meet with their College and Career Navigator (CCN) to identify coursework that will meet degree requirements based on individual academic goals. For a more inclusive list of course options and degree requirements, see the college catalog.

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  • Credit for prior learning available
  • Dual credit options available
  • Global citizenship
  • Online/Virtual options available

  • Course Code Course Title Credits Course Highlights
    CLC 120

    CLC 120 College Success Seminar

    Class Description

    This course is designed to teach students attitudes and skills valuable for college success. Topics may include: growth mindset, self-advocacy skills, college resources, college culture, financial literacy, and academic success strategies, such as study skills, time management, and goal setting. Throughout this course, students will develop skills necessary for promoting positive human relations in a diverse society.
         		2
    ENG 121

    ENG 121 English Composition I

    Class Description

    This course is designed to help students develop their competence in college-level writing and in the analysis of texts so they can enter the dialogue of the academic community. This course includes the analysis and practice of argument and the use of critical thinking to read, analyze, and produce college-level texts.
         		3
    ANT 221

    ANT 221 Cultural Anthropology

    Class Description

    This course is a study of the nature and development of culture. The economic, political, religious and social organizations of selected human groups (with an emphasis on non-Western and underrepresented groups) are examined, compared and evaluated. It explores the cultural determinations of individual human behavior and means of adaptation.
         		3
    PHI 125

    PHI 125 Introduction to Ethics

    Class Description

    In this course, students are exposed to moral theories such as virtue ethics, utilitarianism, deontology, and the ethics of care. Students also critically evaluate general moral theories, and fundamental moral concepts. Additionally, they apply these moral theories to contemporary moral issues such as animal rights, environmental issues, reproductive technologies, abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide, poverty and famine relief, war and peace, racism, sexism, emerging technologies, and other issues. Students develop and defend their own views on these matters, and evaluate the views of others. By studying and applying moral theories to their own lives, students are encouraged to explore different ways of effecting change in their lives and communities. Throughout the course, students learn about moral concepts such as autonomy, impartiality, utility, rights, responsibility, and justice. Specific attention is given to moral issues relevant to and philosophical contributions made by members of traditionally underrepresented groups.
         		3
    HST 121

    HST 121 History of Western Civilization to 1500

    Class Description

    This course is a historical survey of the West from the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Emphasis is placed on the political, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual forces that shaped the development of Western Civilization.
         		3
    • Course Code CLC 120
      Course Title

      CLC 120 College Success Seminar

      Class Description

      This course is designed to teach students attitudes and skills valuable for college success. Topics may include: growth mindset, self-advocacy skills, college resources, college culture, financial literacy, and academic success strategies, such as study skills, time management, and goal setting. Throughout this course, students will develop skills necessary for promoting positive human relations in a diverse society.
      Credits 2
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code ENG 121
      Course Title

      ENG 121 English Composition I

      Class Description

      This course is designed to help students develop their competence in college-level writing and in the analysis of texts so they can enter the dialogue of the academic community. This course includes the analysis and practice of argument and the use of critical thinking to read, analyze, and produce college-level texts.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code ANT 221
      Course Title

      ANT 221 Cultural Anthropology

      Class Description

      This course is a study of the nature and development of culture. The economic, political, religious and social organizations of selected human groups (with an emphasis on non-Western and underrepresented groups) are examined, compared and evaluated. It explores the cultural determinations of individual human behavior and means of adaptation.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code PHI 125
      Course Title

      PHI 125 Introduction to Ethics

      Class Description

      In this course, students are exposed to moral theories such as virtue ethics, utilitarianism, deontology, and the ethics of care. Students also critically evaluate general moral theories, and fundamental moral concepts. Additionally, they apply these moral theories to contemporary moral issues such as animal rights, environmental issues, reproductive technologies, abortion, euthanasia and assisted suicide, poverty and famine relief, war and peace, racism, sexism, emerging technologies, and other issues. Students develop and defend their own views on these matters, and evaluate the views of others. By studying and applying moral theories to their own lives, students are encouraged to explore different ways of effecting change in their lives and communities. Throughout the course, students learn about moral concepts such as autonomy, impartiality, utility, rights, responsibility, and justice. Specific attention is given to moral issues relevant to and philosophical contributions made by members of traditionally underrepresented groups.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code HST 121
      Course Title

      HST 121 History of Western Civilization to 1500

      Class Description

      This course is a historical survey of the West from the ancient civilizations of Egypt, Greece and Rome through the Middle Ages and the Renaissance. Emphasis is placed on the political, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual forces that shaped the development of Western Civilization.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights

    Course options: Students can choose other courses instead of ANT 221 and PHI 125. Students also can choose HST 221 instead of HST 121.

  • Course Code Course Title Credits Course Highlights
    ENG 122

    ENG 122 English Composition II

    Class Description

    This course furthers the work done in English Composition I by providing students more experience as academic writers, readers, researchers and critical thinkers. To help students construct their own meaning while engaging with the texts of others, they will develop the ability to collect, evaluate, and incorporate varied sources in thoughtfully-written analyses and arguments. Students' work should demonstrate the ability to position themselves within the context of academic and societal conversations using a variety of texts, which may include literature, arguments on various issues, news articles, films, advertisements, and websites.
         		3
    BIO 120

    BIO 120 Environmental Biology

    Class Description

    This course focuses on the relationships between humans and the environment. Topics include ecology, population biology, modification of our environment, resource use, land use planning, pollution, and energy. The goal is to better understand the biological and social problems that human use and misuse of the environment cause. Students may not receive credit for both BIO 120 and BIO 140. NOTE: Required, local field trips are scheduled during several (approximate1/2) of the lab periods. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from field sites. This course is recommended for non-science majors needing a one-semester lab science course.
         		4
    HST 122

    HST 122 History of Western Civilization 1500 to Present

    Class Description

    This course is an historical survey of the West from the Reformation and rise of absolutist monarchies through the French Revolution, Age of Industrialization, the 20th century ideological conflicts and wars, and the modern global age. Emphasis is placed on the political, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual forces that shaped the development and direction of Western Civilization.
         		3
    ART 240

    ART 240 History of Art I

    Class Description

    A survey of the history of the civilizations of the prehistoric era and the ancient world before 1400 by examination of specific works of art and architecture including artifacts and monuments from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, Japan, Africa, Amerindian/Mesoamerica, Early Christian/Byzantine, the Middle Ages, and the Middle East. Note: A museum visit will be required during the semester at student expense. See course syllabus for approximate cost.
         		3
    MTH 141

    MTH 141 Quantitative Literacy

    Class Description

    This course develops conceptual understanding in several areas, including: representing and analyzing data through such statistical measures as central tendency, dispersion, normal distribution, and correlation and regression; using logical statements and arguments in a real-world context; estimating, approximating and judging the reasonableness of answers; graphing and using polynomial functions and systems of equations in the interpretation and solution of problems; and selecting and using appropriate approaches and tools in formulating and solving real-world problems. NOTE: A specific graphing calculator is required for this course. Contact EMPS division office for details. This course does not meet the math requirement in the Associate of Science or Associate of Engineering Science, but may be used as elective credits.
         		3
    • Course Code ENG 122
      Course Title

      ENG 122 English Composition II

      Class Description

      This course furthers the work done in English Composition I by providing students more experience as academic writers, readers, researchers and critical thinkers. To help students construct their own meaning while engaging with the texts of others, they will develop the ability to collect, evaluate, and incorporate varied sources in thoughtfully-written analyses and arguments. Students' work should demonstrate the ability to position themselves within the context of academic and societal conversations using a variety of texts, which may include literature, arguments on various issues, news articles, films, advertisements, and websites.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code BIO 120
      Course Title

      BIO 120 Environmental Biology

      Class Description

      This course focuses on the relationships between humans and the environment. Topics include ecology, population biology, modification of our environment, resource use, land use planning, pollution, and energy. The goal is to better understand the biological and social problems that human use and misuse of the environment cause. Students may not receive credit for both BIO 120 and BIO 140. NOTE: Required, local field trips are scheduled during several (approximate1/2) of the lab periods. Students are responsible for their own transportation to and from field sites. This course is recommended for non-science majors needing a one-semester lab science course.
      Credits 4
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code HST 122
      Course Title

      HST 122 History of Western Civilization 1500 to Present

      Class Description

      This course is an historical survey of the West from the Reformation and rise of absolutist monarchies through the French Revolution, Age of Industrialization, the 20th century ideological conflicts and wars, and the modern global age. Emphasis is placed on the political, economic, social, cultural, and intellectual forces that shaped the development and direction of Western Civilization.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code ART 240
      Course Title

      ART 240 History of Art I

      Class Description

      A survey of the history of the civilizations of the prehistoric era and the ancient world before 1400 by examination of specific works of art and architecture including artifacts and monuments from Mesopotamia, Egypt, Greece, Rome, India, Japan, Africa, Amerindian/Mesoamerica, Early Christian/Byzantine, the Middle Ages, and the Middle East. Note: A museum visit will be required during the semester at student expense. See course syllabus for approximate cost.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code MTH 141
      Course Title

      MTH 141 Quantitative Literacy

      Class Description

      This course develops conceptual understanding in several areas, including: representing and analyzing data through such statistical measures as central tendency, dispersion, normal distribution, and correlation and regression; using logical statements and arguments in a real-world context; estimating, approximating and judging the reasonableness of answers; graphing and using polynomial functions and systems of equations in the interpretation and solution of problems; and selecting and using appropriate approaches and tools in formulating and solving real-world problems. NOTE: A specific graphing calculator is required for this course. Contact EMPS division office for details. This course does not meet the math requirement in the Associate of Science or Associate of Engineering Science, but may be used as elective credits.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights

    Course options: Students can choose HST 222 instead of HST 122. Students also can choose other courses instead of BIO 120, ART 240 and MTH 141.

  • Course Code Course Title Credits Course Highlights
    CMM 121

    CMM 121 Fundamentals of Speech

    Class Description

    For students interested in improving their oral communication competency. This course combines a theoretical basis with practical verbal and nonverbal skills to enhance public speaking effectiveness. Students learn how to develop, research, organize, adapt, deliver and critique messages.
         		3
    PSC 121

    PSC 121 American National Politics

    Class Description

    This course is an introductory survey of American politics designed to help students better understand the U.S. political system. The focus of the course is on the system’s key political actors, behaviors, processes and institutions. Empirically based explanations are offered to help students understand why these political factors are important to the system’s operation, and what effect they have on both the electoral and policy making processes and their outcomes.
         		3
    HST 141

    HST 141 World History to 1500

    Class Description

    This course surveys the economic, social, cultural and political history of the major settled regions of the world, including the Americas, Asia, Australasia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East from prehistory to 1500, paying particular attention to the ways in which societies organize themselves and interact with each other.
         		3
    HUM 222

    HUM 222 Film and Society

    Class Description

    This course will examine the evolution of American cinema and its relationship to society. The focus of the course is on the history of film and the social, economic and political pressures which have shaped its development. Periods of film history will include such eras as: Early "Silent" Cinema, "Classical" Hollywood of the 1930s/1940s, Post-War American Film, the "New American Cinema" of the 1960s/1970s, Postmodernism, and recent developments in Digital Filmmaking. Special attention will be paid toward important facets of the film industry such as the Auteur-Director, the Star system, as well as examples of important Genres (e.g. Musicals, Westerns, Horror, Detective, Science-Fiction, "Woman's Pictures", Social Problem films, etc).
         		3
    HST 129

    HST 129 Women in History

    Class Description

    This course is an historical and humanistic survey of famous and obscure women from ancient times to the modern world. Its emphases are the status and treatment of women through the ages and factors that have defined and altered this status.
         		3
    • Course Code CMM 121
      Course Title

      CMM 121 Fundamentals of Speech

      Class Description

      For students interested in improving their oral communication competency. This course combines a theoretical basis with practical verbal and nonverbal skills to enhance public speaking effectiveness. Students learn how to develop, research, organize, adapt, deliver and critique messages.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code PSC 121
      Course Title

      PSC 121 American National Politics

      Class Description

      This course is an introductory survey of American politics designed to help students better understand the U.S. political system. The focus of the course is on the system’s key political actors, behaviors, processes and institutions. Empirically based explanations are offered to help students understand why these political factors are important to the system’s operation, and what effect they have on both the electoral and policy making processes and their outcomes.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code HST 141
      Course Title

      HST 141 World History to 1500

      Class Description

      This course surveys the economic, social, cultural and political history of the major settled regions of the world, including the Americas, Asia, Australasia, Africa, Europe and the Middle East from prehistory to 1500, paying particular attention to the ways in which societies organize themselves and interact with each other.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code HUM 222
      Course Title

      HUM 222 Film and Society

      Class Description

      This course will examine the evolution of American cinema and its relationship to society. The focus of the course is on the history of film and the social, economic and political pressures which have shaped its development. Periods of film history will include such eras as: Early "Silent" Cinema, "Classical" Hollywood of the 1930s/1940s, Post-War American Film, the "New American Cinema" of the 1960s/1970s, Postmodernism, and recent developments in Digital Filmmaking. Special attention will be paid toward important facets of the film industry such as the Auteur-Director, the Star system, as well as examples of important Genres (e.g. Musicals, Westerns, Horror, Detective, Science-Fiction, "Woman's Pictures", Social Problem films, etc).
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code HST 129
      Course Title

      HST 129 Women in History

      Class Description

      This course is an historical and humanistic survey of famous and obscure women from ancient times to the modern world. Its emphases are the status and treatment of women through the ages and factors that have defined and altered this status.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights

    Course options: Students can choose HST 126 instead of HST 141. Students can choose other courses instead of PSC 121 and HUM 222. Students also can choose other history concentration / electives instead of HST 129.

  • Course Code Course Title Credits Course Highlights
    GEG 121

    GEG 121 Physical Geography

    Class Description

    This introductory physical science course examines the processes and agents that help to shape and change the environment in which humans live. Emphasis is placed on the interrelationships that exist between the earth's heat and energy systems and the weather, climate, soils, vegetation, streams, oceans, landforms, and human activities.
         		3
    PSC 123

    PSC 123 Comparative Political Systems

    Class Description

    This course is a comparative study of national political systems found across the globe. Its primary focus is describing and explaining the conditions necessary and sufficient for a democracy. A three part classification scheme--Developed Democracies, Developing Democracies and Non-Democracies--is used to analyze the similarities and differences found both within and across the different political systems. A select group of countries from different regions in the world are studied to illustrate political, economic and social development as it relates to regime type.
         		3
    HST 142

    HST 142 World History From 1500

    Class Description

    This course will examine the development of the modern world, focusing on cross-cultural exchange between the various regions, since 1500. Themes studied will include the influence of religion, culture and conquest on the Americas, Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Middle East as well as the increasing conflicts between peoples and regions of the world.
         		3
    HST 126

    HST 126 History/Non-Western World Since 1500

    Class Description

    This course is a survey of the history of Contemporary Non-Western Civilization and examines the historical roots and modern history of the following areas: The Far East, Southeast Asia, the Sub-continent and the Middle East. The course will include historical origins of the nations covered but will focus on their history from the late 19th century to the present. This course fulfills the CLC International/Multicultural Education requirement.
         		3
    HST 269

    HST 269 The History of the Second World War

    Class Description

    This course will examine the causes, course and end of the Second World War, studying the origins of the war in Europe and Asia; examining the effects of the war on belligerent, occupied, and neutral nations and regions globally as well as the effects of the war in various areas including society, politics and culture.
         		3
    • Course Code GEG 121
      Course Title

      GEG 121 Physical Geography

      Class Description

      This introductory physical science course examines the processes and agents that help to shape and change the environment in which humans live. Emphasis is placed on the interrelationships that exist between the earth's heat and energy systems and the weather, climate, soils, vegetation, streams, oceans, landforms, and human activities.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code PSC 123
      Course Title

      PSC 123 Comparative Political Systems

      Class Description

      This course is a comparative study of national political systems found across the globe. Its primary focus is describing and explaining the conditions necessary and sufficient for a democracy. A three part classification scheme--Developed Democracies, Developing Democracies and Non-Democracies--is used to analyze the similarities and differences found both within and across the different political systems. A select group of countries from different regions in the world are studied to illustrate political, economic and social development as it relates to regime type.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code HST 142
      Course Title

      HST 142 World History From 1500

      Class Description

      This course will examine the development of the modern world, focusing on cross-cultural exchange between the various regions, since 1500. Themes studied will include the influence of religion, culture and conquest on the Americas, Asia, Africa, Oceania and the Middle East as well as the increasing conflicts between peoples and regions of the world.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code HST 126
      Course Title

      HST 126 History/Non-Western World Since 1500

      Class Description

      This course is a survey of the history of Contemporary Non-Western Civilization and examines the historical roots and modern history of the following areas: The Far East, Southeast Asia, the Sub-continent and the Middle East. The course will include historical origins of the nations covered but will focus on their history from the late 19th century to the present. This course fulfills the CLC International/Multicultural Education requirement.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights
    • Course Code HST 269
      Course Title

      HST 269 The History of the Second World War

      Class Description

      This course will examine the causes, course and end of the Second World War, studying the origins of the war in Europe and Asia; examining the effects of the war on belligerent, occupied, and neutral nations and regions globally as well as the effects of the war in various areas including society, politics and culture.
      Credits 3
      Course Highlights

    Course options: Students can choose HST 129 instead of HST 142. Students can choose other courses instead of GEG 121 and PSC 123. Students also can choose other history concentration / electives instead of HST 126 and HST 269.

Total Credit Hours

60

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