SWAU Online | History
History
Are you looking for a degree that is exceptionally adept at preparing you to think critically and broadly about how and why the world is the way it is today? Individuals with degrees in history have had lots of training in how to think clearly and then to clarify those thoughts in writing. These skills are useful in a wide variety of professions.
A degree in History prepares you for careers as a:
• High school history teacher
• Community college history lecturer
• College or university history professor
• Government historian
• Historical consultant
• Political advisor
• Museum curator
• Archivist
• Lawyer
• Researcher
• Private-sector researcher
• Analyst
• Diplomat
• Journalist
• Writer
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| Required Cognates | ||
| Item # | Title | Credits |
| Political Science Elective For History Major | 3 | |
| Sub-Total Credits | 3 | |
| Total Credits: | 40 | |
| Post Graduate U.S. History Certificate | ||
| Item # | Title | Credits |
| HIST 500 | History Methods and Historiography | 3 |
| HIST 501 | Colonial America—1607 to 1783 | 3 |
| HIST 502 | The Early American Republic—1783 to 1837 | 3 |
| HIST 503 | Civil War and Reconstruction—1837 to 1919 | 3 |
| HIST 504 | Modern America—1919 to the Present | 3 |
| HIST 505 | Teaching College History | 3 |
| Sub-Total Credits | 18 | |
Our Post Graduate U.S. History Certificate prepares individuals with a masters degree with the necessary qualifications to teach college level history courses.