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Associate in Arts

Liberal Arts & Sciences

History

History Course Descriptions

Dean: Dr. Chuck Wilson

Curriculum pathway leading to an Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences for students seeking a transfer degree to a 4-year institution:

History at Kansas City Kansas Community College introduces students to an array of peoples, time periods, and regions. Students examine a wide range of subjects from early cultures, from ancient and classical civilizations, and from the modern world. Topics, which are drawn from the entire map of human experiences, include creativity, belief, conflict, identity, innovation, ordinary life and power. Students learn historical literacy. They learn to evaluate evidence, to examine contexts, to identify changes and continuities, and to assume complexity. They encounter traditional and new approaches to historical subjects, and they are introduced to historiography. Students who already believe that the study of the past is interesting and meaningful will be encouraged. For other students, history at the college will open up new worlds of knowledge and understanding. The American Historical Association in its Careers for Students of History, identifies seven careers in history: "classrooms', 'museums', 'editing and publishing', 'archives', 'historic preservation', 'federal, state and local history', and 'consultants and contractors'. The community college provides the foundation for students who intend to earn a baccalaureate degree and graduate degrees in history. Students who intend to teach in elementary and secondary schools should also satisfy requirements for certification.

General Education Requirements

College Requirement - All first time degree-seeking students who score 75 or above on the ACCUPLACER reading exam are required to take HUDV0100, Freshman Orientation (1 credit hour). All degree-seeking students who score below 75 on the ACCUPLACER reading exam will take HUDV 101, Strategies for Academic Excellence/Lifelong Learning (2 credit hours). (See exemptions)

Course Number Course Title Hours
Basic Skill Requirements:
ENGL 101 Composition I 3
ENGL 102 Composition II* 3
SPCH 151
SPCH 153		 Public Speaking or
Interpersonal Communication		 3
Total 9
Mathematics Requirement:
MATH 105
MATH 108		 College Algebra or
Pre-Calculus Mathematics		 3-5
Total 3-5

Humanities Requirements:
(9 credit hours from at least 3 disciplines including: Art, History, Literature, Modern Language, Music, Philosophy or Theatre)
HIST 104
HIST 105		 United States to 1877 or
United States Since 1877		 3
PHIL 103
PHIL 105
PHIL 206 		Introduction to Philosophy or
Logic or
Ethics		 3
  Humanities Core Elective 3
Total 9

Social and Behavioral Science Requirements:
(6 credit hours from at least 2 disciplines including: Anthropology, Economics, Geography, Political Science, Psychology, and Sociology)
POSC 101
POSC 102

Introduction to Political Science or
International Relations/Foreign Policy

 3
SOSC 107 Sociology 3
Total 6
Natural and Physical Science Requirements: (lecture with lab)
  Natural and Physical Sciences Core Elective 5
Total 5
Foreign Language Requirements:
Foreign Language Core Elective 5
Total 5
Total General Education Requirements 38-41

History Majors must take HIST 115 and HIST 116 plus enough credits to equal at least a 60-hour degree:
HIST 115 World Civilization I 3
HIST 116 World Civilization II 3
HIST 106

Black History

3
HIST 107 Modern Europe 3
HIST 108 Religion in America 3
HIST 109 The Bible as History 3
HIST 111 Modern Latin America 3
HIST 204 Western Civilization I# 3
HIST 205 Western Civilization II# 3

Minimum hours required for an Associate in Arts in Liberal Arts & Sciences in History Degree:

 60-65

*See course description for prerequisite.
#For students who intend to graduate from the University of Kansas in the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, the School of Journalism, or the School of Social Welfare.