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History (B.A.)

Bachelor Degree
University of Idaho
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Instruction Method
Online
Time to Degree
4 years

About the Program

The past shapes the present. Everything we are now is a result of who we have been in the past. When you study history, you gain a deep understanding of the people, places and events that have helped shape the world we know today.

As a history major, you will explore the entire sweep of the human experience — spanning centuries, continents and cultures. You will develop a rich historical perspective and a strong set of skills in research, writing, problem solving, and critical thinking. The program equips you for a variety of careers in business, education, law, communications and many other fields.

Please note that this is a sample four-year degree plan with a fall semester start. Students must meet with an advisor each semester to verify course offerings, program requirements, and degree completion timeline.

https://catalog.uidaho.edu/colleges-related-units/letters-arts-social-sciences/history/history-ba/

Program Requirements

  • Year 1, Semester 1 complete the following 5 requirements
    3 - 16 credits
    Take the following courses:
    Take the following
    ENGL101 - Writing and Rhetoric I
    3 credits
    One Oral Communication course
    One Mathemateical Ways of Knowing course
    One Humanistic and Artistic Ways of Knowing course
    One lower division History course
  • Year 1 Semester 2 complete the following 4 requirements
    3 - 16 credits
    Take the following courses:
    ENGL102 - Writing and Rhetoric II
    3 credits
    One lower level History course
    One Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing course
    One Scientific Ways of Knowing course
  • Year 2 Semester 1 complete the following 4 requirements
    3 - 14 credits
    Take the following courses:
    HIST290 - The Historian's Craft
    3 credits
    Any Foreign Language 101 course
    CHIN101 - Elementary Chinese I
    4 credits
    FREN101 - Elementary French I
    4 credits
    GERM101 - Elementary German I
    4 credits
    JAPN101 - Elementary Japanese I
    4 credits
    NEZP101 - Elementary Nez Perce I
    4 credits
    SPAN101 - Elementary Spanish I
    4 credits
    One Scientific Ways of Knowing course
    One lower level History course
  • Year 2 Semester 2 complete the following 5 requirements
    3 - 16 credits
    Take the following courses:
    Any Foreign Language 102 course
    FREN102 - Elementary French II
    4 credits
    CHIN102 - Elementary Chinese II
    4 credits
    GERM102 - Elementary German II
    4 credits
    JAPN102 - Elementary Japanese II
    4 credits
    NEZP102 - Elementary Nez Perce II
    4 credits
    SPAN102 - Elementary Spanish II
    4 credits
    One lower level History course
    One Social and Behavioral Ways of Knowing course
    One American Diversity course
    Bachelor of Arts course requirement
  • Year 3 Semester 1 complete the following 5 requirements
    3 - 16 credits
    Take the following courses:
    One International course
    Bachelor of Arts Course Requirement
    One upper division History course
    One elective from Related Fields
    Any Foreign Language 201 course
  • Year 3 Semester 2 complete the following 3 requirements
    3 - 16 credits
    Take the following courses:
    Any Foreign Language 202 course
    Two upper division History Courses
    Two electives from Related Fields
  • Year 4, Semester 1 complete the following 3 requirements
    3 - 16 credits
    Take the following courses:
    Two upper division History courses
    Two electives from related fields
    Bachelor of Arts Course Requirement
  • Year 4, Semester 2 complete the following 3 requirements
    3 - 15 credits
    Take the following courses:
    HIST495 - History Senior Seminar
    3 credits
    Two upper division History Courses
    Two electives from Related Fields
Grand Total Credits
120

* Please note that you must meet with an advisor each semester in order to verify degree completion time as well as online course offerings for the program requirements.