History

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Source: 2005-2006 Catalog

Mission of the Department/Description of the Discipline

The Department of History exists to develop the learning skills of enrolled students and impart to them an informed awareness of the past, to encourage the professional development of its faculty, and to contribute the professional expertise of its faculty in service to the academy and its constituency.

Each scheduled history course has a common objective, namely that students enrolled are engaged in "doing history." Each course challenges students to imagine what happened in the past by examining records of human activity and interpreting them to produce a coherent explanation of times and peoples different from our own. Students in Washburn history courses are not passive recipients of information about the past, but active reconstructors of the past. They sharpen their skills in reading the record, critically thinking about what they find, and drawing conclusions.

Student Learning Outcomes

History majors at Washburn University, upon graduation, are expected to have:

• developed familiarity with the broadest patterns of United States and World History;
• developed an awareness of the character of the historical discipline and its applied and vocational dimensions;
• applied the understanding of the broad patterns of history to an in-depth examination of significant historical issues for three cultural areas identified by the department (United States, Europe, Non-Western); and
• demonstrated mastery of the discipline's scholarship.

Preparation for Teachers
Students desiring to be certified in secondary social studies at Washburn must major in history and follow one of the following curriculum outlines (ALSO PLEASE NOTE: all teaching licenses in the state of Kansas have been revised. Students planning to pursue a teaching license should consult with an advisor prior to enrolling in courses.)

Curriculum Outline for the US History, US Government, and World History Program; 57 semester hours are required.

Core Courses
HI 111 History of the U.S. I (3)
HI 112 History of the U.S. II (3)
HI 100 Early World History (3)
HI 101 Changing World History (3)
HI 102 Modern World History (3)
HI 299 History Forum * (3)
PO 106 Government of the U.S. (3)
PO 107 American State & Local Government (3)
HI 399 Historical Methods & Research (3)
Upper division U.S. History (6)
Upper division European History (3)
Upper division non-Western History (3)
*HI299 required only of History majors

Required Additional Courses in Social Science
Selected upper division Political Science (6)
Economics (EC 200) (3)
Anthropology 112 (3)
Geography (GG 102) (3)

Students seeking certification to teach must also be formally admitted to the University's Professional Teacher Education Programs and adhere to the Education Department's requirements for teacher certification. For admission requirements, see EDUCATION in this catalog.