Nov 23, 2024

2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Catalog

2021-2022 Undergraduate Academic Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

History and Politics, BA

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College	Arts and Sciences
Academic Award	Bachelor of Arts
Credits Required	125 semester credits
Faculty Lead	Andrew Kaufmann
CIP Code	30.4630

The history and politics major prepares students for effective participation in civic affairs and public life. Typical careers that flow from this major include careers in government, business, non-profits, law, and education. This major is also an excellent preparation for graduate school in history, law, political science, public policy, and other fields related to the public and private sectors.

Outcomes

Graduates with a degree in History and Politics will be able to:

Create a research plan based on primary and secondary sources.
Synthesize research in oral and written presentations.
Analyze contemporary issues through historical reasoning.
Illustrate the role of traditionally excluded people in society.
Integrate the Christian faith into the study of history and politics.

Core Curriculum Requirements: 60

Bible and Theology: 12

BIBL 1053 - The Christian Scriptures 3 credits
BIBL 2293 - Work of God, Work of Humanity 3 credits Or
CMIN 2293 - Work of God, Work of Humanity 3 credits
BIBL 2563 - How to Read the Bible 3 credits
THEO 1093 - Foundations of Christian Faith 3 credits

Written and Verbal Communications: 9

ENGL 1013 - Composition I: Expository Writing 3 credits
ENGL 1023 - Composition II: Rhetoric and Research Writing 3 credits
COMM 1213 - Fundamentals of Speech Communication 3 credits

Humanities: 9

6 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see Course Descriptions for applicability)

ENGL xxx3 Any Literature course 3 credits
HIST xxx3 Any Course in History 3 credits
3 additional credits selected from the following 3 credits
- Art (ARTE), Bible (BIBL), Drama (DRAM), English (ENGL), History (HIST), Language (LANG), Music (MUSI), or Theology (THEO)

Social Sciences: 9

6 credits in this area must be from Writing Practice courses* (see Course Descriptions for applicability)

Select a minimum of two disciplines from the following: 9 credits
- Business Administration (BUSM), Communication (except COMM 1213), Economics, Education (EDUC), Geography (GEOG), Health & Fitness (PEDU), Information Technology (INTC), Management (BMGT), Marketing (BMKT), Philosophy (PHIL), Political Science (PSCI), Psychology (PSYC), Sociology/Anthropology (SOCI), or User Experience Design (UXDE)

Science and Mathematics: 7

MATH xxxx - College-level Mathematics 3 credits
SCIE xxxx - Science course with Lab 4 credits

Formation and Calling: 6

UCOR 1053 - Life Calling 3 credits
THEO 1063 - Gospel and Culture 3 credits Or
INCS 1063 - Gospel and Culture 3 credits

Professional Readiness: 2

Two Core Curriculum elective credits are required to be Career Readiness credits. These credits can be earned by taking a combination of Career Readiness Courses and introductory internship and/or job shadowing experiences. 

This two-credit requirement is waived for students who transfer 60 or more credits to NU
Students with 47-59 transfer credits are required to take one Career Readiness credit

Core Electives: 6

Select any college-level courses

History and Politics Major Core Requirements: 46-49

Lower Division Requirements: 21

HIST 1043 - Foundations of History 3 credits
HIST 2083 - Global History 3 credits
HIST 2183 - Introduction to Public History 3 credits
PSCI 2583 - Political Theory 3 credits

Politics Selection: 3

Select one Politics course from the following:

PSCI 2173 - Religion and Politics 3 credits
PSCI 2473 - American Government 3 credits
PSCI 2543 - Comparative Politics 3 credits

History Selection: 6

Select two History courses from the following:

HIST 1503 - History of World Civilization I: Prehistory to 1500 CE 3 credits
HIST 1513 - History of World Civilization II: The World from 1500 CE 3 credits
HIST 2503 - U.S. History I: to 1877 3 credits
HIST 2513 - U.S. History II: 1877 to the 1970’s 3 credits

Upper Division Requirements: 10-12

HIST 4923 - Senior Research Seminar I 3 credits
HIST 4933 - Senior Research Seminar II 3 credits
HIST 494x - History Internship 1-3 credits
IDIS 3913 - Cross-Cultural Experience 3 credits

Upper Division Concentrations: 15-16

Select from one of the following concentrations:

General Studies: 15

Upper Division Political Thought 3 credits
Upper Division Law, Culture, and Society 3 credits
Upper Division Global Studies 3 credits
Upper Division Electives 6 credits

American Studies: 15-16

GlobalEd in Washington, DC

PSCI 4948 American Studies Internships 8-9 credits*
PSCI 4991 Professional Mentorship (optional) 1 credit

_{*Students who complete the American Studies concentration will be exempt from the internship requirement for the major.}

Strategic Communication Track

PSCI 48x3 Case Studies in Strategic Communication 3 credits
PSCI 48x3 Christian Public Engagement for Communicators: Contemporary Perspectives and Practices 3 credits

Public Policy Track: 6

PSCI 48x3 The Politics of Public Policy 3 credits
PSCI 48x3 Christian Polticial Engagement: Contemporary Practices and Perspectives 3 credits

General Electives: 16-19

Any college-level courses or students may choose a minor course of study in another subject area.