{"id":209,"date":"2015-03-19T16:14:29","date_gmt":"2015-03-19T20:14:29","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/?page_id=209"},"modified":"2024-08-22T14:25:11","modified_gmt":"2024-08-22T18:25:11","slug":"bachelor-of-arts-in-history-and-political-science","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/academic-programs\/history-political-science-undergraduate-programs\/bachelor-of-arts-in-history-and-political-science\/","title":{"rendered":"Bachelor of Arts in History and Political Science"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>General Education Curriculum<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">All degree programs require completion of the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/daemen-overview\/general-education\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">General Education Curriculum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">. A complete description of the gen ed and its requirements are available in the<\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/daemen-overview\/general-education\/\"> <span style=\"font-weight: 400\">General Education Curriculum<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> section of the Daemen catalog. Courses that satisfy a portion or complete a core requirement will have such designation indicated after the course title.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2>BA, History &amp; Political Science<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Major: 48 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>HST105 Introduction to World History I: From Antiquity to 1500 (3)<\/li>\n<li>HST106 Introduction to World History II: From 1500 (3)<\/li>\n<li>HST220 American History to 1877 (3)<\/li>\n<li>HST221 American History from 1877 to the Present (3)<\/li>\n<li>HP445 Senior Capstone Project (3)<\/li>\n<li>MTH104 Survey of Statistics (3)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Select one<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>PSC101 Comparative Political Systems (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSC121 International Relations (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Select one<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>PSC113 American Politics (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSC114 State\/ Local Government (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><b>Select one:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>HST331 History Research Methods and Historiography (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSC331 Political Science Research and Methods (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Select 6 credits (with departmental advisement) from any courses with the PSC rubric<\/strong><\/li>\n<li><b>History Electives: 12 credits (4 courses), of which: 6 credits must be at the 300 level or above, AND at least one course must be taken from each of 3 areas: European Concentration; US Concentration; World Concentration<\/b>. Access the list of acceptable\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/academic-programs\/history-political-science-undergraduate-programs\/electives\/\">History and Political Science\u00a0electives<\/a> from the History &amp; Political Science department section of the Daemen catalog, or from the Program Plans option on the Registrar&#8217;s web page.<\/li>\n<li>CMP101 Composition (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Requirements Outside the Major: 9 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>\n<h4>CAREER FIELD EXPERIENCE:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>CFE97 Career Preparation\u00a0Seminar (0); <b>AND<\/b> 3 credits in a Career Field Experience (CFE) relevant to the major<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>\n<h4><span style=\"color: initial\">FOREIGN LANGUAGE REQUIREMENT: 6 credits<\/span><\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Students must complete 6 credits of a foreign language at any level. The requirement may be satisfied through the completion of college-level coursework or the successful completion of a proficiency examination. A complete description of the requirement is available in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/undergrad\/programs-of-study-degrees\/#foreign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/undergrad\/programs-of-study-degrees\/%23foreign&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1723229025654000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0QsQEW0LzowGwjxn1U7FWg\">Foreign Language<\/a>\u00a0section of the Daemen catalog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. General Education Curriculum: 36 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>First Year Seminar (3)<\/li>\n<li>Learning Communities (6)<\/li>\n<li>Depth- Discovery (9)<\/li>\n<li>Breadth- Exploration:\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Natural Sciences and Mathematics:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose two courses from: Biochemistry, Biology, Chemistry, Computer Science, Environmental Science, Math and Physics (6)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Social Science:<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose two courses from: Anthropology, Economics, Linguistics, Psychology, and Sociology (6)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Humanities:\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose two courses from: Art, English, Language (French or Spanish), Music, Philosophy, Religion, and Theater. (6)<\/span><span style=\"color: revert;font-size: revert;font-weight: revert\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: revert;font-size: revert;font-weight: revert\">4. Free Electives: 27 CREDITS<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>A maximum of 6 credits may be taken in History &amp; Political Science courses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS = 120 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<h2>BA, History &amp; Political Science &#8211; Environmental Studies Specialization<\/h2>\n<h3>1. Major: 36 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>HST105 Introduction to World History I: From Antiquity to 1500 (3)<\/li>\n<li>HST106 Introduction to World History II: From 1500 (3)<\/li>\n<li>HST220 American History to 1877 (3)<\/li>\n<li>HST221 American History from 1877 to the Present (3)<\/li>\n<li><b>Select one:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>HST331 History Research Methods and Historiography (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSC331 Political Science Research and Methods (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>HP445 Senior Capstone Project (3)<\/li>\n<li><b>History Electives: 9 credits, of which: 6 credits must be at the 300 level or above, AND at least one course must be taken from each of 3 areas: European Concentration; US Concentration; World Concentration<\/b>. Access the list of acceptable <a href=\"http:\/\/www.daemen.edu\/academics\/divisionofartssciences\/historygovernment\/undergraduateprograms\/electives\">History and\u00a0Political Science\u00a0electives<\/a> from the History &amp; Political Science department section of the Daemen catalog, or from the Program Plans option on the Registrar&#8217;s web page. <b>HST324 Global Environmental History is strongly recommended.\u00a0<\/b><\/li>\n<li>CMP101 Composition (3)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Foreign Language Requirement: 6 credits<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>Students must complete 6 credits of a foreign language at any level. The requirement may be satisfied through the completion of college-level coursework or the successful completion of a proficiency examination. A complete description of the requirement is available in the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/undergrad\/programs-of-study-degrees\/#foreign\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/undergrad\/programs-of-study-degrees\/%23foreign&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1723229025654000&amp;usg=AOvVaw0QsQEW0LzowGwjxn1U7FWg\">Foreign Language<\/a>\u00a0section of the Daemen catalog.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>2. Specialization: 47 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>BIO109\/L-110\/L General Biology I &amp; II Lecture and Lab (4\/4)<\/li>\n<li>BIO302\/L General Ecology Lecture and Lab (4)<\/li>\n<li>CHE101L General Chemistry Lab (1) lecture also required and is included in the Breadth<\/li>\n<li>CHE301 Organic Chemistry I Lecture (3)<\/li>\n<li>ENS\/PSC211 Environmental &amp; Energy Policies I (3)<\/li>\n<li>ENS\/PSC212 Environmental &amp; Energy Policies II (3)<\/li>\n<li>ENS304\/L Environmental Chemistry Lecture and Lab (4)<\/li>\n<li>PSC113 American Politics (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSC114 State &amp; Local Government (3)<\/li>\n<li><strong>Select one<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>BIO\/SUST304 Conservation Biology (3)<\/li>\n<li>BIO315\/L General Microbiology Lecture &amp; Lab (4)<\/li>\n<li>NSC310 Biostatistics (3)<\/li>\n<li>any 300-level Biology course (3-4)<\/li>\n<li>any 200 or 300 level Chemistry course (3-4)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><strong>Select two:<\/strong>\n<ul>\n<li>ENS205 Planet Earth I: Physical Features (3)<\/li>\n<li>ENS206 Planet Earth II: Geographical Features (3)<\/li>\n<li>ENS\/NSC303 Environmental Toxicology (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Select two:\n<ul>\n<li>PSC217 American Political Parties &amp; Pressure Groups (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSC219 Politics, Planning &amp; Land Use (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSC411 Environmental Law (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. General Education Curriculum: 36 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>First Year Experience (3)<\/li>\n<li>Learning Communities (6)<\/li>\n<li>Depth- Discovery (9)<\/li>\n<li>Breadth- Exploration:\n<ul>\n<li>Natural Sciences and Mathematics\n<ul>\n<li>CHE101 General Chemistry Lecture (3)- lab is also required and is included in the specialization requirements.<\/li>\n<li>MTH104 Survey of Statistics (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Social Sciences:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Select one<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>ECO201 Principles of Microeconomics (3)<\/li>\n<li>ECO202 Principles of Macroeconomics (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose one course from: Anthropology, Economics, Linguistics, Psychology, and Sociology (3)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Humanities:\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose two courses from: Art, English, Language (French or Spanish), Music, Philosophy, Religion, and Theater. (6)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"color: revert;font-size: revert;font-weight: revert\">4. Free Electives: 3 CREDITS<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Outside of History and Political Science courses.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS = 122 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h2>BS, Adolescence Education: Social Studies<\/h2>\n<p><strong>All Adolescence Education: Social Studies majors must be admitted into the Education Department through the Upper Division application process. No student may pursue this major without meeting the Education Department&#8217;s requirements: see Admission to Upper Division section.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h3>1. Major: 48 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<p>All courses in this section require a C or better<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>HST105 Introduction to World History I: From Antiquity to 1500 (3)<\/li>\n<li>HST106 Introduction to World History II: From 1500 (3)<\/li>\n<li>HST220 American History to 1877 (3)<\/li>\n<li>HST221 American History from 1877 to the Present (3)<\/li>\n<li>History Electives* (6)\n<ul>\n<li>300 Level or above, from different distributional fields: American, World, European<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>PSC101 Comparative Political Systems (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSC121 International Relations (3)<\/li>\n<li><b>Select one:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>PSC113 American Politics (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSC114 State and Local Government (3)\n<ul>\n<li>PSC114 is required if student brings in AP credit for PSC113<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>PSC Elective* (3) &#8211; any level<\/li>\n<li>PSC Elective* (6) &#8211; 300 level or above<\/li>\n<li>GEO117 World Geography (3)<\/li>\n<li><b>Select one:<\/b>\n<ul>\n<li>HST331 History Research Methods and Historiography (3)<\/li>\n<li>PSC331 Political Science Research and Methods (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li>HP445 Senior Capstone Project (3)<\/li>\n<li>CMP101 English Composition (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"color: initial;font-size: 18px\">*Access the list of acceptable <\/span><a style=\"font-size: 18px\" href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/academic-programs\/history-political-science-undergraduate-programs\/electives\/\">History and\u00a0Political Science\u00a0electives<\/a><span style=\"color: initial;font-size: 18px\"> from the History &amp;\u00a0Political Science\u00a0department section of the Daemen catalog, or from the Program Plans option on the Registrar&#8217;s web page.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>2. Education Studies: 41 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<p>All courses in this section require a C or better<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>EDU213 Foundations of Education (3)<\/li>\n<li>EDU237\/L Instructional Design: Theory and Practice (3\/1)<\/li>\n<li>EDU314 Promoting English Language Arts Across the Content Areas (3)<\/li>\n<li>EDU336 Language\/Literacy Development for the Adolescent Learner (3)<\/li>\n<li>EDU402 Methods in Classroom Management for Secondary Education (3)<\/li>\n<li>HP333 Secondary Social Studies Methods (3)<\/li>\n<li>SED270 Introduction to the Nature\u00a0and Educational Needs of Students with Disabilities (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>All courses in this section require a B- or better<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>EDU204 Field Based in Education (1)<\/li>\n<li>EDU310 Practicum in Education (2)<\/li>\n<li>EDU427 Teaching to the Standards (3)<\/li>\n<li>EDU479 Student Teaching &#8211; Grades 7-9 (6)<\/li>\n<li>EDU480 Student Teaching Grades 10-12 (6)<\/li>\n<li>SED204 Field Based in Inclusive Education (1)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>3. General Educaiton: 36 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li>First Year Experience (3)<\/li>\n<li>Learning Communities (6)<\/li>\n<li>Depth- Discovery (9)<\/li>\n<li>Breadth- Exploration:\n<ul>\n<li>Natural Sciences and Mathematics\n<ul>\n<li>Choose one course in Mathematics (3)<\/li>\n<li>Choose one course in Natural Science (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Social Sciences:\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Select one<\/strong>:\n<ul>\n<li>ECO201 Principles of Microeconomics* (3)<\/li>\n<li>ECO202 Principles of Macroeconomics* (3)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">PSY214 Psychology of Adolescence* (3)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>Humanities:\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Choose two courses in Modern Language at any level (6)<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>*Student must earn a grade of C or better in course.<\/p>\n<h3>TOTAL PROGRAM REQUIREMENTS = 125 CREDITS<\/h3>\n<p>You can find information about all of our departmental majors,\u00a0the <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/academic-programs\/history-political-science-undergraduate-programs\/\">requirements for\u00a0Admission to Upper Division, and requirements for Graduation\u00a0here<\/a>\u00a0or by visiting the History &amp; Political Science Department section of the college catalog, or at the Program Plans option on the Registrar&#8217;s web page.<\/p>\n<h2>Suggested Course Sequence<\/h2>\n<p>Access the suggested course sequences for: <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/academic-programs\/history-political-science-undergraduate-programs\/bachelor-of-arts-in-history-and-political-science\/suggested-course-sequence\/\">BA, History &amp; Political Science<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/academic-programs\/history-political-science-undergraduate-programs\/bachelor-of-arts-in-history-and-political-science\/suggested-course-sequence\/bachelor-of-arts-history-political-science-environmental-studies-specialization\/\">BA, History &amp;\u00a0Political Science\u00a0&#8211; Environmental Studies specialization<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/catalog.daemen.edu\/ug-2024\/academic-programs\/history-political-science-undergraduate-programs\/bachelor-of-arts-in-history-and-political-science\/suggested-course-sequence\/bachelor-of-arts-adolescence-education-social-studies-initial-certification-7-12\/\">BS, Adolescence Education: Social Studies<\/a>, from the History &amp;\u00a0Political Science\u00a0Department web page or from the Program Plans site on the Registrar&#8217;s web page.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>General Education Curriculum All degree programs require completion of the General Education Curriculum. 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