Overview
The Bachelor of Arts in History is a major within the School of Education. If you have questions regarding this program, please contact dsu.hawk@dickinsonstate.edu or call 1-800-279-HAWK.
Degree Requirements:
- General Education Courses
- Major Courses
- Minor Courses
- Foreign Language Requirement
- Electives
Degree available in Bismarck and DSUlive
Student Learning Outcomes
The history graduate will:
- Demonstrate knowledge of past societies and familiarity with patterns of social, political, economic, and culture changes. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes I, II, V, and VII.)
- Recognize how information can be used as historical data and analyze the role of evidence in the construction of historical arguments. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes II, V, and VII.)
- Understand the challenge of weighing multiple perspectives and evaluate the merits of competing interpretations. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes, II, V, and VII.)
- Conduct research utilizing both primary and secondary sources and make assessments about the relative utility of gathered data. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes II, V, and VII.)
- Construct persuasive and evidence based arguments about historical change and present them in written, visual, and oral formats. (This learning outcome directly addresses Institutional Learning Outcomes II, V, VI, and VII.)
Career Options
Why should you pursue a Bachelor of Arts Degree - History?
A degree in history focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, providing and extraordinary education and research opportunities, empowering students in such activities such as museum curator, and document researcher.
Possible Career Paths
- Museum Director
- Historian
- Park Ranger
- Document Researcher