History, Associate

Program Overview

The associate degree in History cultivates a critical understanding of the human past and develops skills of historical research, analysis, and communication that enable students to engage the world in which they serve in a thoughtful, positive, and creative way. Courses in the program introduce skills for research, analysis, and communication that prepare students for further studies toward a four-year bachelor’s degree or a variety of jobs.

Core Classes

The Historian's Craft I: Introduction to Historiography

The Historian's Craft II: Advanced Historiography

History Survey Option: Choose 1

American History I
This is a study of the social, political, economic, religious, and cultural developments of the United States from the era of exploration and settlement through the Civil War. It focuses on events and processes involved in the expansion of the United States to the Pacific Ocean and leading to the Civil War.

American History II
This is a continuation of American History I. It presents the development of the United States from the post-Civil War Reconstruction to the present time. Its focus is on America’s modernization and emergence into a world leadership role.