RDP.BAHIS - BA History (residential)
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Program Description
Modality. Point University offers the B.A. in History in on-ground format at its main campus in West Point, Georgia. An online "course companion" includes a gradebook and supplementary materials.
Learning Outcomes
Program Purpose and Student Learning Objectives
Purpose. The purpose of the B.A. in History program is to create an important frame-work for understanding the present and influencing the future.
The History Major builds on Point University’s mission, values, and Core Curriculum (General Studies and Biblical Studies) to accomplish the following student learning objectives:
Objective 1: Demonstrate an advanced level of reflective, critical and original thinking.
Objective 2: Develop an appreciation for history and the craft of the historian.
Objective 3: Describe the important institutional and cultural developments in world history.
Objective 4: Demonstrate an understanding of a comprehensive Christian worldview.
Objective 5: Identify the events and people that have shaped history.
Objective 6: Pursue advanced studies in individual or interdisciplinary programs within history.
Recommended Course Sequence
Recommended Course Sequence. A recommended course sequence for full-time on-ground students appears below. Academic advisors will help students adjust the sequence if, for example, they have transferred credits from other universities.
Recommended Course Sequence for B.A. in History | |
FIRST YEAR BBS 102 The Drama of Scripture (3) EFT 101 Effective Thinking (1) ENG 101 Critical Reading & Writing I (3)+ ENG 102 Critical Reading & Writing II (3)+ HIS 104 World History I (3) HIS 105 World History II (3) HUM 101 Introduction to Humanities (3) MTH 115 Quantitative Reasoning [or higher] (3) NSC _/_L Natural Science course w/Lab (4) PSY 103 Introduction to Psychology (3) SOC 103 Introduction to Sociology (3) TOTAL CREDITS: 32 | SECOND YEAR BBS 202 Jesus: The Focus of Scripture (3) COM 205 Public Speaking (3) Foreign Language course 1 (4)+ Foreign Language course 2 (4)+ HFA core selection (3) HIS 103 U.S. Government (3) HIS 250 United States History I (3) HIS 251 United States History II (3) HIS or HUM History Elective (3) SOC/HIS 214 Geography (3) TOTAL CREDITS: 32 |
THIRD YEAR BBS 304 Scripture: Reading & Interpretation (3) BBS ___ Biblical Studies elective (3) Foreign Language course 3 (3)+ Foreign Language course 4 (3)+ HIS or HUM History electives (9) General electives (9) TOTAL CREDITS: 30
+Take these courses in consecutive terms | FOURTH YEAR HIS 430 Historiography with Georgia History (3) HIS or HUM History Electives (6) HIS 495 Senior Thesis: History (3) [WE] HIS 497 History Internship or Study Abroad (6) THE 405 Christ, Culture & Career (3) [WE] General electives (5) TOTAL CREDITS: 26 |