BGS in General Studies: Family History Emphasis (33 hours*)

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1. Complete the following prerequisite course:
   STDEV 100 : Essential College Skills. (1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   STDEV 100 : Essential College Skills. (1:1:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Developing essential college skills. Aims of BYU, values and goals, sound thinking skills. Learning styles and adjustment to college courses. College requirements and planning.
   NOTE:	Independent Study also.
   
   
2. In consultation with a BGS advisor, select a geographic area of interest (i.e., United States, New England, Latin America, British Isles, Europe, etc.) and select options that correspond to that area.
3. Recommended foundational course (may count toward religion credits):
   REL C 261 : Introduction to Family History (Genealogy). (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   REL C 261 : Introduction to Family History (Genealogy). (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Introduction to the doctrinal significance, necessary skills, and available resources dealing with family history and genealogy.
   NOTE:	Honors also.
   
   
4. Complete the following introductory course:
   HIST 400 : The Family and the Law in American History. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 400 : The Family and the Law in American History. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	The interaction of families with law and government as illustrated in original American sources; individual family histories reconstructed in the broader perspective of history.
   
   
5. Complete two of the following area source courses:
   HIST 403 : U.S. - Midwest Family History Research. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 403 : U.S. - Midwest Family History Research. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in Midwestern states research.
   
   
   HIST 404 : U.S. - Southern States Family History Research. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 404 : U.S. - Southern States Family History Research. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in Southern states research.
   
   
   HIST 409R : Germanic Family History Research. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 409R : Germanic Family History Research. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in various Germanic-speaking countries.
   
   
   (section 1)
   HIST 411R : Latin American Family History Research. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 411R : Latin American Family History Research. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   DESCRIPTION:	Records, geo-historical background, paleography, and methods for reconstruction of individual families; development of demographic and family history studies in Latin America and Spanish United States.
   
   
   HIST 413 : England/Wales Since 1700 Family History Research. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 413 : England/Wales Since 1700 Family History Research. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F
   DESCRIPTION:	In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in England and Wales since 1700.
   
   
   HIST 414 : Scottish Family History Research. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 414 : Scottish Family History Research. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in Scotland.
   
   
   HIST 415 : Irish Family History Research. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 415 : Irish Family History Research. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in Ireland.
   
   
6. Complete one of the following social history courses:
   HIST 319 : The Family in Europe. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 319 : The Family in Europe. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F odd years.
   DESCRIPTION:	Nature and development of marriage and family life and structure from the ancient to modern era.
   NOTE:	Independent Study also.
   
   
   HIST 378 : American Family History. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 378 : American Family History. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   History of American families from colonial period to the present.
   
   
7. Complete one of the following handwriting courses:
   GERM 490R : Special Studies in German. (.5-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   GERM 490R : Special Studies in German. (.5-3:ARR:ARR)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   PREREQUISITE:	Instructor's consent.
   NOTE:	Variable credit for individual or group study as approved for special circumstances. Not applicable to German major or minor.
   
   
   (section 3)
   HIST 390R : Special Topics in History. (.5-3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 390R : Special Topics in History. (.5-3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W; Independent Study also.
   DESCRIPTION:	Presented by visiting or regular faculty. Varied topics include oral history, demographics, psychohistory, Christianity in history, etc.
   
   
   (section 1)
   HIST 421 : England Language Handwriting and Documents. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 421 : England Language Handwriting and Documents. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:

   Interpretation of handwriting in vernacular scripts in the British Isles, sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, in family history sources.
   
   
8. Complete one of the following area history courses:
   GEOG 250 : United States and Canada. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   GEOG 250 : United States and Canada. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	W
   DESCRIPTION:	Analysis of the natural environment, historical development, cultural patterns, economic systems, and political structures of geographic regions.
   
   
   HIST 220 : The United States Through 1877. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 220 : The United States Through 1877. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su; Independent study also.
   DESCRIPTION:	Discovery, colonization, American Revolution, estabishment of the Constitution, foreign affairs, westward expansion, slavery, sectionalism, Civil War, and reconstruction.
   
   
   HIST 252 : Modern Latin America. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 252 : Modern Latin America. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W
   DESCRIPTION:	National period (1810 to present): independence, institutional development, culture, and inter-American relations.
   
   
   HIST 322 : English History to 1689. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 322 : English History to 1689. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F even years; Independent Study also.
   DESCRIPTION:	Political, social, and cultural developments from prehistoric times to the Glorious Revolution. Medieval, Tudor, and Stuart periods.
   
   
9. Complete 6 hours from the following elective courses (including any area source or handwriting courses not used for core above):
   ENGL 220 : Composing Personal History. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   ENGL 220 : Composing Personal History. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   DESCRIPTION:	Composing personal history through writing, mementos, oral history, chronologies, letters, documents, journals, and other mediums.
   NOTE:	Independent Study also.
   
   
   HIST 481R : Directed Research in Family History. (.5-3:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   HIST 481R : Directed Research in Family History. (.5-3:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
   DESCRIPTION:	Student research directed by faculty member on family history topic of mutual interest.
   
   
   REL C 393R : Special Studies in Religion: Church History and Doctrine. (.5-3:ARR:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   REL C 393R : Special Studies in Religion: Church History and Doctrine. (.5-3:ARR:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
   
   OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also.
   DESCRIPTION:	Topical studies in religion based on student interest and teacher expertise.
   
                : Book of Mormon Witnesses.
                : Doctrine and Teachings of Joseph Smith.
                : Family History in Great Britain.
                : LDS Temples.
                : Latter-Day Saints in Wartime.
                : Lectures on Faith.
                : Men and Women of Mormonism.
                : Presidents of the Church.
   
   
   (section 6)

   Note: A maximum of 3 hours of directed research credit can be counted toward the 6 hours of electives.

10. Other BYU campus classes (including Evening and Salt Lake Center classes) dealing with social history, handwriting, area source, and area history for geographic areas not offered through Independent Study may be substituted for core courses above. Obtain prior approval before enrolling.
11. Complete 6 hours from the following as the last courses in the emphasis:
    HIST 433 : Writing Family Histories. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    HIST 433 : Writing Family Histories. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F; Independent Study also.
    DESCRIPTION:	Selecting themes and sources, and determining issues to be dealt with.
    
    
    HIST 482 : Professional Paths and Credentials in Family History. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    HIST 482 : Professional Paths and Credentials in Family History. (3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W
    DESCRIPTION:	Directed research and instruction for completing the application/test for professional accreditation or certification in family history.
    
    
    HIST 496R : Academic Internship: Family History. (.5-5:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    HIST 496R : Academic Internship: Family History. (.5-5:0:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	F, W, Sp, Su
    DESCRIPTION:	Work with Department of History on various projects, under supervision of professional.
    
    
    (3 hours maximum)
12. Complete the following capstone course:
    STDEV 490 : Bachelor of General Studies Capstone. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    STDEV 490 : Bachelor of General Studies Capstone. (2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)
    
    OFFERED:	Independent Study only.
    PREREQUISITE:	StDev 100; completion of all other BGS program requirements.
    DESCRIPTION:	Culminating course required for bachelor of general studies degree: analyze and evaluate BGS experience in light of the "Aims of a BYU Education" and summarize this experience in a reflective paper, integrate material learned in emphasis by completing a scholarly essay, and demonstrate accomplishment of learning outcomes.
    
    

*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.