BA in Family History—Genealogy (51–68 hours*)
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- Complete one course from the following in fulfillment of the university core First-Year Writing requirement:
ENGL 150 : Writing and Rhetoric.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Processes of writing, reading, and research with an emphasis on argumentation and rhetorical analysis. |
| NOTE: | Fulfills General Education First-Year Writing requirement. Changing to Wrtg 150 beginning Fall 2010. |
HONRS 150 : Honors University Writing.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)Honors University Writing.
| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | University writing and critical reading designed for those with AP English credit or those intending to graduate with University Honors. |
PHIL 150 : Reasoning and Writing.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also. |
| RECOMMENDED: | Recommended for philosophy majors and minors. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Informal grammar, logic, and rhetoric as tools for reading and writing. Library research. |
| NOTE: | Fulfills GE First-Year Writing requirement. No course challenges accepted. |
Note: Waivers based on Advanced Placement (AP) or other test scores do not apply to this requirement. Students with AP credit for Engl 115 should take Engl 150, Honrs 150, or Phil 150.
- Complete one course from the following in fulfillment of the university core Advanced Languages requirement:
An approved culminating foreign language course.
HONRS 250 : Math Modeling--Toward a Personal Understanding of the World.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)Math Modeling--Toward a Personal Understanding of the World.
| DESCRIPTION: | Developing skills in arriving at quantitative models for the world as we see it. Some math skills reviewed and some new ones introduced. |
PHIL 305 : Predicate Logic.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp on demand. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Phil 205. |
| DESCRIPTION: | History and use of predicate logic; evaluating arguments with counterexamples and proofs; informal mathematical proofs. |
| NOTE: | Fulfills GE Languages of Learning requirement. |
STAT 221 : Principles of Statistics.
(3:3:2)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Math 110 or equivalent. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Stemplots, boxplots, histograms, scatterplots; central tendency, variability; confidence intervals and hypothesis testing involving one and two means and proportions; contingency tables, regression; computer package. |
| NOTE: | Honors and Independent Study also. |
Note: These courses, and their prerequisites, impart linguistic or quantitative skills advantageous to historical research.
- Complete one course from the following:
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 221 : The United States Since 1877.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su; Independent Study also. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Industrialization, immigration, urbanization, political and social movements, and foreign policy. |
- Complete the following:
HIST 200 : The Historian's Craft.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| DESCRIPTION: | History within the broader framework of liberal education; nature of history; questions historians ask; skills and resources needed to study, understand, and write history. |
| NOTE: | Required of all history majors. |
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. |
HIST 480 : Seminar on Professional Family History Research.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Practicum in professional client research, report-writing, family history publishing, bookkeeping procedures, and running a family history business. |
HIST 490 : Capstone Research Seminar.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Hist 200. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Research seminar; critical, analytical, and writing skills in preparation of a senior thesis. |
| NOTE: | Required of all history majors. |
REL C 261 : Introduction to Family History (Genealogy).
(2:2:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)Introduction to Family History (Genealogy).
| 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. |
REL C 293R : Specialized Studies in Family History (Genealogy).
(1-2:Arr.:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su |
| PREREQUISITE: | Rel C 261. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Using documents from specific regional and organizational sources to identify ancestors and submit their names for temple ordinances. |
| : British Family History. | |
| : Germanic/Slavic Family History. | |
| : Hispanic Family History. | |
| : LDS Family History. | |
| : Native American Family History. | |
| : Scandinavian Family History. | |
| : Southern European Family History. | |
| : United States and Canada Family History. | |
Note: For majors Hist 200 is considered a prerequisite for all 300- and 400-level courses. It must be completed no later than the sophomore year or in the first semester/term after the major is declared. Hist 200 and 490 combined satisfy the university core Advanced Written and Oral Communications requirement.
- Complete two courses from the following:
HIST 408R : Scandinavian Family History.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W |
| DESCRIPTION: | In-depth examination of sources and problem solving in Scandinavia. |
| : Denmark. | |
| : Norway & Iceland. | |
| : Sweden & Finland. | |
HIST 410R : Southern European Family History.
(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 Portugal, Spain, France, and Italy. |
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. |
Note: It is recommended that students focus on one geographical area. Majors should consult with the family history coordinator soon after declaring.
- Complete one course from the following:
HIST 420 : Latin Language Handwriting and Documents.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| DESCRIPTION: | Interpretation of handwriting in Latin ecclesiastical and notarial documents useful in family history research, including parish or church registers, notarial settlements of states, probate records, and inventories; medieval to modern periods. |
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. |
HIST 422 : Germanic Language Handwriting and Documents.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| DESCRIPTION: | Interpretation of handwriting in vernacular scripts in the German kingdoms, sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, in family history sources. |
HIST 423 : Slavic Language Handwriting and Documents.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Interpretation of handwriting in vernacular scripts in the Slavic language areas of Eastern Europe, sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, in family history sources. |
HIST 424 : Romance Language Handwriting and Documents.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| DESCRIPTION: | Interpretation of handwriting in vernacular scripts in the Romance languages of Europe (especially Spanish, French, and Italian), sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, in family history sources. |
HIST 425 : Scandinavian Language Handwriting and Documents.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Interpretation of old Gothic script handwriting in Scandinavian areas of Europe (including Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland, and Iceland), sixteenth through eighteenth centuries, in family history sources. |
- Complete the following:
- Complete a minimum of 3 hours of the following:
- Complete one course from the following:
HIST 251 : Conquest and Colonization of Latin America.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F |
| DESCRIPTION: | Pre-Columbian civilizations, Iberian exploration and conquest of the New World, and colonial development of Hispanic and Portuguese America from 1492 to 1823. |
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 320 : Society in Europe.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F even years. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Common life in Europe from 1500 to the present: family problems, social customs, marriage, superstition, death, diet, work, hardships, migration, and childhood. |
HIST 357 : The Indian in Latin American History.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W odd years. |
| DESCRIPTION: | History of Latin American Indians from preconquest days to the present; achievements, contributions, and problems. |
HIST 387 : Twentieth-Century American Indian History.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W odd years. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Sociocultural factors that affect twentieth-century native Americans in both urban and reservation settings, including current challenges facing Indian communities. |
- Complete one course from the following:
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. |
HIST 323 : English History Since 1689.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W odd years. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Emergence of Britain as a great colonial and industrial power, as well as more recent decline of Britain's influence. Emphasis also on cultural developments. |
HIST 325 : Spain.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F even years. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Political, social, and economic factors in Spanish history from Roman times to present. Emphasis on Reconquest, Golden Age, and Civil War. |
HIST 330 : Tsarist Russia.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F odd years. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Major social, political, and economic developments of Russia from the founding of the Kievan state to the 1905 Revolution. |
HIST 332 : Scandinavian History.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W |
| DESCRIPTION: | Political, social, religious, cultural, and economic factors in Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, and Sweden from Viking era to present highly developed society. |
HIST 355 : History of Argentina.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F odd years. |
| DESCRIPTION: | Rise of modern Argentina from colonial times, focusing on the dynamic political, economic, social, and cultural developments since independence. |
HIST 356 : Brazil.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | W even years. |
| DESCRIPTION: | From 1500 to present, emphasizing relationship between colonial patterns and twentieth-century reality and dilatory transformation of Brazil's political and economic culture. |
- Complete one additional course from section 5 or 6 above.
Recommended
HIST 201 : World Civilization to 1500.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also. Independent Study also. |
| DESCRIPTION: | World civilization from Greek antiquity to Renaissance; explores fundamental questions in the human experience, examines formative events in history, and seeks to teach value of important texts. |
HIST 202 : World Civilization from 1500.
(3:3:0)(Credit Hours:Lecture Hours:Lab Hours)| OFFERED: | F, W, Sp, Su; Honors also. |
| PREREQUISITE: | Hist 201. |
| DESCRIPTION: | World civilization from Renaissance to present; explores fundamental questions in the human experience, examines formative events in history, and seeks to teach value of important texts. |
Majors are strongly encouraged to minor in a field that further enhances their preparation for employment or graduate school. Consult with faculty.
*Hours include courses that may fulfill university core requirements.