These requirements must be completed with a grade of C or better for students to qualify for graduation.
Complete any THREE 100- or 200-level HIST courses. (9 credits)
Complete FOUR of the following Topics in American History courses:
Complete THREE of the following Topics in History of the Wider World courses:
The following courses, depending on the instructor's preference, may be taught either as Topics in American History or Topics in the History of the Wider World courses and may be applied to those requirements as appropriate:
You can choose to complete this specialization in public history, which is the professional application of historical methods, skills, research and presentation in settings outside the classroom. Public historians work in museums, archives, government, historical societies, living history sites, preservation groups, businesses and nonprofit organizations of all kinds, either independently or in partnership with academic institutions.
You can fulfill this specialization through Topics in American History core courses or general electives; this does not require completion of additional credits beyond those of the History program.
Choose ONE of the following:
Choose TWO of the following with advisement from the program director:
IDIS 101 First Year Seminar: Introduction to University Learning
freshmen only; transfer students replace this with a different elective
Complete as many courses as necessary from any discipline to fulfill your 120-credit requirement to graduate.
Meet the UBalt Information Literacy graduation requirement by successfully completing one of the following:
ASSURANCE OF LEARNING: B.A. IN HISTORY
Mission Statement
The B.A. in History program aims to create well-informed citizens by providing students with opportunities to engage the local, national, and global past. Integrating faculty scholarship, Baltimore's unique historical sites, and undergraduate research, history at UBalt offers personalized learning, including day and evening classes, one-to-one independent studies, and opportunities for student leadership. Graduates gain writing, analytical, and information literacy skills needed to advance at work, begin a new career, or enter a graduate program in the legal, historical, education, or public service fields. Beyond the workplace, the program prepares students for empathetic leadership in civic life.
Program-Level Student Learning Outcomes
Upon graduating from the B.A. in History program, students will be able to:
Construct a historical web in which to situate events within the context of social, technological, environmental developments in American and world history.
Analyze sources in ways that correspond to the field of historical investigation.
Assemble a range of primary and secondary sources during research, including evidence from archives, material culture, the built environment, maps and other visual sources.
Create effective written and oral reports that communicate their findings.
Formulate sustained arguments about historical events and their interpretations.
Evaluate contemporary issues through the lens of related historical patterns and events.