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The Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Computer Information Systems provides students with a focus on digital transformation management and/or the design of innovative information systems that are commonly used in organizations to create business value. This up-to-date major offers a techie-for-future IT and business managers structure starting with an introduction to information systems (IS) and emerging digital technologies (e.g., social media, mobile, cloud computing, business data analytics, Internet of Things, artificial intelligence, machine learning, blockchain). The major continues providing the foundations and hands-on activities to use IS and digital technologies for solving business problems. The academic backbone of the major concludes with the pillars of business modeling and agile design, artificial intelligence-based innovation, and providing the IT and business managerial skills to build solutions for businesses.
Students can complete two possible major elective tracks: Designing Innovative Information Systems or Digital Transformation Management. Alternatively, the student can customize the major elective path by selecting 12 credit hours from the list of major electives in a flexible and student-centric way. The Digital Transformation track focuses on providing the knowledge and managerial skills related to managing cybersecurity, managing agile digital transformation projects and on how to lead and manage digital transformation. The Designing Innovative Information Systems track focuses on providing the technical foundations and skills to design innovative programs and apps, design innovative server-side systems and design databases and data governance.
Students may participate in an internship (elective course), which may involve a summer or a semester of paid professional experience in industry. Internship experience helps show the relevance of on-campus courses to professional work, helps students focus their career plans and often enables students to secure better jobs upon graduation.
Computer Information Systems students may apply early to the M.B.A. degree and double count 9 credit hours of graduate courses toward both degree programs. See the Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program policy in the University Catalog for more information.
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students who graduated from high school three or more years ago.
First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
Former Students: Former Kent State students or graduates who have not attended another college or university since Kent State may complete the reenrollment or reinstatement form on the University Registrar’s website.
Transfer Student: A minimum 2.250 overall GPA is required for admission into the major. Students who have previously attended Kent State who completed (or the equivalent of) COMM 15000, ENG 21011 and/or MATH 11010 must have earned a minimum C grade in the courses and a minimum C+ grade in CIS 24053.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
Students earning a B.B.A. degree in Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship are expected to have developed skills in the following critical areas of business:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
CIS 34034 | BUSINESS MODELING AND AGILE DESIGN (min C grade) | 3 |
CIS 34054 | USING INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOLVING BUSINESS PROBLEMS (min C grade) | 3 |
CIS 44048 | BUILDING SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESSES (ELR) (WIC) (min C grade) 1 | 3 |
CIS 44151 | INNOVATING WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE (min C grade) | 3 |
Major Electives, choose from the following: (min C grade) 2 | 12 | |
Designing Innovative Information Systems | ||
CIS 34167 | DESIGNING INNOVATIVE PROGRAMS AND APPS | |
CIS 44040 | DESIGNING INNOVATIVE SERVER-SIDE SYSTEMS | |
CIS 44043 | DATABASE DESIGN AND DATA GOVERNANCE | |
Digital Transformation Management | ||
CIS 44008 | MANAGING AGILE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION PROJECTS | |
CIS 44041 | MANAGING CYBERSECURITY | |
CIS 44046 | HOW TO LEAD AND MANAGE DIGITAL TRANSFORMATION | |
Additional Electives | ||
BA 34060 | OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT | |
BA 44050 | DATA VISUALIZATION | |
CIS 44292 | BUSINESS EXPERIENCE AND INTERNSHIP (ELR) | |
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
ACCT 23020 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 3 |
ACCT 23021 | INTRODUCTION TO MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING | 3 |
BA 24056 | BUSINESS ANALYTICS I 3 | 3 |
BA 34156 | BUSINESS ANALYTICS II | 3 |
BA 44062 | SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | 3 |
CIS 24053 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES (min C+ grade) | 3 |
BUS 10123 | EXPLORING BUSINESS 4 | 3 |
BUS 30062 | ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
COMM 15000 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) (min C grade) | 3 |
ECON 22060 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) | 3 |
ECON 22061 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (KSS) | 3 |
FIN 26074 | LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | 3 |
FIN 36053 | BUSINESS FINANCE | 3 |
MATH 11010 | ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) (min C grade) | 3 |
MGMT 24163 | PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT | 3 |
MGMT 44285 | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT | 3 |
MKTG 25010 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3 |
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
UC 10162 | INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 1 |
Mathematics or Critical Reasoning Elective, choose from the following: 5 | 3-5 | |
MATH 10051 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING (KMCR) | |
MATH 11012 | INTUITIVE CALCULUS (KMCR) | |
MATH 12002 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) | |
PHIL 21002 | INTRODUCTION TO FORMAL LOGIC (KMCR) | |
Kent Core Composition 6 | 6 | |
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9 | |
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 3 | |
Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 6-7 | |
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 7 | 16 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
A minimum C must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
Students may take any courses in this section to fulfill the major electives.
Students who have taken MATH 10041 for another program may use it as a substitute for BA 24056.
A student changing to a program in the college, transferring or an incoming student with college credit plus credits, may be waived out of BUS 10123 if:
Taking MATH 10051 or PHIL 21002 will not replace a low grade in either MATH 11012 or MATH 12002. Students are required to take MATH 11012 or MATH 12002 if they change their major to, or want to double major with, the Economics major or Finance major and/or intend to declare the Data Analytics minor. Students who intend to enroll in certain graduate programs and/or are working toward Phi Beta Kappa status are highly encouraged to take MATH 11012 or MATH 12002.
Minimum C grade is required in ENG 21011 or HONR 20197.
An education abroad experience is encouraged as a general elective. A maximum of 4 credit hours of Physical Activity, Wellness and Sport (PWS) courses may be applied toward the degree program.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
---|---|
2.250 | 2.250 |
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Semester One | Credits | ||
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BUS 10123 | EXPLORING BUSINESS | 3 | |
COMM 15000 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) | 3 | |
MATH 11010 | ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) | 3 | |
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 16 | ||
Semester Two | |||
ECON 22060 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) | 3 | |
CIS 24053 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES | 3 | |
UC 10162 | INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 1 | |
Mathematics or Critical Reasoning Elective | 3-5 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 16 | ||
Semester Three | |||
ACCT 23020 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 3 | |
CIS 34054 | USING INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOLVING BUSINESS PROBLEMS | 3 | |
ECON 22061 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (KSS) | 3 | |
FIN 26074 | LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Four | |||
Required for progression in the major: Minimum 2.250 overall GPA, minimum C grade in COMM 15000, ENG 21011, MATH 11010; and a minimum C+ in CIS 24053. | |||
ACCT 23021 | INTRODUCTION TO MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING | 3 | |
BA 24056 | BUSINESS ANALYTICS I | 3 | |
BUS 30062 | ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 3 | |
MGMT 24163 | PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT | 3 | |
Major Elective | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Five | |||
Required: minimum 2.250 overall GPA | |||
BA 34156 | BUSINESS ANALYTICS II | 3 | |
CIS 34034 | BUSINESS MODELING AND AGILE DESIGN | 3 | |
MKTG 25010 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
General Elective | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Six | |||
Required: minimum 2.250 overall GPA | |||
BA 44062 | SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | 3 | |
FIN 36053 | BUSINESS FINANCE | 3 | |
Major Elective | 3 | ||
Major Elective | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Seven | |||
Required: minimum overall 2.250 GPA | |||
CIS 44151 | INNOVATING WITH DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES AND ARTIFICIAL INTELLIGENCE | 3 | |
! | Major Elective | 3 | |
General Electives | 9 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Eight | |||
Required: minimum overall 2.250 GPA and completion of The Assurance of Learning Assessment given in MGMT 44285 | |||
CIS 44048 | BUILDING SOLUTIONS FOR BUSINESSES (ELR) (WIC) | 3 | |
MGMT 44285 | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
General Electives | 4 | ||
Credit Hours | 13 | ||
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
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The Bachelor of Business Administration degree in Business Management gives students credentials important to getting their first job as an entry-level manager or manager-trainee. Every organization of any size and type depends on and needs managers, including, as examples, the small corner store, department stores, accounting firms, healthcare centers, manufacturing firms or a business-to-business type of organization.
Business Management students may apply early to the M.B.A. degree and double count 9 credit hours of graduate courses toward both degree programs. See the Combined Bachelor's/Master's Degree Program policy in the University Catalog for more information.
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students.
First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
Former Students: Former Kent State students who have not attended another institution since Kent State and were not academically dismissed will complete the re-enrollment process through the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center. Former students who attended another college or university since leaving Kent State must apply for admissions as a transfer or post-undergraduate student.
Transfer Students: Students who attended an educational institution after graduating from high school or earning their GED must apply as transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.
Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog's Academic Policies.
Students may be required to meet certain criteria to progress in their program. Any progression requirements will be listed on the program's Coursework tab
Transfer Student: A minimum 2.000 overall GPA is required for admission into the major. Students who have previously attended Kent State and have completed (or the equivalent of) COMM 15000, ENG 21011, MATH 11010 and MGMT 24163 must have earned a minimum C grade in the courses.
Graduates of this program will be able to:
Kent State University's Ambassador Crawford College of Business and Entrepreneurship students earning a BBA are expected to have developed skills in the following critical areas of business:
Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
BA 44152 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT (min C grade) | 3 |
HRM 34180 | HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT (min C grade) | 3 |
MGMT 34165 | DYNAMICS OF LEADERSHIP (min C grade ) | 3 |
MGMT 34185 | ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR (min C grade) | 3 |
MGMT 44163 | GLOBAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (WIC) (min C grade) 1 | 3 |
MGMT 44392 | BUSINESS CONSULTING AND PRACTICUM (ELR) (min C grade) | 3 |
Major Electives, choose from the following: (min C grade) | 6 | |
BUS 30189 | INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS EXPERIENCE (DIVG) (ELR) | |
or MGMT 44189 | INTERNATIONAL MANAGEMENT EXPERIENCE (DIVG) (ELR) | |
CIS 34054 | USING INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES FOR SOLVING BUSINESS PROBLEMS | |
HRM 44183 | DEVELOPING AND TRAINING HUMAN RESOURCES IN ORGANIZATIONS | |
HRM 44185 | STAFFING HUMAN RESOURCES | |
MGMT 34157 | INTRODUCTION TO THE U.S. HEALTHCARE SYSTEM | |
MGMT 34158 | HEALTHCARE TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT | |
MGMT 34159 | MANAGING HEALTHCARE ORGANIZATIONS | |
MGMT 34164 | ORGANIZATIONAL MENTORING | |
MGMT 34175 | LEARNING TO LEAD | |
MGMT 44009 | THE BUSINESS CASE FOR SUSTAINABILITY | |
MGMT 44192 | INTERNSHIP IN MANAGEMENT (ELR) | |
College Electives, choose from the following: | 6 | |
ACCT 33063 | COST CONTROL AND ANALYSIS FOR MANAGEMENT 3 | |
ECON 32082 | INTRODUCTION TO MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS | |
FIN 36040 | PERSONAL FINANCIAL PLANNING | |
MKTG 35046 | PROFESSIONAL SELLING | |
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
ACCT 23020 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 3 |
ACCT 23021 | INTRODUCTION TO MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING | 3 |
BA 24056 | BUSINESS ANALYTICS I 6 | 3 |
BA 34156 | BUSINESS ANALYTICS II | 3 |
BA 44062 | SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | 3 |
BUS 10123 | EXPLORING BUSINESS 4 | 3 |
BUS 30062 | ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
CIS 24053 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES | 3 |
COMM 15000 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) (min C grade) | 3 |
ECON 22060 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) | 3 |
ECON 22061 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (KSS) | 3 |
FIN 26074 | LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | 3 |
FIN 36053 | BUSINESS FINANCE | 3 |
MATH 11010 | ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) (min C grade) | 3 |
MGMT 24163 | PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT (min C grade) | 3 |
MGMT 44285 | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT | 3 |
MKTG 25010 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3 |
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
UC 10162 | INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 1 |
Mathematics or Critical Reasoning Elective, choose from the following: 5 | 3-5 | |
MATH 10051 | QUANTITATIVE REASONING (KMCR) | |
MATH 11012 | INTUITIVE CALCULUS (KMCR) | |
MATH 12002 | ANALYTIC GEOMETRY AND CALCULUS I (KMCR) | |
PHIL 21002 | INTRODUCTION TO FORMAL LOGIC (KMCR) | |
Kent Core Composition 7 | 6 | |
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts (minimum one course from each) | 9 | |
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 3 | |
Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 6-7 | |
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) 8 | 10 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
A minimum C grade is required to fulfill the writing intensive requirement.
Students who study abroad may use BUS 30234 as a college elective for the major.
Students who change their major from Accounting to Business Management, or who have declared both the Accounting and Business Management majors or have declared the Accounting minor, may substitute ACCT 33010 in place of ACCT 33063.
A student changing to a program in the college, transferring, or incoming students with college credits may be waived out of BUS 10123 if:
Taking MATH 10051 or PHIL 21002 will not replace a low grade in either MATH 11012 or MATH 12002. Students are required to take MATH 11012 or MATH 12002 if they change their major to, or want to double major with, the Economics major or Finance major and/or intend to declare the Data Analytics minor. Students who intend to enroll in certain graduate programs and/or are working toward Phi Beta Kappa status are highly encouraged to take MATH 11012 or MATH 12002.
Students who have taken MATH 10041 for another program may use it as a substitute for BA 24056.
Minimum C grade required in ENG 21011 or HONR 20197.
A maximum of 4 credit hours of Physical Activity, Wellness and Sport (PWS) courses may be applied toward the degree program.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
---|---|
2.000 | 2.000 |
Semester One | Credits | |
---|---|---|
BUS 10123 | EXPLORING BUSINESS | 3 |
COMM 15000 | INTRODUCTION TO HUMAN COMMUNICATION (KADL) | 3 |
MATH 11010 | ALGEBRA FOR CALCULUS (KMCR) | 3 |
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Semester Two | ||
CIS 24053 | INTRODUCTION TO INFORMATION SYSTEMS AND DIGITAL TECHNOLOGIES | 3 |
ECON 22060 | PRINCIPLES OF MICROECONOMICS (KSS) | 3 |
UC 10162 | INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 1 |
Mathematics or Critical Reasoning Elective | 3-5 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 16 | |
Semester Three | ||
ACCT 23020 | INTRODUCTION TO FINANCIAL ACCOUNTING | 3 |
ECON 22061 | PRINCIPLES OF MACROECONOMICS (KSS) | 3 |
FIN 26074 | LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS | 3 |
MGMT 24163 | PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT | 3 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Four | ||
ACCT 23021 | INTRODUCTION TO MANAGERIAL ACCOUNTING | 3 |
BA 24056 | BUSINESS ANALYTICS I | 3 |
BUS 30062 | ADVANCED PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT | 3 |
MKTG 25010 | PRINCIPLES OF MARKETING | 3 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Five | ||
Required for progression in the major: minimum 2.000 overall GPA, minimum C grade in COMM 15000, ENG 21011, MATH 11010 and MGMT 24163 | ||
BA 44062 | SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT | 3 |
FIN 36053 | BUSINESS FINANCE | 3 |
HRM 34180 | HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT | 3 |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Six | ||
Required: minimum overall 2.000 GPA | ||
BA 34156 | BUSINESS ANALYTICS II | 3 |
MGMT 34165 or MGMT 34175 | DYNAMICS OF LEADERSHIP or LEARNING TO LEAD | 3 |
Major Elective | 3 | |
College Elective | 3 | |
General Elective | 3 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Seven | ||
Required: minimum overall 2.000 GPA | ||
BA 44152 | PROJECT MANAGEMENT | 3 |
MGMT 44163 | GLOBAL BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (WIC) | 3 |
Major Elective | 3 | |
General Elective | 6 | |
Credit Hours | 15 | |
Semester Eight | ||
Required: minimum overall 2.000 GPA and completion of The Assurance of Learning Assessment given in MGMT 44285 | ||
MGMT 34185 | ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOR | 3 |
MGMT 44285 | STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT | 3 |
MGMT 44392 | BUSINESS CONSULTING AND PRACTICUM (ELR) | 3 |
College Elective | 3 | |
General Elective | 1 | |
Credit Hours | 13 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
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The Bachelor of Arts degree in History provides a well-rounded educational experience in which students have the independence and flexibility to explore and develop their individual interests while getting a solid grounding in different approaches to historical research, writing and analysis.
The study of history offers insight into the complexity of the human experience by exploring the political, cultural, social, economic and environmental factors that have shaped the past and the present. The study of history also offers training in a range of skills, including how to find, evaluate, manage and synthesize multiple sources of information; how to think critically and analyze complex evidence; how to undertake independent research and manage time effectively; how to develop and present reasoned arguments supported by evidence; how to present information and arguments effectively in writing; and how to develop and deliver effective oral presentations. The skills and experiences gained through the study of history provide preparation for a variety of career tracks.
The History major is comprised of several elements:
Students in the History major are encouraged to undertake an internship for course credit to gain job experience and further strengthen their profile for their career after graduation.
The university affirmatively strives to provide educational opportunities and access to students with varied backgrounds, those with special talents and adult students.
First-Year Students on the Kent Campus: First-year admission policy on the Kent Campus is selective. Admission decisions are based upon cumulative grade point average, strength of high school college preparatory curriculum and grade trends. Students not admissible to the Kent Campus may be administratively referred to one of the seven regional campuses to begin their college coursework. For more information, visit the admissions website for first-year students.
First-Year Students on the Regional Campuses: First-year admission to Kent State’s campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, as well as the Twinsburg Academic Center, is open to anyone with a high school diploma or its equivalent. For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.
International Students: All international students must provide proof of proficiency of the English language (unless they meet specific exceptions) through the submission of an English language proficiency test score or by completing English language classes at Kent State’s English as a Second Language Center before entering their program. For more information, visit the admissions website for international students.
Former Students: Former Kent State students who have not attended another institution since Kent State and were not academically dismissed will complete the re-enrollment process through the Financial, Billing and Enrollment Center. Former students who attended another college or university since leaving Kent State must apply for admissions as a transfer or post-undergraduate student.
Transfer Students: Students who attended an educational institution after graduating from high school or earning their GED must apply as transfer students. For more information, visit the admissions website for transfer students.
Admission policies for undergraduate students may be found in the University Catalog's Academic Policies.
Students may be required to meet certain criteria to progress in their program. Any progression requirements will be listed on the program's Coursework tab
Graduates of this program will be able to:
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Code | Title | Credit Hours |
---|---|---|
Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA) | ||
HIST 32050 | HISTORICAL RESEARCH METHODS | 3 |
HIST 49091 | SENIOR SEMINAR IN HISTORY (ELR) (WIC) 1 | 3 |
History (HIST) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level) 2 | 9 | |
History (HIST) Lower-Division Electives (10000 or 20000 level), choose from the following: | 9 | |
HIST 11050 | WORLD HISTORY: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL (DIVG) (KHUM) | |
HIST 11051 | WORLD HISTORY: MODERN (DIVG) (KHUM) | |
HIST 12070 | EARLY AMERICA: FROM PRE-COLONIZATION TO CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION (DIVD) (KHUM) | |
HIST 12071 | MODERN AMERICA: FROM INDUSTRIALIZATION TO GLOBALIZATION (DIVD) (KHUM) | |
Area Studies Electives, choose from the following: | 6 | |
HIST 30010 | NEW DEAL AMERICA AND BEYOND | |
HIST 30020 | THE SIXTIES IN AMERICA | |
HIST 30040 | NINETEENTH-CENTURY EUROPE | |
HIST 30049 | MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY, 1914-1945 | |
HIST 30050 | MODERN EUROPEAN HISTORY: 1945-PRESENT | |
HIST 30060 | HISTORY OF GERMANY, 1871-PRESENT | |
HIST 30111 | JEFFERSON-JACKSON ERA, 1789-1848 | |
HIST 31022 | THE GREAT POWERS IN WAR AND PEACE, 1792-1914 | |
HIST 31023 | THE GREAT POWERS IN WAR AND PEACE, 1914-1945 | |
HIST 31025 | ITALY FROM ROME TO THE RENAISSANCE | |
HIST 31026 | ITALIAN HISTORY FROM THE RENAISSANCE TO THE ENLIGHTENMENT | |
HIST 31032 | THE GLOBAL CRISIS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY | |
HIST 31034 | MURDER MYSTERY AND MAYHEM: THE MEDICI DYNASTY IN FLORENCE | |
HIST 31036 | THE TWENTIETH CENTURY WORLD | |
HIST 31040 | AMERICAN HISTORY THROUGH POPULAR MUSIC | |
HIST 31053 | MODERN EUROPE, 1815 TO PRESENT | |
HIST 31055 | POLITICS, CULTURE AND SOCIETY OF 20TH-CENTURY EUROPE | |
HIST 31056 | EUROPE IN THE RENAISSANCE | |
HIST 31057 | THE FRENCH REVOLUTION AND NAPOLEON | |
HIST 31061 | HISTORY OF OHIO | |
HIST 31082 | HISTORY OF THE CIVIL RIGHTS AND BLACK POWER MOVEMENTS IN THE UNITED STATES | |
HIST 31084 | THE INVENTION OF AMERICA: 1492-1714 (DIVD) | |
HIST 31085 | ALEXANDER HAMILTON'S WORLD: 18TH-CENTURY AMERICA (DIVD) | |
HIST 31087 | SECTIONAL CONFLICT AND CIVIL WAR | |
HIST 31100 | RECONSTRUCTION AND THE LATER SOUTH | |
HIST 31106 | PROGRESSIVE AMERICA - REFORMERS, CRUSADERS AND RADICALS: AMERICA, 1893-1929 | |
HIST 31107 | NEW ERA THROUGH WORLD WAR: THE UNITED STATES, 1920-1945 | |
HIST 31112 | CHINESE CIVILIZATION | |
HIST 31113 | HISTORY OF JAPAN | |
HIST 31126 | HISTORY OF THE MIDDLE EAST | |
HIST 31130 | HISTORY OF PRE-COLONIAL AFRICA TO 1880 | |
HIST 31131 | HISTORY OF COLONIAL AFRICA, 1880-1994 | |
HIST 31132 | HISTORY OF POST-COLONIAL AFRICA | |
HIST 31140 | MODERN LATIN AMERICA (DIVG) | |
HIST 31141 | EARLY MODERN LATIN AMERICA (C. 1450-1820) (DIVG) | |
HIST 37001 | FLORENCE THE MYTH OF A CITY | |
HIST 38495 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN AREA STUDIES | |
HIST 41003 | HISTORY OF ANCIENT GREECE | |
HIST 41006 | ROMAN HISTORY | |
Thematic Studies Electives, choose from the following: | 6 | |
HIST 30030 | IDEAS IN ACTION: U.S. INTELLECTUAL HISTORY (DIVD) | |
HIST 30070 | THE HOLOCAUST: THE DESTRUCTION OF EUROPEAN JEWRY, 1938-1945 | |
HIST 30112 | THE UNITED STATES: THE WESTWARD MOVEMENT | |
HIST 31000 | INTRODUCTION TO PUBLIC HISTORY | |
HIST 31020 | POLIS TO METROPOLIS: HISTORY OF THE EUROPEAN CITY | |
HIST 31024 | WORLD WAR II | |
HIST 31031 | REFORMATIONS IN EARLY MODERN CHRISTIANITY | |
HIST 31033 | WITCHES AND EUROPEAN HISTORY, 1500-1800 | |
HIST 31035 | THE GLOBAL COLD WAR | |
HIST 31041 | SPORT HISTORY IN THE UNITED STATES | |
HIST 31045 | A HISTORY OF CRIME IN THE UNITED STATES | |
HIST 31071 | AMERICA AND THE WORLD THROUGH 1898 | |
HIST 31072 | AMERICA AND THE WORLD: 1898-1945 | |
HIST 31073 | AMERICA AND THE WORLD SINCE 1945 | |
HIST 31074 | HISTORY OF ESPIONAGE: FROM JOSHUA TO EDWARD SNOWDEN | |
HIST 31075 | HISTORY OF WOMEN IN THE UNITED STATES | |
HIST 31077 | HISTORY OF SEXUALITY IN THE UNITED STATES | |
HIST 31080 | AFRICAN AMERICAN HISTORY: SLAVERY TO FREEDOM | |
HIST 31083 | THE HISTORY OF WHITENESS IN THE UNITED STATES | |
HIST 31101 | WAR AND SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1607 THROUGH 1865 | |
HIST 31102 | WAR AND SOCIETY IN THE UNITED STATES FROM 1865 TO THE PRESENT | |
HIST 31104 | MIGRATIONS TO AMERICA, 1607 TO PRESENT (DIVD) | |
HIST 31114 | TRADITION AND REVOLUTION IN SOUTHEAST ASIA (DIVG) | |
HIST 31118 | VIETNAM WAR | |
HIST 31124 | HIGHLIFE HISTORIES: MODERN AFRICAN URBAN EXPERIENCE | |
HIST 31543 | THE SCIENTIFIC REVOLUTION | |
HIST 31550 | MEDICINE IN THE MODERN WORLD SINCE 1500 | |
HIST 38595 | SPECIAL TOPICS IN THEMATIC STUDIES | |
HIST 41060 | COMPARATIVE FASCISM | |
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA) | ||
UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 |
Foreign Language (see Foreign Language College Requirement below) | 10-16 | |
Kent Core Composition | 6 | |
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning | 3 | |
Kent Core Fine Arts | 3 | |
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines) | 6 | |
Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory) | 6-7 | |
Kent Core Additional | 3 | |
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours) | 46 | |
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |
A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.
Maximum 3 credit hours of HIST 40092 may be applied toward the degree.
Minimum Major GPA | Minimum Overall GPA |
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2.000 | 2.000 |
Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete the following:
All students with prior foreign language experience should take the foreign language placement test to determine the appropriate level at which to start. Some students may start beyond the Elementary I level and will complete the requirement with fewer courses. This may be accomplished in one of three ways:
Certain programs may require specific languages, limit the languages from which a student may choose or require coursework through Intermediate II. Students who plan to pursue graduate study may need a particular language proficiency.
This roadmap is a recommended semester-by-semester plan of study for this program. Students will work with their advisor to develop a sequence based on their academic goals and history. Courses designated as critical (!) must be completed in the semester listed to ensure a timely graduation.
Semester One | Credits | ||
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UC 10001 | FLASHES 101 | 1 | |
History (HIST) Lower-Division Electives (10000 or 20000 level) | 6 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 13 | ||
Semester Two | |||
! | History (HIST) Lower-Division Elective (10000 or 20000 level) | 3 | |
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Three | |||
! | Area Studies Elective | 3 | |
! | Thematic Studies Elective | 3 | |
Foreign Language | 4 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 16 | ||
Semester Four | |||
! | Area Studies Elective | 3 | |
! | Thematic Studies Elective | 3 | |
Foreign Language | 4 | ||
Kent Core Requirement | 3 | ||
General Elective | 3 | ||
Credit Hours | 16 | ||
Semester Five | |||
! | History (HIST) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3 | |
Foreign Language and/or General Elective | 3 | ||
General Electives | 9 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Six | |||
HIST 32050 | HISTORICAL RESEARCH METHODS | 3 | |
Foreign Language and/or General Elective | 3 | ||
General Electives | 9 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Seven | |||
! | HIST 49091 | SENIOR SEMINAR IN HISTORY (ELR) (WIC) | 3 |
History (HIST) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3 | ||
General Electives | 9 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Semester Eight | |||
History (HIST) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) | 3 | ||
General Electives | 12 | ||
Credit Hours | 15 | ||
Minimum Total Credit Hours: | 120 |