History - B.A.

Gain a comprehensive understanding of history and develop critical thinking, research and communication skills to succeed in a wide range of careers. With experienced faculty, personalized attention and engaging courses, Kent State's History B.A. program provides you the foundation needed to pursue graduate studies, law school or careers in education, government, non-profit and many other fields.

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Program Description

Program Description

Full Description

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:

  • Lower-Division History Electives provide history majors with an overview of the major themes and developments in world history from human origins to the present and in the history of the United States from pre-colonization to the present.
  • The required Historical Research Methods course introduces students to the main tools and techniques of doing history, while providing them with the opportunity to develop and refine the skills of historical research, writing and analysis to do well in their upper-division coursework.
  • Area Studies Electives are a group of upper­-division history courses in which the history of a place (state, nation or region) is the primary focus of the courses.
  • Thematic Studies Electives are a group of upper-division history courses in which a specific topic or theme is the primary focus of the courses while the place and time period are secondary.
  • The required Senior Seminar in History course is a capstone experience in which students develop, design and execute their own original historical research project that utilizes primary sources and engages with current historical scholarship.

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.

Admissions for History - B.A.

Admissions

Admission Requirements

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

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Understand and apply a variety of basic historical methods.
  2. Find, use and analyze historical evidence and communicate their findings in an effective manner.
  3. Obtain historical content knowledge and understand the connectedness of historical events and the wide varieties of human experiences.
  4. Understand history as a discipline based on interpretation with historical questions constantly being reframed and investigated.

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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
HIST 32050HISTORICAL RESEARCH METHODS 3
HIST 49091SENIOR SEMINAR IN HISTORY (ELR) (WIC) 13
History (HIST) Upper-Division Electives (30000 or 40000 level) 29
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 10001FLASHES 101 1
Foreign Language (see Foreign Language College Requirement below)10-16
Kent Core Composition6
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning3
Kent Core Fine Arts3
Kent Core Social Sciences (must be from two disciplines)6
Kent Core Basic Sciences (must include one laboratory)6-7
Kent Core Additional3
General Electives (total credit hours depends on earning 120 credit hours, including 39 upper-division credit hours)46
Minimum Total Credit Hours:120
1

A minimum C grade must be earned to fulfill the writing-intensive requirement.

2

Maximum 3 credit hours of HIST 40092 may be applied toward the degree.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000

Foreign Language College Requirement, B.A.

Students pursuing the Bachelor of Arts degree in the College of Arts and Sciences must complete the following:

  1. Elementary I and II of any language (or equivalent) and
  2. One of the following options:
    1. Intermediate I and II of the same language
    2. Elementary I and II of a second language
    3. Any combination of two courses from the following list:
      1. Intermediate I of the same language
      2. One to two college-level course(s) completed outside the United States
      3. Courses: ARAB 21401, ASL 19401, CHIN 25421, MCLS 10001, MCLS 20001, MCLS 20091, MCLS 21417, MCLS 21420, MCLS 22217, MCLS 28403, MCLS 28404

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:

  1. Passing a course beyond Elementary I through Intermediate II level
  2. Receiving credit through one of the alternative credit programs offered by Kent State University
  3. Demonstrating language proficiency comparable to Elementary II of a foreign language

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.

Roadmap

Roadmap

Roadmap

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.

Plan of Study Grid
Semester OneCredits
UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1
History (HIST) Lower-Division Electives (10000 or 20000 level) 6
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours13
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 Hours15
Semester Three
!Area Studies Elective 3
!Thematic Studies Elective 3
Foreign Language 4
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours16
Semester Four
!Area Studies Elective 3
!Thematic Studies Elective 3
Foreign Language 4
Kent Core Requirement 3
General Elective 3
 Credit Hours16
Semester Five
!History (HIST) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) 3
Foreign Language and/or General Elective 3
General Electives 9
 Credit Hours15
Semester Six
HIST 32050 HISTORICAL RESEARCH METHODS 3
Foreign Language and/or General Elective 3
General Electives 9
 Credit Hours15
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 Hours15
Semester Eight
History (HIST) Upper-Division Elective (30000 or 40000 level) 3
General Electives 12
 Credit Hours15
 Minimum Total Credit Hours:120

Program Delivery

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus
    • Stark Campus

Office Technology - A.A.B.

Gain hands-on experience and skills in the latest office technologies to prepare you for a rewarding career in administrative support. Enroll now and take the first step toward your future.

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Program Description

Program Description

Full Description

The Associate of Applied Business degree in Office Technology focuses primarily on front-end office functions, where employees use technology for daily job responsibilities that may include producing business documents, designing presentations, generating data reports and creating financial spreadsheets. Students use the most current versions of business software applications and learn the fundamentals of accounting, automated records management, business communications and resource management.

Graduates gain a wide variety of computer application skills needed for gainful employment in office administrative support positions, including office assistant, accounting clerk, office manager, administrative coordinator, executive administrative and administrative assistant–technology.

The Office Technology major includes the following optional concentration:

  • The Medical Billing/ Coding Office concentration provides a basic understanding of software, medical terminology, billing/coding and procedures used in medical settings such as hospitals, clinics, doctors' offices and outsourcing facilities involved with providing billing operations.

Admissions for Office Technology - A.A.B.

Admissions

Admission Requirements

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.

Kent State campuses at Ashtabula, East Liverpool, Geauga, Salem, Stark, Trumbull and Tuscarawas, and the Twinsburg Academic Center, have open enrollment admission for students who hold a high school diploma, GED or equivalent.

Some programs may require that students meet certain requirements before progressing through the program. For programs with progression requirements, the information is shown on the Coursework tab.

International Students: All international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning a minimum 71 TOEFL iBT score, minimum 6.0 IELTS score, minimum 47 PTE score or minimum 100 DET score, or by completing the ELS level 112 Intensive English Program. For more information on international admission visit the admissions website for international students.

For more information on admissions, contact the Regional Campuses admissions offices.

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Organize, manage and analyze critical business data using spreadsheet and database software.
  2. Create state-of-the-art documents, using design guidelines, terminology and basic publication concepts of industry standards.
  3. Import and integrate data from their original software to another for upgraded usage.
  4. Determine the most appropriate software to use in creating specific business documents that meet industry standards for mailing.
  5. Contrast, compare and adapt to forces that influence emerging management practices.
  6. Manage the people, productivity, technology and environment within the administrative function of an organization.
  7. Integrate coursework with realistic office settings, emphasizing the total quality management environment.
  8. Use multiple channels used in business to communicate with others
  9. Participate in the activities of various businesses to determine the variety of job responsibilities assigned to employees in their profession; develop job search strategies for use in their outreach activities.
  10. Track and provide administrative support in managing projects, using software designed for this specific purpose.
  11. Examine, describe and exercise various leadership, decision-making and motivational skills.

Coursework

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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
BSCI 10001HUMAN BIOLOGY (KBS) 13
OTEC 16620WORD PROCESSING I 3
OTEC 16639DATABASE APPLICATIONS 3
OTEC 26611SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS 3
OTEC 26635ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3
OTEC 26640CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES 3
OTEC 26691SEMINAR FOR OFFICE TECHNOLOGY 32-3
or OTEC 26692 INTERNSHIP FOR OFFICE TECHNOLOGY (ELR)
Additional Requirements (courses do not count in major GPA)
ACTT 11000ACCOUNTING I: FINANCIAL 4
IT 21010WORKGROUP PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE 3
UC 10001FLASHES 101 1
Kent Core Composition3
Kent Core Mathematics and Critical Reasoning3
Kent Core Humanities and Fine Arts3
Kent Core Social Sciences3
Applied Electives, choose from the following:9
BMRT 11000
INTRODUCTION TO BUSINESS
BMRT 11009
INTRODUCTION TO MANAGEMENT TECHNOLOGY
BMRT 21000
BUSINESS LAW AND ETHICS I
BMRT 31006
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
IT 11000
INTRODUCTION TO OFFICE PRODUCTIVITY APPS 2
IT 11004
SURVEY OF INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY
IT 11005
INTRODUCTION TO OPERATING SYSTEMS AND NETWORKING TECHNOLOGY
IT 11006
INTRODUCTION TO WEB SITE TECHNOLOGY
OTEC 16640
ADVANCED DATABASE APPLICATIONS
OTEC 16680
COMPUTER KEYBOARDING
OTEC 26623
DESKTOP PUBLISHING II
OTEC 26636
PROJECT MANAGEMENT FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS
OTEC 26638
BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS
OTEC 26695
SPECIAL TOPICS IN OFFICE TECHNOLOGY
Any Office Technology (OTEC) course (consult with program coordinator)
Additional Requirements or Concentrations
Choose from the following:12-15
Additional Requirements for Students Not Declaring a Concentration
Medical Billing/Coding Office
Minimum Total Credit Hours:61-64
1

Students may apply either BSCI 11010 or BSCI 21010 in place of BSCI 10001.

2

IT 11000 may count toward applied electives if taken before or with any other Information Technology (IT) or Office Technology (OTEC) course.

3

Students may apply a maximum 4 credit hours of OTEC 26692 to fulfill major requirements.

Additional Requirements for Students Not Declaring a Concentration

Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
OTEC 16621WORD PROCESSING II 3
OTEC 16625BUSINESS PRESENTATIONS 3
OTEC 16638GOOGLE APPLICATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS 3
OTEC 26622DESKTOP PUBLISHING I 3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:12

Medical Billing/Coding Office Concentration Requirements

Concentration Requirements (courses count in major GPA)
HED 14020MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 3
OTEC 26638BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS 3
OTEC 26650MEDICAL BILLING PROCEDURES (ELR) 3
OTEC 26655ICD CODING 3
OTEC 26656CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT) CODING 3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:15

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
Roadmap

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Roadmap

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.

Office Technology (no concentration)

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.

Plan of Study Grid
Semester OneCredits
BSCI 10001 HUMAN BIOLOGY (KBS) 3
OTEC 16620 WORD PROCESSING I 3
OTEC 16621 WORD PROCESSING II 3
OTEC 26611 SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS 3
UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours16
Semester Two
OTEC 26635 ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3
OTEC 26640 CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES 3
Applied Elective 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours15
Semester Three
OTEC 16638 GOOGLE APPLICATIONS FOR ADMINISTRATIVE PROFESSIONALS 3
OTEC 16639 DATABASE APPLICATIONS 3
OTEC 26622 DESKTOP PUBLISHING I 3
OTEC 26691
or OTEC 26692
 SEMINAR FOR OFFICE TECHNOLOGY
or INTERNSHIP FOR OFFICE TECHNOLOGY (ELR)
2-3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours14
Semester Four
ACTT 11000 ACCOUNTING I: FINANCIAL 4
IT 21010 WORKGROUP PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE 3
OTEC 16625 BUSINESS PRESENTATIONS 3
Applied Electives 6
 Credit Hours16
 Minimum Total Credit Hours:61

Medical Billing/Coding Office Concentration

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.

Plan of Study Grid
Semester OneCredits
BSCI 10001 HUMAN BIOLOGY (KBS) 3
HED 14020 MEDICAL TERMINOLOGY 3
OTEC 16620 WORD PROCESSING I 3
UC 10001 FLASHES 101 1
Kent Core Requirement 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours16
Semester Two
OTEC 26638 BUSINESS COMMUNICATIONS 3
OTEC 26640 CURRENT TECHNOLOGIES 3
!OTEC 26655 ICD CODING 3
!OTEC 26656 CURRENT PROCEDURAL TERMINOLOGY (CPT) CODING 3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours15
Semester Three
!OTEC 16639 DATABASE APPLICATIONS 3
OTEC 26611 SPREADSHEET APPLICATIONS 3
OTEC 26650 MEDICAL BILLING PROCEDURES (ELR) 3
OTEC 26691
or OTEC 26692
 SEMINAR FOR OFFICE TECHNOLOGY
or INTERNSHIP FOR OFFICE TECHNOLOGY (ELR)
2-3
Kent Core Requirement 3
 Credit Hours14
Semester Four
ACTT 11000 ACCOUNTING I: FINANCIAL 4
IT 21010 WORKGROUP PRODUCTIVITY SOFTWARE 3
OTEC 26635 ADMINISTRATIVE RESOURCE MANAGEMENT 3
Applied Electives 9
 Credit Hours19
 Minimum Total Credit Hours:64

Program Delivery

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • Fully online

Examples of Possible Careers and Salaries for Office Technology - A.A.B.

Court, municipal, and license clerks

4.8%

about as fast as the average

163,700

number of jobs

$40,930

potential earnings

Executive secretaries and executive administrative assistants

-20.4%

decline

593,400

number of jobs

$63,110

potential earnings

First-line supervisors of office and administrative support workers

-3.0%

decline

1,552,400

number of jobs

$58,450

potential earnings

Human resources assistants, except payroll and timekeeping

-5.0%

decline

123,900

number of jobs

$43,250

potential earnings

Secretaries and administrative assistants, except legal, medical, and executive

-10.1%

decline

2,250,200

number of jobs

$38,850

potential earnings

Notice: Career Information Source
* Source of occupation titles and labor data comes from the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics' Occupational Outlook Handbook. Data comprises projected percent change in employment over the next 10 years; nation-wide employment numbers; and the yearly median wage at which half of the workers in the occupation earned more than that amount and half earned less.

History - M.A.

The Master of Arts in History program builds on your undergraduate studies and allows you to specialize in a particular historical period, region or theme. With rigorous coursework, research opportunities and close mentorship from faculty, you will develop the skills needed to succeed in a wide range of careers.

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Program Description

Program Description

Full Description

The Master of Arts degree in History offers students the opportunity for advanced study in a variety of areas. Coursework emphasizes interpretation, methodology and original research. A student's program of study allows for the opportunity to conduct historical inquiry, research and analysis at the highest level. While students will be able to develop a core competence in their chosen field study, they will also study the histories of regions and times far removed from their central interests. Students may also pursue interdisciplinary work in cognate fields composed of courses in outside disciplines.

Students who anticipate continuing their graduate study beyond the M.A. degree should pursue one of the thesis tracks. Those who choose the thesis option, which is required of students on graduate assistantships, will produce a thesis based on original primary source research that engages a historiographically significant research question. Non-thesis options are available for those who do not expect to go on to doctoral work.

The program develops graduates who are educated scholar-citizens committed to historical empathy and in possession of critical thinking and communication skills honed by rigorous training.

The History major includes the following optional concentration:

  • The History for Secondary School Teachers concentration is for educators interested in the advanced study of history. Coursework is focused on current scholarship and approaches to history. While the concentration's focus is not in history pedagogy, it is designed to encourage the application of current historical scholarship to the work responsibilities of the practicing teacher. The program provides school professionals with a structured but flexible approach to analyzing and teaching history while permitting interdisciplinary work in related fields or areas particularly relevant to students' professional objectives.

Admissions for History - M.A.

Admissions

For more information about graduate admissions, visit the graduate admission website. For more information on international admissions, visit the international admission website.

Admission Requirements

  • Bachelor's degree in history from an accredited college or university1
  • Minimum 3.000 undergraduate GPA on a 4.000-point scale
  • Official transcript(s)
  • GRE scores
  • Goal statement describing professional objectives and proposed field of study
  • Significant piece of written work that integrates primary and secondary sources
  • Three letters of recommendation (preferably academic)
  • English language proficiency - all international students must provide proof of English language proficiency (unless they meet specific exceptions to waive) by earning one of the following:2
    • Minimum 79 TOEFL iBT score
    • Minimum 6.5 IELTS score
    • Minimum 58 PTE score
    • Minimum 110 DET score
1

Students who have not earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in History are eligible to apply for admission if they have completed 12 credit hours of upper-division history courses (with a minimum 3.300 GPA).

2

International applicants who do not meet the above test scores may be considered for conditional admission.

Application Deadlines

  • Fall Semester
    • Priority deadline: February 1
      Applications submitted by this deadline will receive the strongest consideration for admission.
  • Spring Semester
    • Rolling admissions

Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Analyze primary sources (texts, artifacts, images); locate, assess and analyze primary sources and incorporate those sources into original historical research projects with a high level of proficiency.
  2. Conceptualize, research and write book reviews, annotated bibliographical essays, historiographical essays and research papers.
  3. Dissect secondary sources in a variety of areas of historical specialization, and participate actively and positively in class discussions of those sources.
  4. Understand that interpretation is one of the foundations of graduate-level study in the discipline, and offer their own interpretations of work both orally and in writing.

Coursework

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Program Requirements

Major Requirements

Major Requirements
HIST 61002HISTORIOGRAPHY (min B- grade)3
Seminars and Colloquia in History (min B- grade) 19
Additional Requirements or Concentrations 2
Choose from the following:18
Additional Requirements for Students Not Declaring a Concentration
History for Secondary School Teachers Concentration
Minimum Total Credit Hours:30
1

Students must complete at least one research seminar (HIST 61070) no matter their specific program choice.

2

Students can count no more than 3 credit hours of HIST 60092 toward their degree no matter their specific program choice.

Additional Requirements for Students Not Declaring a Concentration

Major Requirements
Thesis or Non-Thesis Option, choose from the following:18
Thesis Option 1
HIST 69199
THESIS I
History (HIST) Electives 2
Non-Thesis Option
HIST 69399
CAPSTONE IN HISTORY
History (HIST) Electives 3
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18
1

Students selecting the thesis option must demonstrate a reading knowledge of one or more foreign languages if their advisers determine that it is necessary for research.

2

Students may elect to take two graduate-level courses in fields outside of history. Students who choose to pursue outside field coursework must take history graduate courses in two of the following three areas: American history, European history and global history (non-Western). Students who do not take outside field coursework must complete 12 credit hours of graduate coursework in history, and they must include coursework in each of the following areas: American history, European history and global history (non-Western).

3

Students may elect to take two graduate-level courses in disciplines outside of history. Students who choose to pursue outside discipline course work must take history graduate courses in two of the following three areas: American history, European history and global history (non-Western). Students who do not take outside discipline coursework must complete 15 credit hours of graduate coursework in history and they must include coursework in each of the following areas: American history, European history and global history (non-Western).

History for Secondary School Teachers Concentration Requirements

Concentration Requirements
HIST 69499INTERDISCIPLINARY PROJECT IN HISTORY 3,6
History (HIST) Electives (min B- grade) 13-6
Education Electives, choose from the following: (min B- grade) 26-9
CI 50093
VARIABLE TITLE WORKSHOP IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
CI 57503
TEACHING SOCIAL STUDIES IN EARLY AND MIDDLE GRADES
CI 61125
ISSUES AND TRENDS IN SOCIAL STUDIES EDUCATION
CI 61126
RESEARCH IN SOCIAL STUDIES TEACHING AND LEARNING
CI 61127
TECHNOLOGY AND SOCIAL STUDIES
CI 67001
FUNDAMENTALS OF CURRICULUM
CI 67095
SPECIAL TOPICS IN CURRICULUM AND INSTRUCTION
CI 67105
IMPROVING CLASSROOM INSTRUCTION
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18
1

Electives are to be approved by faculty advisor and may include courses from other disciplines, if appropriate. Maximum 3 credit hours of pre-approved workshops for teachers.

2

Students may petition the graduate coordinator to count other courses in pedagogy, regardless of department, toward the electives for this concentration.

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Major GPA Minimum Overall GPA
- 3.000
  • The culmination of the program's writing component for those students intending to go on to doctoral work is the completion of a substantial thesis based on original primary-source research and the oral defense of that thesis.
  • Minimum B- grade is required in all specified courses.
  • No more than one-half of a graduate student’s coursework may be taken in 50000-level courses.
  • Grades below C are not counted toward completion of requirements for the degree.
Program Delivery

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus

History - Minor

The History minor offers students an overview of the major themes and developments in the history of the globe, as well as the opportunity for students to study the time periods, themes and geographical areas they find most interesting. At all levels, the minor prepares students to develop the ability to read analytically, think critically and write effectively. The History minor is an excellent complement to many of the degree programs offered at the university.

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Learning Outcomes

Learning Outcomes

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates of this program will be able to:

  1. Describe and apply some of the main methodologies historians employ to study the past.
  2. Think critically about the varieties of evidence left by those in the past, including an understanding of the omissions, silences and agendas that often appear in primary sources.
  3. Relate one's understanding of past time periods, places and themes to the circumstances of the present day.
  4. Conduct basic research in both primary and secondary sources and analyze those sources in an argumentative essay.

Admissions for History - Minor

Admissions

Admission Requirements

Admission to a minor is open to students declared in a bachelor’s degree, the A.A.B. or A.A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree (not Individualized Program major). Students declared only in the A.A. or A.S. degree or the A.T.S. degree in Individualized Program may not declare a minor. Students may not pursue a minor and a major in the same discipline.

Coursework

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Minor Requirements

Minor Requirements
HIST 11050WORLD HISTORY: ANCIENT AND MEDIEVAL (DIVG) (KHUM) 3
or HIST 11051 WORLD HISTORY: MODERN (DIVG) (KHUM)
HIST 12070EARLY AMERICA: FROM PRE-COLONIZATION TO CIVIL WAR AND RECONSTRUCTION (DIVD) (KHUM) 3
or 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 31032
THE GLOBAL CRISIS OF THE SEVENTEENTH CENTURY
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 41034
THE POLITICS OF DRESS IN MODERN EUROPE
HIST 41060
COMPARATIVE FASCISM
Minimum Total Credit Hours:18

Graduation Requirements
Minimum Minor GPA Minimum Overall GPA
2.000 2.000
  • Students can only count a course toward one elective list, even though the course may appear in more than one list.
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be upper-division coursework (30000 and 40000 level).
  • Minimum 6 credit hours in the minor must be outside of the course requirements for any major or other minor the student is pursuing.
  • Minimum 50 percent of the total credit hours for the minor must be taken at Kent State (in residence).
Program Delivery

Program Delivery

  • Delivery:
    • In person
  • Location:
    • Kent Campus
    • Stark Campus

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