Associate of Arts l 62 credits minimum
History, Anthropology and Political Science Department
Taylorsville Redwood Campus, AAB 165
Associate Dean: Marianne McKnight, AAB 165Q, 801-957-4547
Administrative Assistant: Laura Rice, AAB 165, 801-957-4307
General Information: 801-957-4073
www.slcc.edu/history
Academic and Career Advising
Academic Advisor: Sidney McGuire Brown, AAB 237B, 801-957-3866
Program Faculty:
Professors − Ernest Randa
Associate Professor − Marianne McKnight, Cyriaque Beurtheret
Assistant Professors − Chris Case, Theodore Moore, Tam Hoskisson
Instructors −
Program Description: The History program is designed to expose students to a variety of history fields and to the methods used by historians. Students who complete the program will be well prepared to undertake upper division history courses or complete a four-year degree. Students should check with the department or Academic Advisor to determine which courses are transferable to other colleges within the Utah System of Higher Education.
Career Opportunities: Teaching history on the secondary and higher education levels; research for governmental agencies, private firms, and NGOs; archival, curating and museum work, etc.
Transfer/Articulation Information: Admission into a major program at a transfer institution depends upon the receiving institution’s requirements for that major. Some major programs are restricted and require special application as well as a competitive GPA. See an Academic Advisor at both SLCC and the intended receiving institution for specific articulation information.
Estimated Time to Completion: If students follow the suggestion schedule of classes, completion time is four semesters.
| Program Student Learning Outcomes |
Related College-Wide Student Learning Outcomes |
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1 - Acquire substantive knowledge
2 - Communicate effectively
3 - Develop quantitative literacies
4 - Think critically & creatively
5 - Become a community engaged learner
6 - Work in professional & constructive manner
7 - Develop computer & information literacy |
Students will:
a) acquire substantive knowledge of the major social, political, and economic themes in a variety of history fields;
b) understand the ways in which the study of the past informs the present;
c) understand the methodologies historians utilize;
d) be able to identify major schools of thought. |
1 - Substantive Knowledge |
| Students will speak and write analytically, comparatively, and persuasively about historical themes, interpretations, arguments and ideas in a skilled and respectful manner. |
2 - Communicate Effectively |
Students will be able to:
a) gather, identify, differentiate and analyze data from both primary and secondary historical sources;
b) interrogate and contextualize sources;
c) evaluate contested interpretations;
d) use evidence to create narrative;
e) revise narrative in the light of new findings. |
4 - Think Critically |
