History (B.A.) with Administrative Studies Concentration

Program Overview

In addition to intensive examination of a wide range of historical periods and subjects, the history major allows room for students to pursue other studies. For example, some take a second major, and many complete minors in areas such as English, Spanish, Digital Public Humanities, Religion, Communication, Business, Politics, and Classical, Medieval and Renaissance Studies. Students are also required to seek experiential learning, either through study abroad or through an internship experience.

Program Learning Outcomes

Graduates from Messiah’s History program can:

  1. Explain past political, social, cultural, economic, and religious practices and structures of United States, Western, and World History
  2. Explain the philosophical assumptions and ethical issues of the discipline of history
  3. Conduct effective analysis of primary and secondary sources
  4. Identify, select, and interpret texts and other cultural resources to produce synthetic interpretations of the past
  5. Articulate how historical study creates opportunities for employment, graduate studies, service, and public outreach
  6. Develop skills that prepare for work, service, and citizenship beyond graduation
  7. Evaluate the historical complexity of human identities, cultures, and societies from the viewpoints of Christian faith traditions

Major Requirements

Complete the following for your major:

HIST 099Introduction to History

1

HIST 141United States History Survey to 1865

3

HIST 142United States History Survey Since 1865

3

HIST 258Historical Methods

3

One 300-level Classical and Medieval European History course

3

One 300-level Modern European History course

3

One 300-level World History course

3

One 300-level American History course

3

HIST 401Historiography & Philosophy of History

3

Classical and Medieval European History course, Modern European History course, World History course, American History course: HIST 391 Historical Study of Peace, HIST 392 Women and Gender in History, and HIST 393 Public History count as concentration courses but do not count as the “One 300-level American, Modern European, World, or Classical and Medieval European History course.”

HIST 401: Fulfills the Writing Enriched course requirement for major.

Three credits from the following:

HIST 101Western Civilization: Bronze Age-1500

3

HIST 102Western Civilization: 1500-Present

3

HIST 134Knights, Peasants, and Bandits: A Social History of Medieval England

3

Three credits from the following:

HIST 171World Civilizations: Bronze Age to 1500

3

HIST 172World Civilizations: 1500 to Present

3

One of the following Experiential Learning Components

INTE 391Internship

1-3

OR

INTE 394Internship

4-12

 

Study Abroad option

0

History majors who pursue the Administrative Studies Concentration must take an internship with a public organization or professional organization oriented to public needs and concerns, which may or may not be history related. This internship will fulfill the History major's Experiential Learning Component., and must be taken for a letter grade to fulfill the major requirement.

Administrative Studies Concentration (21 credits)

HIST 393Public History

3

HIST 394Digital History

3

ECON 120Principles of Macroeconomics

3

POLI 113American Government

3

POLI 323Public Policy

3

Six credits from the following (6):

BUSA 120Principles of Management

3

BUSA 381Business Law

3

COMM 205Principles of Public Relations

3

COMM 333Business and Organizational Communication

3

COMM 342Intercultural Communication

3

ECON 220Principles of Microeconomics

3

HRM 301Human Resource Management

3

HRM 311Organizational Behavior

3

LEAD 310Leadership Theory and Development

3

PHIL 325Moral Problems

3

POLI 212International Politics

3

POLI 314Constitutional Law: Governmental Powers and Constraints

3

SOCI 212Cultural Anthropology

3

ECON 220, INTE 391, INTE 394: This course has a prerequisite, which will increase the size of the concentration.

QuEST Requirements

Experiential Learning requirement met/major
QuEST requirements Credits
First Year Seminar3
Oral Communication3
Created and Called for Community (W)3
Mathematical Sciences 3 or 4
Laboratory Science3 or 4
Science, Technology & the World3
European History (HIST 101 or HIST 102)met/major
United States History (HIST 141 or HIST 142)met/major
Literature 3
Philosophy and Religion3
Arts3
First Semester of Language 3
Second Semester of Language3
Third Semester of Language or Cross Cultural 3
Non-Western Studies (HIST 171 or HIST 172)met/major
Bible3
Christian Beliefs3
Wellness course1
Ethics, World Views or Pluralism3
QuEST requirements43-45
Major Requirements (inclusive of concentration)52-61
Free electives27-17
Total credits 123