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History
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CIP Code:
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Program Mission Statement:
The Bachelor of Arts in History develops in students the ability to connect the causes, contexts, and chronologies of individual events to larger historical developments, showing continuity and change in human experiences. By placing contemporary issues, ideas, and relationships in historical perspective, the student gains a sense of both the chronological ordering of events and the relationship of diverse events at a given moment, as well as sensitivity to cultural differences and awareness of conflicting interpretations of the same occurrences. In specifics, the program at USF is designed to provide majors with (1) an appreciation of the nature and importance of an historical perspective, (2) an understanding of the development of specific peoples and societies, (3) an awareness of conflicting interpretations of the past, (4) an understanding of the nature of the discipline of history, and (5) research, writing, and analytical skills to pursue professional careers or to continue their education in graduate and professional schools.
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Graduates of this program will be able to demonstrate the following:
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OUTCOME
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- Demonstrate an understanding of the importance of historical context in analyzing the nature of past societies.
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Methods of Assessment
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- Papers for assessment are produced in the capstone history course taken by all seniors: Pro-Seminar in History (HIS 4936). Assessing papers from this course provides a demonstration of the students' ability to understand the importance of historical context in analyzing the nature of past societies. Clean copies of papers are collected by instructors, placed in envelopes identifying each course and are retained in the department's office. Each academic year, the department's undergraduate curriculum committee will review a randomly selected sample of 30% of these papers and rank each one according to a scale of 3 to 1 (3=exceeds expectations; 2=meets expectations; 1=does not meet expectations).
- Students in all history courses are surveyed about how well they feel this outcome has been addressed in the class. The department's undergraduate curriculum committee will develop a brief survey instrument to collect these data from all history courses.
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OUTCOME
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- Demonstrate an understanding of how the practice of history and interpretations of the past have changed over time.
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Methods of Assessment
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- Papers for assessment are produced in the capstone history course taken by all seniors: Pro-Seminar in History (HIS 4936). Assessing papers from this course provides a demonstration of the students' understanding that the practice of history and interpretations of the past have changed over time. Clean copies of papers are collected by instructors, placed in envelopes identifying each course and are retained in the department's office. Each academic year, the department's undergraduate curriculum committee will review a randomly selected sample of 30% of these papers and rank each one according to a scale of 3 to 1 (3=exceeds expectations; 2=meets expectations; 1=does not meet expectations).
- Students in all History courses are surveyed about how well they feel this outcome has been addressed in the class. The department's undergraduate curriculum committee will develop a brief survey instrument in order to collect these data from all history courses.
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OUTCOME
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- Demonstrate in a written exercise the ability to apply accepted methodology to the practice and study of history.
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Methods of Assessment
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- Papers for assessment are produced in the capstone history course taken by all seniors: Pro-Seminar in History (HIS 4936). Assessing papers from this course demonstrates the students' ability to apply accepted methodology to the practice and study of history. Clean copies of papers are collected by instructors, placed in envelopes identifying each course and are retained in the department's office. Each academic year, the department's undergraduate curriculum committee will review a randomly selected sample of 30% of these papers and rank each one according to a scale of 3 to 1 (3=exceeds expectations; 2=meets expectations; 1=does not meet expectations).
- Students in the two capstone courses, Theory of History (HIS 4104) and Pro Seminar in History (HIS 4936), are surveyed about how well they feel the class addressed the application of accepted methodologies to the practice and study of history. The department's undergraduate curriculum committee will develop a brief survey instrument to collect these data.
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OUTCOME
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- Demonstrate the ability to research and write an historical paper with a thesis, supported by relevant documentation.
- Demonstrate the ability to analyze works by historians and identify their arguments and interpretations.
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Methods of Assessment
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- Papers for assessment are produced in the capstone history course taken by all seniors: Pro-Seminar in History (HIS 4936). Assessing papers from this course demonstrates the students' ability to research and write an historical paper with a clear thesis, supported by relevant documentation and a logical progression of ideas that explain the thesis and successfully persuade the reader provides. Clean copies of papers are collected by instructors, placed in envelopes identifying each course and are retained in the department's office. Each academic year, the department's undergraduate curriculum committee will review a randomly selected sample of 30% of these papers and rank each one according to a scale of 3 to 1 (3=exceeds expectations; 2=meets expectations; 1=does not meet expectations).
- Students in the capstone course, Pro Seminar in History (HIS 4936), are surveyed about how well they feel the course addressed the composition of a research paper that exhibits structural integrity and is expressed in language that is appropriate to the audience. The department's undergraduate curriculum committee will develop a brief survey instrument to collect these data from the capstone course.
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OUTCOME
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- Demonstrate the ability to analyze works by historians and identify their arguments and interpretations.
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Methods of Assessment
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- All students in the capstone course, Pro Seminar in History (HIS 4936), are surveyed about how well they feel the class has addressed an ability to research and write an historical paper with a clear thesis, supported by relevant documentation and a logical progression of ideas that explain the thesis and successfully persuade the reader. The department's undergraduate curriculum committee will develop a brief survey instrument to collect these data.
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OUTCOME
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- Present the results of historical research in a logically organized, written paper that is grammatically correct and presents a thesis, supported by relevant documentation.
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Methods of Assessment
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- Papers for assessment are produced in the capstone history course taken by all seniors: Pro-Seminar in History (HIS 4936). Assessing papers from this course provides a demonstration of the students' ability to compose a research paper that exhibits structural integrity and is expressed in language that is appropriate to the audience. Clean copies of papers are collected by instructors, placed in envelopes identifying each course and are retained in the department's office. Each academic year, the department's undergraduate curriculum committee will review a randomly selected sample of 30% of these papers and rank each one according to a scale of 3 to 1 (3=exceeds expectations; 2=meets expectations; 1=does not meet expectations).
- Students in the capstone course, Pro Seminar in History (HIS 4936), are surveyed about how well they feel the course addressed the composition of a research paper that exhibits structural integrity and is expressed in language that is appropriate to the audience. The department's undergraduate curriculum committee will develop a brief survey instrument to collect these data from the capstone course.
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