Programs

Southern Oregon University

History

Program Outcomes

Weight Outcomes Applied Learning Specialized Knowledge Intellectual Skills Integrative/Broad Knowledge Civic Learning    
25% Students will be conversant in the main topics in the political, economic, social, and cultural history of the United States from the era of European discovery to the present, and in world history from antiquity to the present. 10% 25% 35% 10% 20% 10, 25, 35, 10, 20
25% Students will possess an advanced understanding of selected chronological periods and/or topics in U.S. history. Additionally, they will demonstrate an advanced understanding of particular historical issues in at least three of the following areas: transnational, comparative, and international history; European history; African history; Middle Eastern history; Latin American history; and Asian history. Students will practice the methodologies and interpretive frameworks utilized in historical studies. 10% 30% 35% 10% 15% 10, 30, 35, 10, 15
25% Students will be able to distinguish between primary and secondary historical sources, analyze arguments and interpretations, and recognize interpretive conflicts. They will analyze and interpret evidence found in primary and secondary sources, and develop historical arguments based upon and sustained by available evidence. Students will follow the highest ethics in their research and writing. They will not plagiarize the work of others. They will adjust their preliminary hypotheses to fit the data, rather than adjust the data to fit their preliminary hypotheses. 20% 20% 30% 20% 10% 20, 20, 30, 20, 10
25% Students will be able to research and conduct an investigation, consulting appropriate works, and developing a bibliography and research prospectus. They will be able to produce coherent, cogent, persuasive, and grammatically correct historical essays. They will be able to present effectively the conclusions of their research in an oral presentation. 20% 25% 25% 15% 15% 20, 25, 25, 15, 15

 

Courses linked to this program

Weight Course Applied Learning Specialized Knowledge Intellectual Skills Integrative/Broad Knowledge Civic Learning    
2.3% HST 110 - World Civilizations 15% 30% 20% 20% 15% 15, 30, 20, 20, 15
2.3% HST 111 - World Civilizations 15% 30% 20% 20% 15% 15, 30, 20, 20, 15
2.3% HST 250 - American History and Life 15% 30% 20% 15% 20% 15, 30, 20, 15, 20
2.3% HST 251 - American History and Life 15% 30% 20% 15% 20% 15, 30, 20, 15, 20
2.3% HST 300 - Research and Writing 30% 20% 20% 20% 10% 30, 20, 20, 20, 10
2.3% HST 305 - English History 10% 35% 25% 15% 15% 10, 35, 25, 15, 15
2.3% HST 306 - English History 10% 35% 25% 15% 15% 10, 35, 25, 15, 15
2.3% HST 315 - Ancient Greece 15% 30% 25% 15% 15% 15, 30, 25, 15, 15
2.3% HST 316 - Ancient Rome 15% 30% 25% 15% 15% 15, 30, 25, 15, 15
2.3% HST 320 - Religion in America 15% 25% 20% 20% 20% 15, 25, 20, 20, 20
2.3% HST 341 - Modern Europe 15% 30% 25% 15% 15% 15, 30, 25, 15, 15
2.3% HST 342 - Modern Europe 15% 30% 25% 15% 15% 15, 30, 25, 15, 15
2.3% HST 343 - Modern Europe 15% 30% 25% 15% 15% 15, 30, 25, 15, 15
2.3% HST 344 - The Nazi Party/The Third Reich 15% 25% 30% 15% 15% 15, 25, 30, 15, 15
2.3% HST 353 - Colonial America 15% 25% 25% 15% 20% 15, 25, 25, 15, 20
2.3% HST 355 - Jefferson to Civil War 15% 25% 25% 15% 20% 15, 25, 25, 15, 20
2.3% HST 357 - Industrial & Progressive U.S. 15% 25% 25% 15% 20% 15, 25, 25, 15, 20
2.3% HST 358 - New Deal and Cold War U.S. 15% 25% 25% 15% 20% 15, 25, 25, 15, 20
2.3% HST 361 - History of Africa 10% 30% 25% 15% 20% 10, 30, 25, 15, 20
2.3% HST 372 - 20th Century Revolutions 15% 25% 25% 20% 15% 15, 25, 25, 20, 15
2.3% HST 380 - War in the Modern World 15% 25% 25% 20% 15% 15, 25, 25, 20, 15
2.3% HST 381 - Nazi Germany and Film 20% 25% 25% 20% 10% 20, 25, 25, 20, 10
2.3% HST 382 - Vietnam War and Film 20% 25% 25% 15% 15% 20, 25, 25, 15, 15
2.3% HST 388 - Constitution and Supreme Court 15% 25% 25% 10% 25% 15, 25, 25, 10, 25
2.3% HST 389 - Constitution & the Presidency 15% 25% 25% 10% 25% 15, 25, 25, 10, 25
2.3% HST 396 - China: Twentieth Century 10% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10, 30, 25, 20, 15
2.3% HST 397 - Japan Since 1800 10% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10, 30, 25, 20, 15
3.4% HST 415 - History Capstone 20% 30% 25% 15% 10% 20, 30, 25, 15, 10
2.3% HST 421 - Environmental History 20% 25% 25% 20% 10% 20, 25, 25, 20, 10
2.3% HST 431 - Islamic Middle East 15% 30% 25% 20% 10% 15, 30, 25, 20, 10
2.3% HST 432 - Islamic Middle East 15% 30% 25% 20% 10% 15, 30, 25, 20, 10
2.3% HST 433 - Islamic Middle East 15% 30% 25% 20% 10% 15, 30, 25, 20, 10
2.3% HST 448 - Imperial Russia 15% 30% 25% 15% 15% 15, 30, 25, 15, 15
2.3% HST 452 - US Foreign Rel through 1920 15% 30% 25% 15% 15% 15, 30, 25, 15, 15
2.3% HST 453 - US Foreign Rel 1920-Present 15% 30% 25% 15% 15% 15, 30, 25, 15, 15
2.3% HST 454 - US-Latin American Relations 15% 30% 25% 15% 15% 15, 30, 25, 15, 15
2.3% HST 460 - Grand Strategy 20% 25% 25% 15% 15% 20, 25, 25, 15, 15
2.3% HST 472 - World War I 15% 30% 25% 15% 15% 15, 30, 25, 15, 15
2.3% HST 476 - American West 10% 35% 30% 15% 10% 10, 35, 30, 15, 10
2.3% HST 345 - Atlantic World I: 700-1500 10% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10, 30, 25, 20, 15
2.3% HST 346 - Atlantic World II: 1500-1750 10% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10, 30, 25, 20, 15
2.3% HST 347 - Atlantic World III: 1750-1900 10% 30% 25% 20% 15% 10, 30, 25, 20, 15
2.3% HST 464 - Colonial Mexico 10% 35% 30% 15% 10% 10, 35, 30, 15, 10