AA Specialization Track - History

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Please work with your advisor to ensure smooth transition to your chosen senior institution. See the AA degree for distribution requirements in general education, then choose from the recommended courses below to help meet these requirements.

History Majors

Studying history provides access to the whole world–not just to the past, but to the present that grew out of the past. Studying history teaches you vital, widely applicable skills–research, analysis, writing, and oral communication. Studying history will help you build a career–anything from business to government to education to the law and beyond.

Electives for History Majors:
Highly recommended:
HIS 10500 History of World Societies to 1500 3 cr.
HIS 10600 Hist of World Societies Since 1500 3 cr.
HIS 20100 United States History to 1865 3 cr.
HIS 20200 United States History Since 1865 3 cr.
HIS 20300 Michigan History 3 cr.
HIS 20400 The American Civil War 3 cr.
POL 10100 Intro to American Government 3 cr.
Other recommended courses:
ECO 20100 Prin of Economics-MACRO 3 cr.
ECO 20200 Prin of Economics-MICRO 3 cr.
GEO 10000 World Geography 4 cr.
HUM 20500 The Individual and Society 3 cr.
PHL 20100 Intro to Philosophy 3 cr.
PHL 21000 Introduction to Ethics 3 cr.
POL 20000 International Relations 3 cr.
POL 20100 Comparative Government 3 cr.
PSY 10100 Intro to Psychology 3 cr.
SOC 10100 Intro to Sociology 3 cr.