Associate in Arts Degree with Emphasis in History
Students seeking an Associate in Arts (AA) degree in Liberal Education with an emphasis must successfully complete the AA requirements. Emphasis requirements may also be used to satisfy the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum Goal requirements.
Students who plan to major in history at a four-year institution would be well-advised to take both the American and world history survey courses in order to be well-prepared for upper division work. These emphases give student who wish to major in history at a four-year institution a strong base from which to build their degree program.
Students must select only one emphasis area.
US History (14-15 cr)
Required Courses:
HIST 1111 United States History 1
HIST 1112 United States History 2
HIST 1133 Minnesota History
Complete one of the following:
HIST 1101 History of World Civilizations 1
HIST 1102 History of World Civilizations 2
HIST 1103 History of World Civilizations 3
HIST 1131 History of the Family: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
World History (15-16 cr)
Complete four of the following:
HIST 1101 History of World Civilizations 1
HIST 1102 History of World Civilizations 2
HIST 1103 History of World Civilizations 3
HIST 1111 United States History 1
HIST 1112 United States History 2
HIST 1131 History of the Family: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
HIST 1133 Minnesota History
Curriculum
Course offered by this Department:
HIST 1101 History of World Civilizations 1
HIST 1102 History of World Civilizations 2
HIST 1103 History of World Civilizations 3
HIST 1111 United States History 1
HIST 1112 United States History 2
HIST 1131 History of the Family: A Cross-Cultural Perspective
HIST 1133 Minnesota History
HIST 1900 Topics in History
HIST 2201 History of East Asia
HIST 2900 Topics in History
For course descriptions and additional program information visit the Normandale catalog online.
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Department Admin
Dean: Teri Wichman, Dean of Social Sciences and Library
Dean's Assistant: Alvina Adasevich
Mission Statement
The History Department promotes the study, teaching and assessment of historical developments that created our present world. Our goal is to help students understand the historical past so that they can better fulfill their roles as historical actors in creating our future society.
The Department offers basic survey courses in American history and the history of world civilizations. Each of these is a full two-semester course, although students are able to take a single a semester. Students are encouraged, but not required, to take these courses in chronological order.
In addition to these survey courses, a one-semester course in Minnesota history, which emphasizes the social, political,m cultural and economics history of the state, and a one-semester course in the history of the family with a cross-cultural perspective, are also a part of the regular offerings. Finally, the Department offers occasional one-semester topics courses in various phases of American and world history.
History courses do fulfill a number of requirements for the Minnesota Transfer Curriculum, as well as for Normandale graduation requirements. History is a solid major and Normandale history faculty are well-equipped to guide students who are intent upon majoring in this discipline.
