IUPUC Campus Bulletin 2014-2016

• Admission
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• Academic Advising
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  • General-Education Requirements/Introduction to Majors
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• Financial Aid & Scholarships
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• General Education Core 30
• Graduation Requirements
• Orientation
• Placement Testing
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  • External and National Testing
  • Testing for Students Whose Native Language is Not English/English for Academic Purposes (EAP) Placement Testing
• Registration
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• Student Learning Outcomes

Undergraduate Programs

Student Learning Outcomes

Bachelor of Science in History

The History degree program will train and equip students to do the following:

1. Know the importance and critical perspective of historical knowledge for understanding contemporary society.
2. Know basic facts, concepts, terms, and theories germane to historical study.
3. Understand how people have existed, acted, and thought in the past in various regions of the world.
4. Understand the nature of history as a discipline, including the existence of differing historiographical traditions and interpretations of the past.
5. Be able to locate historical evidence and determine its quality, including both primary and secondary sources.
6. Be able to read, evaluate, and interpret texts critically.
7. Be able to research, describe, and explain a complex historical event in a coherent manner, employing the conventions and standards of the discipline.