Programs in History and Political Science

As a history student, you’ll be learning from some of the most respected history scholars in the country in an intimate setting. And you’ll have the opportunity to do research alongside these accomplished historians.

The history and political science department offers a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Science in History, as well as several minors. As a history major, you can also couple a Bachelor of Arts in History with a secondary teacher education certificate, which certifies you to teach history in grades 9-12 in the state.

(This program is approved by the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.  Students intending to teach in other states are responsible for investigating the reciprocity agreement of that state agency.)

Undergraduate Degrees

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Certificates

Admission Requirements

A student must meet Missouri S&T’s regular undergraduate admission requirements.

Certificate Requirements

To receive the certificate in Medieval and Renaissance Studies, a student must do the following:

  • Complete 12 credit hours selected from among the following courses:
    • ENGL 1211 British Literature I
    • ENGL 3210 Survey of Old and Middle English Literature
    • ENGL 3211 Chaucer
    • ENGL 3212 Sixteenth-Century English Literature
    • ENGL 3213 Seventeenth-Century English Literature
    • ENGL 3214 Shakespeare
    • ENGL 3234 Myth and Folklore
    • HIST 3130 Medieval History I
    • HIST 3135 Medieval History II
    • HIST 3240 Renaissance Thought
    • HIST 3150 Tudor and Stuart England
    • HIST 3534 History of Medieval and Early Modern Science
    • HIST 4145 The Reformation
    • MUSIC 3251 From the Church to the Palace: Music of the Middle Ages and Renaissance
    • PHIL Medieval Philosophy
  • Achieve at least a 2.5 grade point average in the certificate course work.
  • Request a certificate from the Registrar’s Office within two calendar years of completing the required certificate course work.

 

Admission Requirements

A student must meet Missouri S&T’s regular undergraduate admission requirements.

Certificate Requirements

To receive the certificate in Military and Security Studies, a student must do the following:

 

  • Take a total of four courses (12 hours), at least one of which must be in a discipline other than History.
  • Take one of the following (3 hours): History 3443, the American Military Experience; Political Science 3300, Principles of Public Policy; Political Science 4500, Geopolitics and International Security
  • Take three of the following courses (9 hours), as approved by certificate advisor:
    • BUS 5910 Privacy and Information Security
    • HISTORY 3241 World War I A Global Perspective
    • HISTORY 3325 Revolutionary Era America
    • HISTORY 3345 Civil War and Reconstruction
    • HISTORY 3440 20th Century Americans in Combat
    • HISTORY 3441 The United States in World War II
    • HISTORY 3442 The United States in Vietnam
    • HISTORY 3443 The American Military Experience
    • HISTORY/POL SCI 3760 The American Presidency
    • HISTORY/POL SCI 3761 United States Diplomatic History to World War II
    • HISTORY/POL SCI 3762 American Foreign Policy since 1945
    • HIST/POL SCI 4085 Internship*
    • HIST/POL SCI 4097 Senior project**
    • MILAIR 4110 National Security, Leadership Responsibilities and Commissioning Preparation, Part I
    • MILAIR 4120 National Security, Leadership Responsibilities and Commissioning Preparation, Part II
    • MILARMY 3500 Leadership in Changing Environments
    • MILARMY 4250 Developing Adaptive Leaders
    • MILARMY 4500 Leadership in a Complex World
    • POL SCI 3300 Principles of Public Policy
    • POL SCI 3310 Public Policy Analysis
    • POL SCI 4500 Geopolitics and International Security
  • Achieve at least a 2.5 grade point average in the certificate course work.
  • Request a certificate from the Registrar’s Office within two calendar years of completing the required certificate course work.

*In order to count towards the certificate, the History 4085 internship needs to be taken for at least 3 credit hours and with an organization related to the certificate topic. Requires certificate advisor approval.

** In order to count towards certificate, the Hist 4097 senior project needs to be on topic related to the certificate. Requires certificate advisor approval.

 

Admission Requirements

A student must meet Missouri S&T’s regular undergraduate admission requirements.

Certificate Requirements

To receive the certificate in Science, Technology, and Society, a student must do the following:

  • Complete 12 credit hours, at least 3 of which must be in a discipline other than History, as follows:
    • Complete HIST/PHIL 4580 Issues in Science, Technology, and Society (3 hours)
    • Complete one of the following courses (3 hours):
      • HIST 2510 History of Technology
      • HIST 3530 History of Science
      • POL SCI 4320 Policy for Science, Technology, and Innovation
    • Complete two of the following, as approved by certificate advisor (6 hours):
      • BIO SCI 1163 Biotechnology in Film
      • BIO SCI 2263 Ecology
      • BIO SCI 2372 Issues in Public Health
      • ECON 4540 Energy Economics
      • ECON 4820 Labor Economics
      • ENGL 2243 Science Fiction
      • ENG MGT 4330/PSYCH 4710 Human Factors
      • ENV ENG 5640 Environmental Law and Regulations
      • GEO ENG 1175 Geological Engineering in Popular Media
      • HIST 2510 History of Technology
      • HIST 3510 Twentieth Century Technology and Science
      • HIST 3530 History of Science
      • HIST 3443 American Military Experience
      • HIST 4470 American Environmental History
      • HISTORY 4550 Architecture, Technology & Society
      • HISTORY 4551 Chicago: Architecture, Technology, Culture
      • IST 5885 Human-Computer Interaction
      • PHIL 3223 Bioethics
      • PHIL 3225 Engineering Ethics
      • PHIL 4320 Minds and Machines
      • PHIL 4345 Philosophy of Science
      • PHIL 4350 Environmental Ethics
      • POL SCI 3300 Principles of Public Policy
      • POL SCI 4320 Policy for Science, Technology, and Innovation
      • PSYCH 4602 Organizational Psychology
      • PSYCH 4700 Industrial Psychology
      • PSYCH 4720 Psychology of Social Technology
      • TCH COM 3570 Writing in the Sciences
      • TCH COM 5610 History of Technical Communication
  • Achieve at least a 2.5 grade point average in all certificate course work.
  • Request a certificate from the Registrar’s Office within two calendar years of completing the required certificate course work.

Admission Requirements

A student must meet Missouri S&T’s regular undergraduate admission requirements.

Certificate Requirements

To receive the certificate in War and Society, a student must do the following:

  • Complete 12 credit hours selected from among the following courses:
    • History 3230: Europe in the Age of the French Revolution and Napoleon

    • History 3240: Contemporary Europe

    • History 3241: World War I from a Global Perspective

    • History 3325: Revolutionary America, 1754-1789

    • History 3345: Civil War and Reconstruction

    • History 3440: 20th Century Americans in Combat

    • History 3441: The United States in WWII

    • History 3442: The United States in Vietnam

    • History 3443: The American Military Experience

    • History 4085: Internship* 

    • History 4097: Senior Project**

    • History 4245: Nazi Germany and the Holocaust

    • History 4246: War and Society in Twentieth-Century Europe

  • Achieve at least a 2.5 grade point average in the certificate course work.
  • Request a certificate from the Registrar’s Office within two calendar years of completing the required certificate course work.

*In order to count towards the certificate, the History 4085 internship needs to be taken for at least 3 credit hours and with an organization related to the certificate topic, such as a military history museum. Requires certificate advisor approval.

** In order to count towards certificate, the Hist 4097 senior project needs to be on topic related to the certificate. Requires certificate advisor approval.

 

Experiential Learning

Experiential learning activities are designed to require students to go beyond mastering basic skills and knowledge in the application of that material to problem solving challenges.

EXPERIENTIAL LEARNING OPTIONS