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May 25, 2025
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2025-2026 Undergraduate Catalog
History (BA.HIS)
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Program Description
Vermont State University’s Bachelor of Arts in History takes a global perspective on the past. From a foundation in U.S. and World history, students take elective courses that examine in depth varied topics and regions including the United States, Latin America, Europe, Asia, and Africa. Taught by experts in their fields, the History program fosters the development of skills that are essential in any career, including intellectual curiosity, critical reading and writing, research and public speaking. Studying history from a global perspective prepares students for life and work in the 21st century interconnected world.
Program Outcomes
- Demonstrate advanced knowledge of a variety of historical events, ideas and individuals that have shaped the world through time.
- Demonstrate the ability to read scholarly literature effectively, and apply the knowledge gained from that to an understanding of economic, political, social, cultural and religious historical forces.
- Demonstrate the ability to critically analyze, interpret and synthesize primary historical materials effectively, identifying purpose and point of view.
- Demonstrate an understanding of major historiographical ideas and interpretations, and the ability to apply those ideas to both secondary literature and the student's own research.
- Propose, research, write, and publicly present a substantial research paper that uses authentic and properly cited historical research to develop an original and historically significant thesis.
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Program Core (27 credits)
Program Electives (18 credits)
18 credits required, 9 of which must be at the 3000-level and 9 of which must be in regions other than the United States or Europe (a 3000-level HIS course in Asian history would fulfill two requirements, for example). Credits Required for Major: 45
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