Liberal Arts History - Northampton County Area Community College

Liberal Arts History from Northampton County Area Community College is a Campus Associate History degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Program Narrative The Liberal Arts program offers students planning to complete a bachelor\\\'s degree a strong foundation in both general education and a selected field of concentration. The curriculum has been designed to meet the requirements for the first two years of BA programs at many of the schools to which Northampton students commonly transfer. Northampton has also negotiated a number of Liberal Arts transfer agreements, including dual admissions agreements, with many regional colleges and universities. Liberal Arts majors often go on to careers in communications, management, public relations, marketing, and the arts. Their generalist background makes them readily employable at many levels in a wide range of career choices. Program Features The program is both solid and flexible and provides you with an excellent, tailored preparation for transfer. If you are undecided about your future major, you can explore your options by taking elective courses in various departments. If you\\\'re more certain, you may use your electives to concentrate your studies in English, History , Philosophy, Political Science, Psychology, Sociology, or Women\\\'s and Gender Studies, in order to prepare to major in these disciplines at a transfer institution. We encourage you to start taking classes in your concentration in your first semester in order to ensure that you complete it. Concentrations History Concentration Students may begin their path to a BA in History by using the elective credits in the Liberal Arts program toward a concentration in History . Students may select 12 credits from any of the history courses. History is a way of studying the past in order to understand the present. It focuses on how societies, cultures, institutions, and even ideas change over time. The richness of a concentration in this field might include learning Ancient, Modern, European, Eastern, and various aspects of American history . Intellectually, historians subject evidence, such as documents and secondary sources, to critical analysis. The reading, thinking, and writing required in the history concentration provide an excellent foundation to a wide range of majors and occupations that value these skills. Program Outcomes Graduates of the program will: understand the historical and cultural contexts of contemporary civilization. aluate and discuss diverse points of view. communicate ideas effectively. speak and understand a modern language other than English. retrieve, evaluate, and apply information from a range of sources. Develop strategies for solving both abstract and practical problems. View more details on Northampton County Area Community College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related History courses.