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	Missouri Baptist University 2022-2023 Undergraduate Catalog [ARCHIVED CATALOG] 																	 
	    History, BS
				
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		Major Requirements
 Mission Statement: In accordance with the Mission Statement of Missouri Baptist University, the History major has several purposes: (1) to acquaint students with the commonly accepted factual data of human history; (2) to expose students to differing viewpoints and schools of historical interpretation; (3) to help students develop the ability to do independent research and to write competently in the field of history; (4) to encourage students to develop a Biblically-based Christian approach to historical study; and (5) to prepare History majors for careers in teaching*, or in other professional fields requiring a broad liberal arts  background.  *Students seeking certification to teach high school history should major in Social Sciences in order to satisfy the state certification requirements for social studies 9-12.  The student must complete at least 39 hours in History and Interdisciplinary Studies, including the following courses or their equivalent: Electives
 An additional 21 hours must be completed, including 12 hours from upper division history courses, of which at least 3 hours must be a non-U.S. history course.  													 | 
												 
											 
	
  
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