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B.A. in History
B.A. in History

B.A. in History

  • ID:UT10044
  • Level:4-Year Bachelor's Degree
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Admission Requirements

Entry Requirements

  • Official transcripts of all secondary school coursework and grades translated in English. (“Official” means that you must request your school to send transcripts directly to the UT admissions office. If that is impossible, send copies that have been certified by your school as “true copies” of the originals after they are copied. An official at your school should sign the document as “true copy of original.”)

  • Essay written in English.

  • A recommendation written by a counselor, teacher or headmaster.

English Requirements

  • TOEFL: minimum acceptable score is 550 or 213 (computer based) or 79 (Internet based) exam.

  • IELTS: International English Language Testing System – minimum grade of 6.5.

  • DuoLingo: minimum acceptable score is 105. The Duolingo English test is an online English proficiency test that can be taken online, on demand, in under an hour for only $49. The test is taken online via a computer with a webcam and microphone. The test includes a proficiency score, video interview and writing sample which are shared with The University of Tampa when you send your results. Certified results are available within 48 hours of the test session.

  • Successful completion of the English 112 certificate offered by ELS Language Centers accompanied by a letter of recommendation from an administrator and a 500-word English writing sample.

Other Requirements

The following documents should be submitted:

  • Completed application

  • Official high school or secondary school transcript or GED results (plus official transcripts from all university or dual enrollment courses completed, if applicable)

  • $40 nonrefundable application fee

  • SAT and/or ACT scores (Have questions about the new SAT? See SAT FAQ.)*

  • Guidance counselor or teacher recommendation (not required if you already graduated from high school and have completed some college credits)

  • Essay (not required if you have already graduated from high school and completed some college credits)

Course Information

The Bachelor of Arts in History program is designed to help students see themselves and their society from different times and places, while displaying an informed perspective and a mature view of human nature. Students develop skills of analysis, including the ability to understand context, to understand change and continuity over time, and to draw conclusions from diffuse, fragmentary and biased sources. 

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History Major

The History major prepares students to use knowledge of the past, of human diversity and complexity, of contingency and of continuity, in order to consider the limits and possibilities of human choices in the modern world. Students develop skills of analysis, including the ability to understand context, to understand change and continuity over time, and to draw conclusions from diffuse, fragmentary and biased sources, including non-quantifiable evidence. The History major prepares students for the choices and responsibilities they will encounter as participants in a free polity and as agents in a global society, while also developing skills in reading, writing, research, and analysis useful in diverse professional fields. The History major is excellent preparation for graduate study and careers in law, public administration, business, library science and information management, non-governmental organizations, consulting, teaching, military service, non-fiction writing, foreign service, museum work and public history.

Each student takes the required core courses and introductory survey courses and chooses one of three concentrations: the “Standard Concentration,” the “American History and Law Concentration,” or the “Global History and Culture Concentration.”

Degree Requirements

Required Core Courses for a Major in History:

  • The Historian's Craft

  • and

  • History Capstone Research Seminar

Total Credit Hours:, 8

Two of the Following Introductory Survey Courses:

  • World History to 1500

  • World History from 1500 to the Present

  • The United States to 1877

  • The United States Since 1877

Total Credit Hours:, 8

Total Credit Hours: 16

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The History major prepares students for the choices and responsibilities they will encounter as participants in a free polity and as agents in a global society, while also developing skills in reading, writing, research, and analysis useful in diverse professional fields. The History major is excellent preparation for graduate study and careers in law, public administration, business, library science and information management, non-governmental organizations, consulting, teaching, military service, non-fiction writing, foreign service, museum work and public history.

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Student Health Fee: 450 $ per year

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