Biola University 2015–16 Catalog
Natural Resource Management Courses Choose 8 credits from the following: BIOS 303 Ecological Agriculture
major requires the completion of a minimum of 39 credits beyond the general education requirement, 24 of which must be upper-division. General Education Requirements The student is required to take the following (which will meet the general education requirements) before taking upper-division courses in history. These courses are prerequisites for all upper-division courses in history. This requirement may be waived only with faculty signature. HIST 108 United States History to 1865 Credit(s): 3. HIST 207 World Civilizations I Credit(s): 3. Core Requirements (18 or 21 Credits) HIST 109 United States History Since 1865 Credit(s): 3. HIST 208 World Civilizations II Credit(s): 3. HIST 290 Research Methods in History Credit(s): 3. HIST 495 Capstone: History in Christian Faith and Practice Credit(s): 3. POSC 225 Survey of American Government Credit(s): 3. Choose one of the following: HIST 480 Research Seminar Credit(s): 3. Or: HIST 490 Honors Program Credit(s): 3. AND HIST 491 Honors Program Credit(s): 3. Elective Requirements (21 Credits) Choose 12 upper-division credits in one of the three areas of concentration. Choose 9 credits of History electives from the other two areas of concentration.
Credit(s): 4.
Land Resources
BIOS 306 BIOS 307 BIOS 371 BIOS 372 BIOS 390
Credit(s): 4.
Water Resources (Limnology)
Credit(s): 4.
Conservation Biology Restoration Ecology
Credit(s): 4.
Credit(s): 4.
Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies
Credit(s): 4.
Topics in Natural Resource Management
BIOS 430
Credit(s): 1–4.
Environmental Policy and Ethics Courses Choose 7 credits from the following: BIOS 305 Global Development and Ecological Sustainability
Credit(s): 4.
Environmental Ethics
BIOS 353 BIOS 354 BIOS 355
Credit(s): 4.
Bioethics
Credit(s): 4.
Environmental Health: An Ecological Perspective Au Sable Institute of Environmental Studies Topics in Environmental Science
Credit(s): 4.
BIOS 390
Credit(s): 4.
BIOS 410
Credit(s): 1–4.
Supporting Science Courses Twenty-eight credits of supporting sciences from the Departments of Physical Science and Chemistry are required including: CHEM 105 General Chemistry I Credit(s): 4. CHEM 106 General Chemistry II Credit(s): 4. CHEM 321 Basic Organic and Biochemistry Credit(s): 3. CHEM 322 Basic Organic and Biochemistry Lab Credit(s): 1. CHEM 332 Environmental Chemistry Credit(s): 4. PHSC 103 Geology Credit(s): 3. PHSC 104 Geology Laboratory Credit(s): 1. PHSC 111 Physics I Credit(s): 3. PHSC 117 Physics I Laboratory Credit(s): 1. PHSC 112 Physics II Credit(s): 3. PHSC 118 Physics II Laboratory Credit(s): 1. History, B.A. Program Learning Outcomes Upon completion of the Bachelor of Arts in History, students will be able to: 1. Identify and explain the major developments of history and articulate how those developments are understood (ULO 1). 2. Critique primary and secondary sources and recognize the different approaches to historical writing (ULO 1). 3. Apply the historical method by organizing and writing a capstone research paper (ULO 3). 4. Engage intellectually with interpretations of the past and present, in a way that honors the pursuit of truth (ULO 2). 5. Articulate a Christian perspective about the world and the diversity of people living in it, with their worldviews, religions, and struggles (ULO 2). Degree Program A Bachelor of Arts degree in History is offered upon completion of the University baccalaureate and major requirements. The history
Concentrations
Asian/African Civilization HIST 304
Ancient Near East
Credit(s): 3.
History of the Christian Church
HIST 321 HIST 331 HIST 332 HIST 335 HIST 400 HIST 406 HIST 415 HIST 418 HIST 420 HIST 425 HIST 430 HIST 433 HIST 441 HIST 442 HIST 443 HIST 445 HIST 447 HIST 453 HIST 454 HIST 455 HIST 456 HIST 462
Credit(s): 3.
History of East Asia
Credit(s): 3.
Studies in Asian Civilizations History of Modern China Studies in Developing Nations Themes in Urban History
Credit(s): 3.
Credit(s): 3.
Credit(s): 3.
Credit(s): 3.
Oral History
Credit(s): 3.
The History of the City History of Russia War and Civilization
Credit(s): 3.
Credit(s): 3.
Credit(s): 3.
History of the Jewish People History of Christianity in Africa
Credit(s): 3.
Credit(s): 3.
History of the Middle East and Islam I History of the Middle East and Islam II Special Topics on Middle Eastern History Africa: History, Peoples and Culture
Credit(s): 3.
Credit(s): 3.
Credit(s): 3.
Credit(s): 3.
Topics in African History
Credit(s): 3.
The Islamic City
Credit(s): 3.
Arab-Israeli Conflict
Credit(s): 3.
History of Israel and Zionism
Credit(s): 3.
Muslim, Jewish and Christian Relations History of the Expansion of Christianity
Credit(s): 3.
Credit(s): 3.
European Civilization HIST 305
English History
Credit(s): 3.
Studies in British History
HIST 306
Credit(s): 3.
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