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 Department of                                                                                 
 Historyand Philosophy


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Dollye M. E. Robinson College of Liberal Arts Building

Collegeof Liberal Arts
Dept. of History and Philosophy
Jackson State University
601.979.2191 Phone
601.979.2192 Fax
history@jsums.edu Email
P.O. Box 17700

Dr. Dernoral Davis, Chair
dernoral.davis@jsums.edu

FACTSHEET

Location: Dollye M.E.Robinson
 Liberal Arts Building
Jackson, MS 39217
Bachelor of Arts DegreeProgram  
Bachelor of Science Degree Program
The Bachelor of Arts in History
 Degree Program

The Department of Historyand Philosophy requires at least 30 hours ofHistory in addition to History of Civilization.  There is nomaximum number of history hours.

Required Courses include:
  • HIST 201 and 202 - United States History
  • HIST 211 and 212 - Survey of Europe or 6 hoursin European History
  • HIST 344 and 447 - Historiography &Research Seminar (must be taken be taken in sequence and each coursewill only be offered once annually)
  • Additionally, 18 hours of Social Sciencecourses are required.
For B.A. majors interested inteacher certification in Social Science forthe State of Mississippi, the Department strongly recommends thealternative route to state certification.  Under this program,students will follow the standard B.A. curriculum except that HIST 325 - Mississippi History becomes a requirement and students will take 39 hours of social science instead of 18 hours in Social Science Courses.

The courses should be distributed as follows:
  • PS 335 - American Government and one otherpolitical science course.
  • SOC 214 - Introduction to Sociology and oneother sociology course.
  • ECO 211 - Principles of Macroeconomics
  • ECO 212 - Principles of Microeconomics
  • PSY 305 - Adolescent Psychology
  • PSY 306 - Educational Psychology
  • PSY 307 - Measurement and Evaluation
  • Any two Geography Courses
  • Any two elective courses from the areas of political science, sociology, economics, geography, and psychology
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