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History Emphasis
Associate of Arts
The history emphasis area within the associate of arts degree
allows the TMCC history department to serve those students
seeking to transfer into a baccalaureate program in history.
This emphasis area stresses historical thinking skills as well as
historical knowledge.
Emphasis Outcomes
Students completing the emphasis will:
• Demonstrate the ability to use historical thinking skills, in
particular the ability to distinguish between primary and
secondary sources, analyze arguments and interpretations,
and recognize interpretative conflicts.
• Demonstrate the ability to interpret evidence found in
primary sources and develop an historical argument based on
and sustained by the evidence available.
• Demonstrate the ability to write historical essays that are
coherent, cogent, and grammatically correct.
General Education Requirements
Diversity (3 credits)
Recommended: HIST 227, 247, 289, 291, 293 or 294
English 6 credits
Required: ENG 101 and 102 or ENG 113 and 114.
Fine Arts 3 credits
Humanities 6 credits
Mathematics 3 credits
Recommended: MATH 120
Science 3 credits
Social Science 9 credits
Recommended: ANTH 101, ANTH 205, PSC 211, PSC 231,
PSY 101
U.S. and Nevada Constitutions 3 credits
Total General Education Requirements 33 Credits
Emphasis Requirements
Choose from the U.S. surveys or the European surveys:
HIST 101 U.S. History I. ................................................... (3)
HIST 102 U.S. History II. .................................................. (3)
– or –
HIST 105 European Civilization I. .................................... (3)
HIST 106 European Civilization II. ................................... (3)
Choose two semesters of Spanish, French, or German:
SPAN 111/112 First Year Spanish I and First Year Spanish II..... (8)
– or –
FREN 111/112 First Year French I and First Year French II......... (8)
– or –
GER 111/112 First Year German and First Year German II....... (8)
Total Emphasis Requirements 14 Credits
Elective Requirements
Choose a minimum of 15 credits from the following:
HIST 208 World History I....................................................3
HIST 209 World History II...................................................3
HIST 217 Nevada History. ..................................................3
HIST 225 Introduction to the VietnamWar. .......................3
HIST 227 Introduction to Latin American
History and Culture I . .........................................3
HIST 228 Introduction to Latin American
History and Culture II..........................................3
HIST 247 Introduction to the History of Mexico. ................3
HIST 248 Introduction to the American Civil War. ..............3
HIST 288 Hitler & Stalin: Studies in Tyranny.......................3
HIST 289 Introduction to the History of the Middle East. ...3
HIST 291 Introduction toWomen’s History and
Literature in the U.S............................................3
HIST 294 Introduction to African American History II.........3
HIST 295 Special Topics in History .....................................3
Total Elective Requirements 15 Credits
Total Degree Requirements 62 Credits
Suggested Course Sequence
First Year Course # Title Credits
1st Semester
Emphasis Choose French, German or Spanish 4
Social Science ANTH 101 Introduction to Cultural Anthropology 3
English ENG 101 Composition I 3
Emphasis HIST 101/105 Choose U.S. or European track 3
U.S. and Nevada
Constitutions PSC 101 Introduction to American Politics 3
Total 16
2nd Semester
Emphasis Choose French, German, or Spanish 4
Science Elective 3
English ENG 102 Composition II 3
Emphasis HIST 102/106 Choose U.S. or European track 3
Mathematics MATH 120 Fundamentals of College Mathematics 3
Total 16
Second Year Course # Title Credits
1st Semester
Fine Arts ART 260 Survey of Art History I 3
Humanities Elective 3
Elective HIST Choose from list 3
Elective/Diversity HIST Choose a 200 level History course that
fulfills diversity 3
Social Science PSY 101 Psychology 3
Total 15
2nd Semester
Humanities Elective 3
Social Science Elective Choose 200 level course in ANTH, PSC,
PSY or SOC 3
Elective HIST Choose from list 3
Elective HIST Choose from list 3
Elective HIST Choose from list 3
Total 15
Degree Total 62