History: Academic Subject Certificate

Description

The Academic Subject Certificate in History will provide students with a strong foundation in geohistorical, cultural, and global connections. The courses in this certificate provide the basis for basic writing, critical thinking, and problem-solving skills to help students in a wide range of fields. The certificate fulfills most of the core requirements for the Associate of Arts degree (AA degree), as well as the WI requirements, and some additional elective requirements. The certificate will be a guided path for students who intend to earn a Bachelor's Degree in history. It will also provide a general foundation for a career in teaching, the travel industry, the service industry, and other fields such as health and law. The certificate will encourage students to attend a four-year college in the University of Hawaii system or transfer to a mainland college. Nearly all the 200-level courses are offered throughout American colleges and universities. The certificate will meet the Written Communication, Quantitative Literacy and Human Cultures requirements of the WICHE passport.

Program Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of the program, students will be able to do the following:

• Analyze cause and effect relationships in history.
• Summarize key ideas in history, including major world philosophies, religions, and political theories and systems.
• Compare and contrast historical experiences across cultures and time.
• Describe major historical events, places, people, and other items of historical import.
• Evaluate the historical roots of current events.
• Analyze global processes from prehistory to the present (e.g. human migration, ecological forces, spread of world religions, creation of empires, technological innovation and integration).

Contact Information

Program Coordinator: Naiad Wong

Location: DH-E 107

Phone: (808) 455-0357

Email: naiad@hawaii.edu