Distribution 1 (3)
Distribution 2 (3)
Core 4 (3)
Core 5 (3)
TOTAL
15 sem. hrs.
Fourth Semester
SPAN202
Fourth Course in Spanish (3)
Core 6 (3)
Distribution 3 (3)
Distribution 1 (3)
Free Elective (3)
TOTAL
15 sem. hrs.
Fifth Semester
SPAN307
Spanish Conversation and Composition I (3)
Spanish Elective (3)
Core 7 (3)
Free Electives (6)
TOTAL
15 sem. hrs.
Sixth Semester
SPAN308
Spanish Conversation and Composition II (3)
Spanish Elective (3)
Free Electives (9)
TOTAL
15 sem. hrs.
Seventh Semester
Spanish Elective (3)
Free Electives (12)
TOTAL
15 sem. hrs.
Eighth Semester
Spanish Elective (3)
Free Electives (12)
TOTAL
15 sem. hrs.
History and Anthropology Department
FACULTY: Ihor Bemko, Xin-Zhu J. Chen, Martha Donkor, Dennis Hickey, Jerra
Jenrette, Joseph W. Laythe, Nazir A. Mughal, Steven R. Nachman, Andre Smith,
Ronald L. Spiller, Renata B. Wolynec
Mission Statement
The History and Anthropology Department seeks to promote students' knowl-
edge, curiosity, and empathetic understanding about peoples and cultures across
time and space. The two disciplines housed in the department together encompass
the study of humanity: its biological and cultural basis, its divergent and chang-
ing expressions from prehistoric times to the present and its possibilities for the
future. These disciplines guide students in a critical examination of the events that
shaped the lives of earlier generations and created the world in which they live.
Departmental courses teach students to think analytically, to apply scientific
methodology, articulate and to communicate their thoughts, to use knowledge in
ways that empower and improve the circumstances of their lives, to appreciate
cultural and human diversity and recognize the common humanity on which such
diversity is based, and ultimately, to have a heightened sense of who they are and
who they can be. While the department does prepare a number of its students for
advanced degree programs and academic careers, its greater mission is to prepare
them for any career or life goal that requires responsible citizenship and critical
thinking as a basis for effective action.
The study of history provides students with an understanding of the human con-
dition of the present and suggestions on how individuals can fulfill themselves in
today's complex world.
The B.A. degree may lead to graduate study in history or the study of law. Some
history majors will choose to add education to their programs and teach at the ele-
mentary or secondary level. However, the mass media-journalism, radio and tel-
evision; for-profit and non-profit research organizations, and many businesses
employ persons who use the kind of method and research skills which are com-
monly taught in nearly every history class.
Students in history are provided with the analytical tools most important to career
advancement, the abilities to read and write at a high level, to organize their
thoughts and actions, and the ability to see themselves and their situation in per-
spective. In a world in which communication skills, the need to "see the big pic-
ture," and sensitivity to cultural differences are increasingly important, training in
history provides students with the requisite tools.
Most importantly, history, while grounded in a tradition of scholarship and ration-
al thought, helps students to remain intellectually flexible, preparing them to face
the challenges of the "real" world and its rapid changes.
The Department of History and Anthropology offers a major in Latin American
Studies (LAS) with areas of emphasis on International Business and Politics or
Cultural Studies. The major is an interdisciplinary effort between Foreign
Language, History, Political Science, Anthropology, Philosophy, English, Music,
Geography, Art, Business Administration and Economics, and Biology and
Health Services departments, and will attract new students to Edinboro University
to prepare them to compete in our global society. The major will better prepare
graduates to work in the international arena, including business/economics and
government, and will be the only such program in the Pennsylvania State System
of Higher Education and in northwestern Pennsylvania.
Latin American Studies is an interdisciplinary field, encouraging both a special-
ized and integrative approach to subject areas in the social sciences and humani-
ties. It provides students with a conceptual framework for examining the ideas,
ideals, and actions of Latin Americans, both in the region and its diaspora.
Courses in the major are selected from existing university offerings in several dis-
ciplines, using existing knowledge and practice to create a coherent and focused
interdisciplinary alternative. A student who majors in Latin American Studies will
develop fluency in Spanish, and be well versed in a cultural understanding of the
region's history and people.
The major offers courses that focus on the Latin American experience, including
Spanish, history, anthropology, political science, geography, and philosophy, from
the pre-Columbian period to the present. It also provides two tracks for students
to choose from International Business and Politics or Cultural Studies.
The Department of History and Anthropology offers a new major in the discipline
of Women's Studies (WS) with areas of emphasis on the humanities, history,
human development, and communication. The major is an interdisciplinary effort
among the departments of Speech and Communication Studies, History,
Psychology, English, Philosophy, Art, Foreign Languages, Biology and Health
Services, Sociology, and Social Work, and is designed to enhance the women's
studies minor. The major will better prepare graduates to gain employment in
areas focused on the advancement of women and/or to continue their education in
women's issues in graduate school, and will be the only such program in the State
System of Higher Education and in northwestern Pennsylvania.
CAREER OPPORTUNITIES
Many employers in the business world banks, insurance companies and indus-
tries seek college graduates with a Liberal Arts background. If you desire this
type of career, a B.A. degree in history provides flexibility. A student not only has
nine hours of General Education electives (to be chosen from outside the student's
major) but 32-semester hours of free electives in which to directly prepare for this
kind of a work environment within a Liberal Arts degree.
What can a history major do besides teach? If one aspires to be a lawyer, an
undergraduate major in history with related courses will provide the necessary
background for law school. In the fields of mass media journalism, radio and
television there are positions which require training in historical methodology
and research. A combined art and history major with some graduate work can
open the door as curator or archivist. In order to help students achieve this, the
major offers a track in Public and Applied History. If one wants to go on to
Seminary, history is the logical major. History combined with some training in
another area can also open up some interesting possibilities, for instance, business
and economics business and industry recruit Liberal Arts graduates for a vari-
ety of positions that do not require extended training in business. Then there is the
biggest employer of all, the government federal, state and municipal. There are
many positions at all levels, which require no particular undergraduate speciality.
WHY ANTHROPOLOGY?
Of all the academic disciplines that study people and their activities, anthropolo-
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