Bachelor of Arts in History
Franklin University Switzerland
Key Information
Campus location
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
CHF 52,750 / per year *
Application deadline
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Earliest start date
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* annual tuition fee for international students per year | Swiss/EU/EEA: CHF 27,550 per year | US citizens / permanent residents and Canadian citizens: $48,500 per year
Introduction
Understand change
A History degree gives you a deeper and more profound understanding of the forces that shaped and continue to shape the world we live in. By focusing on change in the past, the History program enables students to better comprehend and contextualize current and future events.
Admissions
Curriculum
Studying history at Franklin puts a strong emphasis on the development and acquisition of critical thinking and analytical skills in addition to reading, writing, and oral presentation skills. Hence the History degree program provides students with excellent practical preparation and training for graduate study and careers in law, business, diplomacy, government, international organizations and NGOs, journalism, and education.
Introductory History Courses (6 credits)
- HIS 100: Western Civilization I: Ancient and Medieval
- HIS 101: Western Civilization II: Modern or
- HIS 104: Global History I: Traditions, Encounters, and Adaptation from the Stone Age to the 16th Century
- HIS 105: Global History II: Globalization, the Emergence of the Modern State, and Coping with Change
The Writing of History: Theory and Method (3 credits)
One of the following:
- HIS 211: The Human in History: Biography and Life Writing
- HIS 212: Weapons of Mass Destruction
Historical Studies (21 credits)
Seven of the following (including at least two at the 300 level):
- HIS 199: First Year Seminar in History
- HIS 202T: History of Switzerland
- HIS 204: History of Italy from the Renaissance to the Present
- HIS 215T: Central Europe: An Urban History
- HIS 235: War, Peace, Diplomacy: A Political History of Modern Europe
- HIS 240: History of Modern Germany
- HIS 243: Worlds of Islam
- HIS 245: Worlds of Judaism
- HIS 257: Early Modern Europe and the European World c.1500-1800
- HIS 260: The Holocaust and Genocide
- HIS 271: History of Modern France
- HIS 273: History of the United States
- HIS 275T: History of Modern Ireland: Union and Dis-union, 1798-1998
- HIS 310: The Cold War
- HIS 325: Human Rights in History
- HIS 330: East Asia, 1900 to the Present
- HIS 345: Propaganda: A Modern History
- HIS 351: Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Europe
- HIS 355: The World and the West in the Long 19th Century
- HIS 357: Weimar Germany: Crisis or Crucible of Modernity?
- HIS 358: Global Britishness
- HIS 360: The Revolutionary Idea in Theory and Practice: Russia 1917 in Context
- HIS 370: Special Topics in History
- HIS 374: The Birth of Modern Propaganda: A Media History of the First World War
Interdisciplinary Studies (12 credits)
Choose four additional courses from any cognate discipline at or above the 200-level of which at least one course must be at or above the 300-level. No more than two courses can be chosen from the same discipline.
The Writing of History II: Capstone Requirement (6 credits)
One of the following:
- HIS 410: The Cold War
- HIS 430: East Asia, 1900 to the Present
- HIS 451: Nationalism and Ethnic Conflict in Europe and the Middle East
- HIS 455: The World and the West in the Long 19th Century (Capstone)
- HIS 460: The Revolutionary Idea in Theory and Practice: Russia 1917 in Context And
- HIS 499: History Senior Thesis
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Scholarships and Funding
Franklin University Switzerland offers merit scholarships to admitted students based on academic achievements in high school and/or transferable undergraduate work. All undergraduate applicants are considered for merit awards as part of the admissions process, which are awarded at the point of admission with priority given to students applying by the December 1 deadline. Additional need-based scholarships may be awarded on top of merit scholarships, depending on a student’s need. Merit scholarships are renewable for up to four years or eight semesters.
Undergraduate Special Awards
Our competitive scholarship programs offer the most promising students the financial support they need to pursue their studies. These scholarship opportunities are awarded during the enrollment process for incoming students.
At FUS, we are committed to ensuring that talented students are able to access the best educational opportunities so that they can reach their full potential and make a positive impact at Franklin and beyond their studies. We offer generous scholarships and awards to make sure the most promising and motivated young minds are able to achieve their goals and make a positive impact on society.
The scholarship opportunities listed below are cumulative with other types of financial aid, and would be renewed annually to student recipients provided GPA requirements and other applicable conditions per scholarship type are maintained.
- SUNY-FUS 2 + 2 Jacques Villaret International Education Award for SUNY Community College Students
- Franklin Honors Program Award
- The Ambassador Wilfried Geens Award
- The Brian Stanford Award in Creative Practices
- The Ann Gardiner Award in Sustainability
- Life-Long Learning Scholarship