{"id":9,"date":"2008-01-03T10:12:49","date_gmt":"2008-01-03T18:12:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/lpa.southernarkansasuniversity.info\/departments\/history\/"},"modified":"2017-01-23T17:03:40","modified_gmt":"2017-01-23T23:03:40","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/lpa\/depts\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History, Political Science &#038; Geography"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The Department of History, Political Science, and Geography offers degrees that prepare students for a wide range of careers.<\/p>\n<p>Graduates in history enter a variety of professional fields and work as historians in government agencies, archives, museums, libraries, and non-profit institutions. Those earning degrees in political science understand the governing process and its relationship to complex issues arising in a modern society. Political science graduates are also prepared for many professions and find employment in both the private and public sector.<\/p>\n<p>The department also provides a curriculum for history or political science majors who plan to enter law school following graduation.<\/p>\n<div id=\"proglist\" >\n           \n<div class=\"prog-tiles\">\n\t\t   <ul class=\"list\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li class=\"plain-list switch-view\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/history\/\" class=\"prog-title\">History<\/a><\/li>\n\t \n            <li id=\"post-10303\" class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/history\/\" target=\"blank\"><div class=\"prog-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"photo\" style=\"background: url('https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/33\/files\/2015\/03\/11627048594_aba27b30c4_k-320x200.jpg') no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prog-title title\">History<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"more-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Hours: <\/span>120<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Type: <\/span>Major, Minor, Undergraduate<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Delivery: <\/span>On-Campus\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n            \t\t\t<li class=\"plain-list switch-view\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/history-social-studies-education\/\" class=\"prog-title\">History (Social Studies Education)<\/a><\/li>\n\t \n            <li id=\"post-13629\" class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/history-social-studies-education\/\" target=\"blank\"><div class=\"prog-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"photo\" style=\"background: url('https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/33\/files\/2019\/11\/EF_22F_5881567_2860532944_5-320x200.jpg') no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prog-title title\">History (Social Studies Education)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"more-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Hours: <\/span>120<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Type: <\/span>Major, Undergraduate<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Delivery: <\/span>On-Campus\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n            \t\t\t<li class=\"plain-list switch-view\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mpa2\" class=\"prog-title\">Master of Public Administration<\/a><\/li>\n\t \n            <li id=\"post-10328\" class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/mpa2\" target=\"blank\"><div class=\"prog-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"photo\" style=\"background: url('https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/33\/files\/2015\/03\/p557854560-5-320x200.jpg') no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prog-title title\">Master of Public Administration<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"more-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Hours: <\/span>36<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Type: <\/span>Graduate<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Delivery: <\/span>Online\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n            \t\t\t<li class=\"plain-list switch-view\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/master-of-public-administration-4-1-program\/\" class=\"prog-title\">Master of Public Administration (4+1 program)<\/a><\/li>\n\t \n            <li id=\"post-12531\" class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/master-of-public-administration-4-1-program\/\" target=\"blank\"><div class=\"prog-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"photo\" style=\"background: url('https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/33\/files\/2018\/04\/p2826541357-o929720598-5-320x200.jpg') no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prog-title title\">Master of Public Administration (4+1 program)<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"more-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Hours: <\/span>120 + 36<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Type: <\/span>Graduate, Undergraduate<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Delivery: <\/span>Hybrid\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n            \t\t\t<li class=\"plain-list switch-view\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/master-of-public-administration-social-entrepreneurship\/\" class=\"prog-title\">Master of Public Administration with Social Entrepreneurship Emphasis<\/a><\/li>\n\t \n            <li id=\"post-11655\" class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/master-of-public-administration-social-entrepreneurship\/\" target=\"blank\"><div class=\"prog-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"photo\" style=\"background: url('https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/33\/files\/2016\/10\/326_3E6_5881567_1817605449_5-320x200.jpg') no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prog-title title\">Master of Public Administration with Social Entrepreneurship Emphasis<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"more-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Hours: <\/span>36<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Type: <\/span>Graduate<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Delivery: <\/span>Online\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n            \t\t\t<li class=\"plain-list switch-view\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/africana-studies\/\" class=\"prog-title\">Minor in Africana Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\t \n            <li id=\"post-9924\" class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/africana-studies\/\" target=\"blank\"><div class=\"prog-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"photo\" style=\"background: url('https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/33\/files\/2014\/12\/sau1stdayfall12_1-320x200.jpg') no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prog-title title\">Minor in Africana Studies<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"more-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Hours: <\/span>18<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Type: <\/span>Minor, Undergraduate<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Delivery: <\/span>On-Campus\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n            \t\t\t<li class=\"plain-list switch-view\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/minor-in-asian-studies\/\" class=\"prog-title\">Minor in Asian Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\t \n            <li id=\"post-10560\" class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/minor-in-asian-studies\/\" target=\"blank\"><div class=\"prog-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"photo\" style=\"background: url('https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/33\/files\/2015\/04\/minor-as-sized-320x200.jpg') no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prog-title title\">Minor in Asian Studies<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"more-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Hours: <\/span>18<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Type: <\/span>Minor, Undergraduate<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Delivery: <\/span>On-Campus\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n            \t\t\t<li class=\"plain-list switch-view\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/geography\/\" class=\"prog-title\">Minor in Geography<\/a><\/li>\n\t \n            <li id=\"post-10302\" class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/geography\/\" target=\"blank\"><div class=\"prog-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"photo\" style=\"background: url('https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/33\/files\/2015\/03\/geography-sized1-320x200.jpg') no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prog-title title\">Minor in Geography<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"more-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Hours: <\/span>18<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Type: <\/span>Minor, Undergraduate<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Delivery: <\/span>On-Campus\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n            \t\t\t<li class=\"plain-list switch-view\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/minor-in-philosophy-and-religious-studies\/\" class=\"prog-title\">Minor in Philosophy and Religious Studies<\/a><\/li>\n\t \n            <li id=\"post-10556\" class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/minor-in-philosophy-and-religious-studies\/\" target=\"blank\"><div class=\"prog-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"photo\" style=\"background: url('https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/33\/files\/2015\/04\/12059611515_7ac27d6487_k-320x200.jpg') no-repeat; background-size: cover; background-position: center center;\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"prog-title title\">Minor in Philosophy and Religious Studies<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t<\/div>\t\t\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<div class=\"more-info\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Hours: <\/span>18<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Type: <\/span>Minor, Undergraduate<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span>Delivery: <\/span>On-Campus\t\t\t\t\t<\/div><\/a>\n\t\t\t<\/li>\n\t\n            \t\t\t<li class=\"plain-list switch-view\"><a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/political-science\/\" class=\"prog-title\">Political Science<\/a><\/li>\n\t \n            <li id=\"post-9979\" class=\"item\">\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/program\/political-science\/\" target=\"blank\"><div class=\"prog-title\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"photo\" style=\"background: url('https:\/\/web.saumag.edu\/academics\/wp-content\/blogs.dir\/33\/files\/2015\/01\/codyburkham_42411-320x200.jpg') no-repeat; background-size: cover; 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