History

Mission Statement

The mission of the Department of History is to facilitate student learning in the liberal arts tradition through the discipline of history by providing students with a sound and specific foundation of historical knowledge of the United States and of the history of complex societies worldwide. Upon this foundation, the department provides history students with the tools to investigate the complexity of human behavior, human institutions, and human history in a global context. These goals are met through traditional and innovative pedagogy, including student research, writing, and both artifactual and textual analysis. The department provides qualitative, individualized academic advisement, mentoring, internship opportunities, and travel-study opportunities. Moreover, the department promotes interdisciplinary programs of study to advance the department’s global perspective.

Student Learning Outcomes

Students who complete the requirements for a degree in history will be able to:

1. Demonstrate a general knowledge of historical development across time and place and
2. Demonstrate understanding of the methods and presentation of historical research and writing

Students majoring in history must earn a grade of ‘C’ or better in all history courses.

Programs

• History, B.A.

• History Minor
• Middle Grades Education Social Studies Minor
• Military Science Minor
• Peace and Conflict Studies Minor
• Social Studies Minor
• Southern Studies Minor
• War and Society Minor

Courses

• HIST 394 Maya, Aztec, Inca History and Culture - 3 credits
• HIST 395 Q Introduction to Public History - 3 credits
• HIST 396 Manuscripts and Archives: An Introduction - 3 credits
• HIST 397 Digital History - 3 credits
• HIST 399 Independent Study - 1 to 6 credits
• HIST 400 Memory, History, and Heritage: Using and Abusing the Past - 3 credits
• HIST 401 Q* Rome: The Imperial City - 3 credits
• HIST 402 Q* History of Early Christianity - 3 credits
• HIST 403 Q* Gender and Sexuality in the Early Church, c. 30-600 CE - 3 credits
• HIST 404 Q* Topics in Late Antiquity - 3 credits
• HIST 405 Topics in Late Antique Religious History - 3 credits
• HIST 433 Modern and Contemporary France - 3 credits
• HIST 440 Pacific Front of World War II - 3 credits
• HIST 441 Antisemitism and the Holocaust - 3 credits
• HIST 442 Sexuality and Gender in Medieval Europe - 3 credits
• HIST 443 Modern Colonialism - 3 credits
• HIST 444 The Norman Conquests of England, Sicily and South Italy - 3 credits
• HIST 446 Age of Crusades - 3 credits
• HIST 447 History of Western Medicine from Antiquity to the Renaissance - 3 credits
• HIST 448 Early Modern Science and Medicine - 3 credits
• HIST 449 Ancient Egypt - 3 credits
• HIST 450 The City in European History - 3 credits
• HIST 451 History of Modern Medicine and the Body - 3 credits
• HIST 452 Death and Human Remains in Public History - 3 credits
• HIST 453 Topics in Public History - 3 credits
• HIST 454 Seminar in Conflict, Peace, and Social Justice in Latin America - 3 credits
• HIST 455 Q* Special Topics in Latin American History - 3 credits
• HIST 456 Genocide in Comparative Perspective - 3 credits
• HIST 460 American Military History - 3 credits
• HIST 461 The Pursuit of Peace - 3 credits
• HIST 462 The Causes, Conduct, and Consequences of War - 3 credits
• HIST 463 Q* Topics in Race and Ethnicity - 3 credits
• HIST 475 Q The U.S. in the World - 3 credits
• HIST 485 Q* Topics in the Medieval Middle East - 3 credits
• HIST 490 Readings Seminar in History - 3 credits
• HIST 492 Topics in History - 1 to 3 credits
• HIST 493 Q* Topics in History - 1 to 3 credits
• HIST 494 Topics in History - 1 to 3 credits
• HIST 495 Q Internship in History - 3 to 12 credits
• HIST 496 The Byzantine Empire (c300-1453) - 3 credits
• HIST 497 Research Seminar in History - 3 credits
• HIST 498 Senior Seminar - 3 credits
• HIST 499 Senior Thesis - 3 credits