LOYOLA UNIVERSITY CHICAGO

2024-2025 CATALOG

The Academic Catalog is the official listing of courses, programs of study, academic policies and degree requirements for Loyola University Chicago. It is published every year in advance of the next academic year.

History

Overview

History Department faculty are engaged with wide-ranging fields of history across the globe, wrestling with the human past in all its complexity and contingency. Our curriculum is designed to develop a deep understanding of that past and to provide students with insight into the world in which they live through a perspective of change over time. History courses include a consideration of ideas and value systems in the past, enhancing students' understanding of both their own and other cultures in the present. At the same time, our curriculum teaches historical writing, analysis,  and research as vital skills, and it fosters an appreciation of historical prose as a distinctive form of literature.

A History major prepares students to be critical thinkers ready for a wide range of careers and graduate programs.  History majors thrive in careers in law, education, business, government, academia, and other fields that value the ability to ask broad questions, research specific answers, and craft compelling narratives.