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 time and change. History courses include a consideration of ideas, values and value systems, enhancing students' understanding of and appreciation for both their own and other cultures. At the same time, our curriculum teaches historical writing, analysis and research, and it fosters an appreciation of historical prose as a distinctive form of literature.

History is a form of inquiry and understanding that encompasses all aspects of the human experience and illuminates how the past

causes the present and thus the future. Graduates should demonstrate understanding of the importance of chronology, sequential development, and geography; be able to evaluate historical evidence; understand the forces and processes of historical change and continuity; and have the capacity to handle diverse historical interpretations.

Undergraduate Programs

History Department Policies

Double Dipping Policy

The History Department's policy on 'double dipping', or having courses count toward more than one major or minor, is below; it is consistent with the general policy of the College of Arts and Sciences.

1. Students may not major and minor in the same discipline.
2. Majors: Not less than 21 credit hours in the individual student’s transcript must be unique to each major; that is, the courses in question are considered as actually fulfilling requirements of one major, not of more than one major.
3. Minors and interdisciplinary minors: not less than 8 credit hours in the individual student’s transcript must be unique to each minor; that is, the courses in question are considered as actually fulfilling requirements of one minor, not of more than one minor or major.
4. General exceptions to Rules 2 and 3 will be made if approved by the chairs/directors of the department(s)/program(s) housing each affected major and minor. A list of standing general exceptions will be maintained by the Dean's office.
5. Individual student exceptions may be made in appropriate cases by department chairs and program directors.
6. Departments and Programs may enforce stricter double-dipping policies than those stated above, which also should be provided to the Dean’s Office.

Undergraduate Policies and Procedures

Please see Undergraduate Policies and Procedures for academic policies that supersede those of academic units within the University.

History (HIST)