History
Students who pursue a degree in history come to understand the major issues facing the contemporary world through a historical lens and understand how actions and actors of the past have created the political, social, and environmental circumstances faced by civilization today. Their studies afford them entry to the riches of the recorded past and an understanding of the process of historical change. At the same time, a history major enables them to develop critical reading and writing skills that are valuable in life and crucial in any employment field they choose to enter.
The Department of History offers undergraduate study leading to the B.A. degree, with three concentrations for students to choose from.