2016-2017 Undergraduate Bulletin [ARCHIVED BULLETIN]
History
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Department Chair-Carlson
Professors-Bowman, Carlson, Pantsov
Associate Professor-George, Loopstra
The discipline of History is devoted to the study of the human past. This requires both collecting and interpreting evidence so that we can see patterns and trends that, as the historian Samuael Eliot Morison said, “relate the past creatively to the present.”
Because no other discipline offers such a wide and diverse study of the human experience, history is an invaluable background for any student. Employers seek people capable of organizing and analyzing information–the very kind of background a study of history provides. With a history major a student can enter many careers, including in teaching, historic preservation, museum administration, research, foreign service, journalism, law, government, and business.
The History department offers two majors:
- History
- History with Education Licensure
The History department also offers three minors:
- Art History
- History
- Public History/Historic Preservation
History Department Learning Outcomes
Goal One: Graduates of the History Program will be able to think critically about primary and secondary sources.
Goal Two: Graduates of the History Program will be able to critically assess appropriateness of research methods and sources for historical problems.
Goal Three: Graduates of the History Program will demonstrate competence in written and oral communication through writing research papers and making oral presentations.
Goal Four: Graduates of the History Program will understand social, political, economic, and cultural transformations in history through study of at least two world regions.
Goal Five: Graduates of the History Program will recognize how past events impact contemporary society.
Goal Six: Graduates of the History Program will be able to identify examples of human agency, chance, contingency, change, and continuity in history.
Goal Seven: Graduates of the History Program will be able to exercise ethical judgment and objectivity in their reading, writing, and speaking about history.
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