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Department of History

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Department Chair:  Dr. Cathy Marie Ouellette, Professor and Chair of History
Professors:  Cragin, Malsberger, Stein, Tighe
Associate Professor:  Yankaskas
Assistant Professors:  Antonovich, D’Haeseleer, Runcie

The Department of History teaches students in the liberal arts tradition to understand and appreciate the past.  The history curriculum develops students’ knowledge of the political, social, cultural, economic, and institutional forces that have shaped the world and enables students to find, synthesize, and interpret historical evidence.  Because the history major requires research, writing, and critical analysis, it provides an excellent foundation for careers in law, education, business, and public service.

Special Programs

Honors Program

A student may complete honors in either semester of the senior year or junior year if they are completing the research portion of their CUE during their 6th semester.  The Department of History grants honors at commencement to majors who have fulfilled the following:

  1. A 3.75 grade point average in history and an overall 3.50 grade point average at the end of the semester before which the honors program is undertaken.
  2. The submission and approval of an honors essay by the Monday of the final week of classes of the semester selected.  This essay, which may be developed from a paper submitted in a course, must include significant use of primary source materials and should be approximately 25-30 pages in length.  (Honors candidates develop their papers by enrolling in their Senior Research Seminar or by enrolling in  HST 970 - History Independent Study/Research .)
  3. Passing of an oral examination conducted by three members of the faculty, at least two of whom must be from the History department.  The student will meet regularly with the primary honors thesis supervisor and at least once prior to the defense with the other members of the faculty panel.  The oral examination will be given at the end of the selected semester and will cover the field of the student’s honors essay.

Programs

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    Courses

      GeographyHistory

      Courses in History are numbered as follows:

        100 - 149 Acquaint beginning students with the academic study of history.
        200 - 299* Concentrate on broad chronological studies of countries and regions.  
        300 - 399* Examine more focused topics or themes in history.  
        400 - 449 Reading Seminar in History and
        450 - 499 Research Seminar in History are capstone experiences open only to majors and minors

      *200 and 300 level courses are not distinguished from each other by degree of difficulty or assumed background knowledge.

      RequiredAfrican HistoryEast Asian HistoryEuropean HistoryLatin American & Caribbean HistoryMiddle East HistoryUnited States HistoryInternship and Independent Study/Research

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