2024-2025 Academic Catalog
Department of History
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Department Chair: Dr. Lynda Yankaskas, Associate Professor of History
Professors: Cragin, Ouellette, Stein
Associate Professor: Antonovich
Assistant Professors: Le, 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:
- 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.
- 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 .)
- 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.
ProgramsMajorMinorCoursesGeographyHistory
Courses in History are numbered as follows:
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100 - 149 |
Acquaint students with the academic study of history. |
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200 - 299 |
Concentrate on chronological studies of broad geographic regions. |
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300 - 399 |
Incorporate hands-on experiential learning and advanced research components. Students should take at least one college-level history courses before enrolling in a 300-level course. |
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400 - 449 |
Reading Seminar in History - capstone experiences open only to majors and minors |
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450 - 499 |
Research Seminar in History - capstone experiences open only to majors and minors |
RequiredAfrican HistoryEast Asian HistoryEuropean History- HST 205, 206 - Orthodox Christianity: A Root of Russia
- HST 213, 214 - Seventeenth Century Europe
- HST 217, 218 - Revolution & the Birth of Modern Europe (c. 1787-1900)
- HST 247, 248 - Civil War, Holocaust, Crisis: Europe 1900-1945
- HST 249, 250 - From Cold War to Unification: Europe 1945-Present
- HST 251, 252 - Foundations of the British Peoples to c. 1485
- HST 253, 254 - From England to the United Kingdom: c. 1399-c. 1800
- HST 255, 256 - The British Empire/Commonwealth: Rise & Decline, c. 1760-c. 2000
- HST 265 - Soviet Russia
- HST 313, 314 - Europe in the Age of Enlightenment
- HST 315, 316 - Renaissance
- HST 317, 318 - Reformation
- HST 319 - The French Revolution & Napoleon
- HST 337 - France from Napoleon to the Great War, 1814-1914
- HST 377, 378 - Gender & Sex in European History
Latin American & Caribbean HistoryMiddle East HistoryUnited States HistoryInternship and Independent Study/Research
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