HISTORY
The History Department offers several options to its students. In addition to the regular major, students can choose a concentration in American, European, Global, or Policy history. In conjunction with the College of Human Resources, Education and Public Policy, it offers a History Education program for those choosing careers as secondary school social studies teachers. Collaboration with the Department of Foreign Languages and Literatures has resulted in a major combining languages with the history of the regions in which those languages are spoken. Together with the Department of English, the History Department administers a History/Journalism concentration. Honors Degree options are available for all degrees and concentrations. The department also offers a minor in history and maintains an advisory program for prelaw students majoring in history.
The department encourages interdepartmental or double majors that enable a student to develop competence in two areas, such as history and art history, or history and literature. An Honors Degree as well as a Degree with Distinction are also possible options. An advisor in the History Department can provide details.