The Department of History and Political Science promotes students' understanding of the richness and diversity of human experience in its historical and global contexts.
Learn in a New Way
- The history curriculum cultivates an understanding of the past on its own terms and the myriad connections between the past and the present. It challenges students to comprehend history as an analytical reconstruction of the past based on evidence and to develop their ability to construct historical arguments.
- The political science program encourages students to explore the nature of political ideas and theories in both American and comparative frameworks. It challenges them to analyze and critique political structures and to understand competing and diverse political perspectives. By equipping students with critical thinking, writing, and communication skills, both fields of study prepare students for graduate training, careers, and life-long learning in our diverse world.
What Our Faculty Can Do For You
The Department currently has six full-time historians and three full-time political scientists. As teacher-scholars, we value undergraduate education in a liberal arts context and are actively engaged in scholarship in our fields.
We offer a major and a minor in the fields of:
Faculty members also contribute to the College's interdisciplinary programs, including Integrative Studies and the Senior Year Experience, as well as the Black Studies, Honors, and Women's Studies programs.Apply Your Studies
The Department values interaction with students outside of the classroom including Phi Alpha Theta and Phi Sigma Alpha chapters and model U.N. activities.
