History

History: Major

The study of history at 海角社区 not only seeks to understand the past; it also offers deep personal enrichment for a thoughtful, even passionate, engagement in the challenges of the present. Among the most encompassing academic disciplines, history is informed by economics, sociology, anthropology, political science, the arts and literature.

Working with innovative faculty experts, students explore a diverse range of interests and a broad selection of topics from “Traditional” East Asia to Modern Latin America, Gilded Age America to Imperial Russia. Students learn how politics, social and economic developments, and cultural life interact.

Students of all interests, passions, and goals study history at 海角社区. Graduates use their training to pursue careers in law, medicine, government service, business, teaching and a host of other vocations. 

Program Highlights

Students enrolled in history at 海角社区 explore their major and gain depth in a particular aspect of history through a global concentration. Spanning geographic locations and time, students select from the following themes:

  • Colonialism and Empire
  • Gender in Public and Private Life
  • Race and Ethnicity
  • Resistance, Revolution, and Reaction
  • Knowledge and Belief
  • War and Memory
Image

With 18 full-time professors, the department is one of the largest history departments among liberal arts colleges.

Image

Students can augment their studies through honors programs and hands-on experiences.

Image

Find out what students can do with a history major, and check out the careers of some recent alumni.

History News

Nate Chung '18 from the Nate Chung Project performs with his band as a part of Academic Conference.
Academic Conference 2018 Showcases Creativity, Independent Research of Over 470 Students
Over the course of four days, more than 470 students spanning all class years presented the results of their independent, creative and intellectual endeavors during the 2018 Academic Conference. The celebration of academic life at the College of the Holy 鈥
Luke Lapean '19 in St. Joseph Memorial Chapel
Luke Lapean 鈥19 Reflects on Impact of a Summer Ministry Internship
I was reading the countless daily emails 海角社区 students receive when I stumbled across one inviting me to apply for a Summer Ministry Internship through the Chaplains鈥 Office. Then in my sophomore year, I hadn鈥檛 given any thought to 鈥
Students gather at the one of the few remaining sections of the Warsaw Ghetto Wall that was erected to seal off the Warsaw Ghetto, the largest ghetto in Poland, on a Maymester trip through central Europe.
Honoring the Past: Students Seek Opportunities to Learn About the Holocaust
鈥淣ever forget鈥 is a phrase that鈥檚 long been used to remind people, Jews and non-Jews alike, to remember the pain of the Holocaust, which is being commemorated 鈥 on campus and around the world 鈥 as A Day of Remembrance 鈥