Welcome to the Department of History
Degrees:
The Department of History offers the following degrees:
- Bachelor of Arts in History (for history majors)
- Bachelor of Arts in Liberal Studies (a broader range of courses)
- Bachelor of Arts in Social Studies Education (for secondary teachers)
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The department also offers a minor in history and a secondary teaching area for social studies education. For students pursuing an Associate of General Studies degree, three interdisciplinary areas of concentrations (15 hours) are offered: History/Liberal Studies, Religious Studies, and Women’s Studies.
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Mission Statement:
The Department of History provides education to prepare graduates for a wide
variety of careers (in education, government, law, research) requiring critical
thinking, analytical, and research skills that will enable them to become
productive and ethically responsible citizens in a multicultural global
community and value lifelong learning.
Objectives:
The objectives of the department are:
- To broaden students' knowledge and to enhance students' understanding of the past and the present.
- To prepare history majors for the Bachelor of Arts degree.
- To provide a minor in history for students who major in another curriculum.
- To introduce students pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Liberal Studies to key concepts in the Humanities and Liberal Arts.
- To prepare Social Studies Education majors with a sound knowledge of appropriate Humanities and Social Science disciplines.
- To provide a minimum liberal education leading to an Associate of General Studies for students who plan on only two years' work at the University.
- To prepare exceptionally able students for graduate study.
Faculty:
Our dedicated and talented faculty, all of whom have Ph.D.s or Master’s Degrees, have the following areas of specialization.
American history: Louisiana History, Old and New South, American Women’s History, History of American Sexuality, Civil War, Military History, Colonial and Revolutionary America, African-American History, American Indian, and Modern U.S.
Western Civilization and World History: Latin America, Eastern and Western Europe, Slavery, the Third World, the Caribbean, Ireland and England.