Students in the History department engage in a sustained investigation of the record of humanity’s existence. They develop a rich and sophisticated understanding of human nature and human potential, enhancing their critical thinking and argumentation skills in the process.
Our programs enable students to develop research and analytical skills as well as writing and evaluation abilities. As they seek a deeper understanding of world events in context, students strive to comprehend, compare, and closely examine the central issues and ideas.
Medieval Islamic Society and Religion
Islamic Law and Political Thought
BA, University of California at Berkeley
MA, PhD, Princeton University
Modern Women's History
Twentieth Century US History
Nineteenth Century US History
Colonial America
HIST-222 US History Since 1865
HIST-440 Modern Women's and Gender History
HIST-495 Modern Women's and Gender History
BA, University of California Santa Barbara
MA, Boston University
PhD, Boston University
Russian and Soviet History
Global History
Modern European History
HIST-131 World History to 1500
HIST-439 Religion and Society in Russia
HIST-439 Comparative Famine and Social Crisis
BA, College of the Holy Cross
MA, Boston College
PhD, University of North Carolina
BA, University of California at Santa Cruz
MA, PhD, American University
Traditional culture and religion
The First World War
AB, Harvard College
AM, PhD, Harvard University
Canada
Canadian-American borderlands
History of Medicine
BA, McGill University
MA, McMaster University in Hamilton, Ontario
PhD, York University in Toronto, Canada
Ancient History
BA, Yale University
MA, PhD, University of California at Berkeley
History of Women
Progressive Era
American Social and Cultural History
BA, University of Vermont
MA, PhD, University of Massachusetts at Amherst
United States History
Civil War and Reconstruction
Military History
BA, Susquehanna University
MA, Temple University
PhD, Texas A & M University
Andean History
Gender analysis
Indian/state relations
BA, Brandeis University
PhD, Boston College
United States History
Labor History
Maritime History
BA, St. John Fisher College
MA, PhD, University of Maine
Cold War History
BA, Vanderbilt University
MA, PhD, University of Texas at Austin
BA, Baylor University
MA, Wheaton College
MPhil, University of Cambridge
PhD, University of Cambridge
History of Childhood
United States Constitution
BA, Bridgewater State College
MA, Boston University
Late Imperial and Modern China
East Asian International History
BA, Chinese University of Hong Kong/The United College
MA, Chinese University of Hong Kong
PhD, University of California
BA, University of Colorado
AM, PhD, Harvard University
British History
Women's History
British Empire
BA, Hendrix College
MA, PhD, University of London, Royal Holloway College
John F. Kennedy
World War II
Richard Nixon
The Vietnam War
AB, Colgate University
MA, PhD, Boston University
Local History: Fall River, Massachusetts
BA, Providence College
MA, PhD, Fordham University
AB, AM, PhD, Boston University
The department offers a BA in History, which requires course work in a variety of different areas and periods in history. Students may also pursue a History minor. In addition, we provide focused programs for History majors seeking certification as middle school or high school teachers.
Students of history can pursue graduate work and/or a career in education, research, communication, law, business and other fields. In today’s world, historians enjoy key positions in museums and historical organizations, as cultural resource managers and historic preservationists, and as librarians, teachers, writers, journalists, archivists and filmmakers.
