Ideas have consequences. The great American philosopher Yogi Berra pointed out that "in theory, there is a difference between theory and practice, but in practice, there isn’t." The study of the ...

A history BS that prepares you not only to become a historian, but also to succeed in fields as diverse as business, education, government, journalism, law, and public service. Four Thematic ...

The History Department encourages superior history majors to pursue independent research and writing in the creation of an honors thesis. The honors thesis is a multi-chaptered, original piece of ...

The history of science and technology links many disciplines and cultures: scientific, technological, humanistic and social. Smith’s program in the history of science and technology is designed to ...

The History of Ideas program is grounded in understanding what we have believed and how we have expressed those beliefs over time. Simply put, our goal is to help you examine, through an ...

Study different time-periods and regions and learn to analyze sources critically. This critical analysis and our cutting-edge programs, from reading and writing to digital history and museum studies, ...

In the History program at Lang, you learn how to think historically by exploring diverse eras and regions, conflicts and struggles, and dreams and disasters from the past. A focus on critical reading, ...