历史

关于 the 历史 Area of Concentration

The AOC in 历史 includes in-depth attention to particular historical moments as well as geographical and chronological breadth, helping students to understand the past on its own terms as well as how past events have formed the world today. Students learn to recognize multiple perspectives, to analyze historical patterns such as continuity and change, and to accept that all historical understanding is provisional. They pursue independent research and archival work in areas as diverse as Miami, 阿拉巴马州, California, New York, 冰岛, 德国, 意大利, and China; many present and/or publish their work publicly. 历史 students also take advantage of a variety of academic and professional internships in fields like archival preservation, digital mapping, teaching, heritage studies, and non-profit fundraising.

As a core part of a liberal-arts curriculum, the 历史 program embraces the interdisciplinarity of historical study; students frequently combine 历史 with AOCs like Gender Studies, International Studies, Political Science, and Urban Studies. The skills developed studying history—such as critical thinking, information literacy, global perspectives, 写 & oral communication—prepare students for a wide variety of professional careers and lives of global citizenship.