History
History is the written record of the human past, dealing with the people and events that helped make us what we are today. History courses enable students to investigate the ideas, problems, and actions of past generations as they directly affect the present. Through a variety of survey and specialized courses, students are encouraged to examine various cultures and historical periods, their distinctiveness as well as their particular responses to similar problems.
In a time of instant news and high technology, it is tempting to ignore the past, but those who attempt to understand history have a distinct advantage. Such an advantage is obvious for those seeking jobs in teaching, journalism, government service, or communications. A good historical background also serves well for those who enter the world of law, business, banking, archival and library work, or museums and historical societies.
Degrees
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History Major -
History Minor
Courses
HI130: AMERICAN HISTORY I: BEFORE 1865
HI131: AMERICAN HISTORY II: AFTER 1865
HI160G: WORLD CIVILIZATIONS I
HI161G: WORLD CIVILIZATIONS II
HI170: THE HISTORY OF OHIO
HI342: PUBLIC HISTORY
HI350: TOPICS IN UNITED STATES HISTORY
HI351G: TOPICS IN WORLD HISTORY
HI353G: Turning points in History
Turning Points in History examines critical junctures in history, examining moments and periods in the past when the old appeared to give way to the new. In this class, students will be forced to consider the concepts of contingency and causality, reckoning with why history moved in a certain direction and whether those changes might have played out differently. Examining different areas of the world and historical epochs, Turning Points in History ponders why things change and what forces ultimately move history.