• First-year history students are introduced to the discipline of history through modules that emphasize global and regional patterns.
  • They learn how political and economic trends, geography, and other determinants have shaped the last few centuries of human civilization.
  • Upper-level students take modules that cover aspects of the histories of specific regions or countries or focus on specialized topics such as the rise and fall of empires; major developments in art, science, and technology
  • The formation of trans-regional and international networks of trade, culture, and communication; and the historical interaction of human societies with their fragile environments.