Our students experience a solid foundation in geography and American, European, and non-Western history as well as the opportunity to focus on regions, time periods, or topics that are of particular interest. Throughout each moment of the university experience—from freshman learning communities to the work and life experiences at internships, student teaching, or studying abroad—our history and geography programs offer students dynamic spaces to learn and apply knowledge. Students pursuing a degree in history and enrolled in history and geography courses may also elect to join Lindenwood’s Honors College.  

The History and Geography Department empowers students to:

• understand how the world in which we live has developed over time;

• question the complex ways in which individuals, societies, ideas, and physical environments interact; and

• study the sources that underlie events in order to understand their significance and challenge how we understand them.