We offer undergraduate that not only foster integrative knowledge and critical thinking skills, but their application to real-world problems. While our primary focus is on undergraduate education, we offer a high-quality graduate experience for students interested in close collaboration with a faculty mentor.
Historians record and analyze past and current events of human activity so that we can better understand the present and guide our future.
The history minor is an opportunity for you to satisfy an interest, strengthen your degree, and enhance your preparation for a career or further education.
Questions? Contact Lindsay Schakenbach Regele, Director of Graduate Studies
The study of the past prepares students to be informed citizens in the world today. Miami’s history curriculum includes courses on North America, Europe, Latin America, Africa, Asia, and the Middle East. Our classes range from broad surveys to tightly-focused seminars that require students to “do history.” The history major prepares students to read intelligently, think critically, and write well.
Doing history at this level asks students to move beyond a mere memorization of facts, places, and events. Making the past History requires students to provide meaningful interpretations of the traces the past has left. To do this, Miami’s history classes require students to study primary sources, read secondary sources, and engage in historical debates. We also encourage history majors to study abroad and to integrate their experience with the skills they have learned in their undergraduate classes. History as a discipline is naturally interdisciplinary and we encourage our students to become involved with other programs and departments such as American Studies, Black World Studies, and Journalism.
The study of history prepares you for a wide variety of careers. Our top students have been accepted to some of the best History M.A. and Ph.D. programs in the world. They have also gained entry into the best law schools. Many of our graduates have gone on to careers in education, museums, government, foreign service, and business.
The history curriculum offers multiple opportunities to explore different themes across space and time. These are not requirements of the major but opportunities for you to delve deeply into topics that interest you. We organized the groupings to help you see some of the ways in which our courses fit together.
The History Department houses one thematic sequence. (Only for Students admitted prior to August 2023)
This Thematic Sequence examines Russian, East European and Eurasian history and politics from a multidisciplinary perspective. The Sequence allows students to study the history and politics of Russia and the former Soviet republics, from medieval times to today. Drawing from a range of disciplines and approaches, students have the opportunity to explore historical patterns, and political movements and parties from the 10th century to present. By considering this interaction, students gain meaningful insights into the development of this region as well as acquiring useful perspectives on western society. Because many of these courses are cross-listed, students from many different majors will be able to take the sequence by enrolling in the course through a department other than their major. Take one course from each tier.
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Note: Nine hours minimum must be taken outside your department of major.
