Mission Statement

The expressed mission of the Department of History is to promote the study of History and its related disciplines, to disseminate academic and intellectual excellence, and to maintain high professional standards. In addition, the Department of History, through its organization, curriculum and pedagogy, adheres to the following goals:

• To inculcate in the students an understanding and appreciation of the past and the
• Forces that shaped it;
• To expand student's factual knowledge and conceptual understanding of history;
• To instill and refine in the students historical methodology and rigorous scholarly
• Attributes and prerequisite skills, notably of analysis, synthesis, and interpretation;
• To provide quality instruction and a favorable learning environment for the study of History for all students regardless of academic major;
• To provide profession training for students who wish to teach in the public schools and community colleges, to pursue Ph.D. degrees in the field of history, or to seek careers in the field of public history, culture and heritage; and,
• To assist liberal arts, pre-law, business and other majors in the development of valuable skills and intellectual faculties as required by a civil society