The Department of History offers the Bachelor of Arts degree and the Master of Arts degree in history. The programs are designed to give students insight into the world in which they live and into the forces and events that have shaped and molded that world. In its broadest sense, the discipline of history provides the background for all other subjects and disciplines. The classical goal of self-knowledge can be enhanced through the study of history. The analytical study of history provides an understanding of “why we are what we are” and “how we came to be where we are today.” Read More