Courses
in history in the junior and lower years emphasize major themes in
world history and teach skills and concepts essential to the study
of history and social science, thus preparing students for more advanced
courses in the field. In the upper year, most students study U.S.
history. Seniors may choose from a variety of area histories: Asia,
Africa, Middle East, Latin America; or from social science courses:
Introduction to Economics, Comparative Government or International
Relations. A yearlong survey of modern European history is also available
to seniors, uppers and exceptional lowers. Seniors may take advanced
courses such as economics, American Race Relations, Issues in Gender
Relations, Nuclear Power and Weapons and research seminars addressing
particular historical periods.
In the required U.S. history course and in most of the senior electives,
students write extensive essays, including research papers, using
government documents, newspapers, letters, diaries and interviews,
the raw materials of history. In the classroom, students receive instruction
as well as guidance from the department's faculty of 17 instructors.
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