Program Requirements
All students pursuing bachelor’s degrees at Kent State complete a series of Liberal Education Requirements (LERs). History majors take courses in English composition, mathematics or logic, foreign language, humanities, fine arts, social sciences and basic sciences.
To fulfill the requirements for a major in history, students complete the following coursework:
· History of Civilization I
· History of Civilization II
· History of the United States: The Formative Period
· History of the United States:
The Modern Period
PLUS two courses in U.S. history; two courses in European history since 1500; two courses in the fields of African, ancient, medieval, Latin American or Far Eastern history; and the “Historians Craft,” a writing intensive course. Consult the Kent State course catalog for a complete listing of choices.
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The Faculty
The Department of History has a reputation for excellence in teaching, research, publication and service to the university and community. Within recent years, a number of faculty members have been nominated by students for teaching awards, and three have won the highest honor given by the university, the Distinguished Teaching Award. In the past decade, the faculty have published nearly 50 books and 200 articles, as well as presented papers at 300 regional, national and international conferences. This dual activity of teaching and writing about history benefits the students, who are exposed to professors engaged in discovering new facts, demolishing old myths and extending the frontiers of knowledge, as well as in imparting their learning and scholarly ideals to their students.
Special Departmental Programs
The Department of History provides faculty and facilities for such programs as the Center for International and Comparative Programs, the Lyman L. Lemnitzer Center for NATO and European Community Studies and the American studies and public history programs. The department coordinates certificate programs in British and Hellenic studies and participates in other programs such as Latin American studies and Jewish studies.
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