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UNDERGRADUATE
PROGRAMS
The
Department of History offers a B.A. degree as well as a minor.
The undergraduate programs cover the arts and sciences, politics and
the spread of political ideas, economic and technological change, and
the relationship of individuals to their communities. In learning
and thinking about these historical issues, students participate in
seminars, discussion groups, and other forms of interactive learning.
Students are encouraged to take advantage of the resources offered by
American University's location in Washington, D.C., including the Library
of Congress and the National Archives, which comprise the richest base
of published works in the United States. In addition, internships
are available at many of the history-related organizations and museums
in the area. The History Department's emphasis on research, writing,
and intellectual problem-solving prepares students for graduate or law
school or careers in business, government, public-interest organizations,
and journalism.
The
Department of History also offers a combined B.A. and M.A. in history.
Through this program, students may complete both the B.A. and the M.A.
in history in five years.
The Department of History offers graduate work leading to the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees. Its areas of greatest strength and course coverage at the graduate level are in American history and in modern European history (including Britain and Russia). Students interested in other areas of the world and other time periods will find some relevant courses in the department, in other parts of the university, and through the resources of the Washington, D. C. Consortium of Universities. Such students will find it possible to develop minor fields of study ("outside fields") other than American and modern European history, as well as (major or minor) cross-national and cross-disciplinary fields. The Department
also offers graduate work leading to the M.A. in Public History. Public
history at American University offers you the unique opportunity to combine
excellent academic training in history with the skills and understanding
required to reach beyond the university's walls. Recent courses in this
new program have included: Oral History and Oral Traditions, Introduction
to Public History, History of Washington, DC, Cinema and History, the
History of Medicine, and History in the Digital Age. The Ph.D. Program Appendix: Comprehensive Examination Fields Photo: President Theodore Roosevelt presiding over the ceremony that laid the cornerstone for the McKinley Building on campus, May 14, 1902. |
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