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Welcome to the History Department at Tufts University | ||||
 The study of history reveals the past, enlightens
the present, and influences the future. Historians seek to
understand how nations, societies, and individuals have lived and
thought, and why they have behaved the way they did. Supplying the
context that informs art, ideas, institutions, and events, history
illuminates all of human experience.Students of history apply the tools of critical analysis and imaginative synthesis. Trained to examine evidence carefully and evaluate received interpretations of the past, they construct their own understanding of historical processes and occurrences, building arguments from primary sources, historians' writings, and appropriate theoretical literatures. The Department of History offers a wide range of courses designed to meet the needs and interests of students with differing concerns and levels of preparation. General surveys (numbered below 100) cover entire periods, fields or geographic areas, while thematic courses (100 to 179, 190-197) provide more specific comparative or regional perspectives. Foundation seminars, announced each semester (numbered 1XX), introduce undergraduate majors to the historian's craft; research seminars (numbered 180-187) provide them with the opportunity to practice it through a significant research project. Students interested in specialized work are encouraged to explore independent study or to consider the option of writing a senior honors thesis. Undergraduates may adopt history as either a major or a minor concentration. The history graduate program offers the MA degree, with the option of earning a certificate in museum studies, and, in a limited number of fields, the Ph.D. Remembering Associate Professor Gerald Gill Upcoming Events: Gill Lecture Series - learn more. |
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