Welcome to the Department of

History & Politics

Our department offers programs of study in both history and political science to provide students with the essential elements of liberal learning. We help students acquire knowledge and understanding, cultivate perspective, and develop critical thinking and communications skills. History and political science reflect concern for human values and appreciation of present day contexts as well as for tradition.

The department offers B.A. and B.S. degrees in History and in Political Science, as well as a double major in History and Political Science. Our department also offers an M.S. degree in Science, Technology, & Society (STS), and a Bachelors/Masters dual-degree program.

The Department of History & Politics would especially like to encourage its own majors and International Area Studies majors to consider either the dual-degree program or the masters program in Science, Technology, and Society.

The main office of the Department of History & Politics is located in 3025 MacAlister Hall, on the southeast corner of 33rd and Chestnut Streets.