Ideas have consequences. The great American philosopher Yogi Berra pointed out that "in theory, there is a difference between theory and practice, but in practice, there isn’t." The study of the ...

This prestigious master’s degree program, which Parsons offers in conjunction with Cooper Hewitt, Smithsonian Design Museum, brings an object-focused, practice-based approach to the study of ...

A history BS that prepares you not only to become a historian, but also to succeed in fields as diverse as business, education, government, journalism, law, and public service. Four Thematic ...

The BA/MA Program allows selected students to earn both a BA and an MA in History in 5 years. Students may carry in up to 4 history courses taken as an undergraduate toward their MA degree: any 2 ...

The history of science and technology links many disciplines and cultures: scientific, technological, humanistic and social. Smith’s program in the history of science and technology is designed to ...

The study of history is the embodiment of a liberal education. It is the attempt to understand the human story through the lens of time and place. In our interconnected world, in which both events and ...

The History Department encourages superior history majors to pursue independent research and writing in the creation of an honors thesis. The honors thesis is a multi-chaptered, original piece of ...