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The History Department, in the College of Liberal Arts, offers
majors and minors for undergraduates and Masters and Doctorates for
graduate students. The Departent's primary teaching mission is to
provide UNLV students with a broad knowledge of the human past an
appreciation of the diverse cultures in the contemporary world. The
study of History also provides students with skills necessary for
success in a wide range of careers and professions ranging from business
to law, social services to education. These skills include training
in the collection, analysis, and evaluation of information, critical
thinking, clarity of expression orally and in writing and the ability
to make independent judgments. Finally, the Department seeks to train
future public school teachers, prepare current students for further
study in graduate or professional schools, and to prepare graduate
students for careers in higher education, public history, government
and related areas.
As a matter of policy, the History Department strives to offer each
upper-division level and graduate course at least once every 2 years.
The History Department has a distinguished faculty of 28 full-time
professors who are actively engaged in teaching, research and community
service. Together the faculty has authored or edited over 30 books
and hundreds of scholarly articles. Members of the history faculty
have won numerous UNLV awards for scholarship and teaching, and have
received grants from the following:
- Mellon Foundation
- National Endowment for the Humanities
- Nevada Humanities Committee
- American Council of Learned Societies
- Fulbright Commission
- American Historical Association
Faculty are also active as editors for scholarly journals and university
presses, as well as producers for public presentations, exhibits
and websites as well as instructional materials. On-going projects
of History Department faculty include Preserve
Nevada and the Women's
Research Institute of Nevada. Students are actively involved in the
Department through the Honor Society, Phi
Alpha Theta, which organizes
regular activities and publishes a journal of student work.
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