program description 

international direct is designed for international students with advanced english-language skills. the focus is on academic, cultural and professional growth so students can excel in school and prepare for a successful future.

the history major is the essential foundation of knowledge. it provides the context for a liberal education, the tools to understand ourselves and our contemporary world, and the skills for an educated person to live a more fulfilled and gratifying life in a wide range of careers.

history majors develop the following skills: better understand our society and the times in which we live; better understand ourselves and to place our own society in historical perspective; balance present-mindedness with historical memory; to acquire skills such as conducting research, communicating effectively through writing or oral communication, critical thinking, evaluating evidence, and problem-solving; to understand the roles which individuals and groups have played in shaping their worlds; for the enjoyment of examining societies very different or very similar to our own.