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History and Art History Department

The study of history is an engagement with the past — the individuals, societies, and civilizations that have shaped the modern world. 

Overview

The McDaniel History Department offers courses and seminars in the social, cultural, and political history of the ancient world, America, Europe, and Asia with many opportunities for double majors and minors to create specialized programs of study. Courses cover topics from the High Middle Ages to Russian History to the American Revolution. History majors have gone on to graduate school and to a wide range of careers, including law, business, education, and government.

Majors, Minors & Specializations

History Major

Offers a diverse program of study in the history of the ancient world, Modern Europe, Asia and the Americas.

History Major with Education Minor

For students interested in teaching History or Social Studies and receiving certification at the secondary level.

American History Minor

For students interested in complementing their primary area of study with a background in American History.

Art History Minor

Art History is a discipline that connects history, religion, philosophy, creativity, aesthetics, and issues of style in the study of any period or part of the world.

European History Minor

For students interested in adding a background in European History to their primary program of study.

History Minor

A minor that can be tailored to focus on the students' specific areas of interest.

Religious Studies Minor

Offers a program of study that encourages students to think critically and analytically about the world’s diverse religious traditions.

Photo of professor Bryn Upton.

Bryn Upton, Ph.D. Faculty Spotlight

History repeats itself is one common misconception Bryn Upton hears as a History professor. He believes history never repeats itself — the themes may be similar, and the outcomes may feel familiar, but it is not a repeat. “The less you know about history, the easier that it is to imagine you’d always be on the right side of it,” is a much better expression to Upton, who came to McDaniel in 2002 with a post-doctoral fellowship for Black scholars. Upton teaches Modern U.S. History, U.S. Intellectual History, Black History, and Women’s History.

Read more about Bryn Upton, Ph.D.

Connect With Us

Bryn Upton

Department Chair

Phone: 410-871-2416

Location

Hill Hall, 3rd Floor

2 College Hill

Westminster, MD 21157

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