History Department

Located in Fayerweather Hall, which is old and decrepit. Appropriately.

If you choose to major in history, your life will be ruled by a committee called the UNDED (yes, pronounced "undead"...seriously).

Courses

Courses frequently offered by the History Department:

Professors

Professors officially affiliated with the History Department:

• Alan Brinkley
• Richard Bulliet
• Eric Foner
• Kenneth Jackson
• Rashid Khalidi
• Emma Winter

The undergraduate history major

Theses

To receive honors in the History Department, undergraduate students must complete a senior thesis. This document is usually around 50-80 pages, and must include substantial original research. Students writing theses either take seminars or work independently with individual advisors. While one cannot receive honors without writing a thesis, it is not, however, a graduation requirement.

Honors and Awards

Those theses receiving honors must not constitute more than 10% of the number of history majors in a given year. In addition to honors, the history department awards several prizes for theses and other work of note. These include:

• The Lily Prize
• The Albert Marion Elsberg Prize

External links

• History Department website