History
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A history major at DePaul can be tailored to meet your needs, interests, and career goals. Besides the standard major, the History Department offers a pre-law concentration, designed for students whose career plans include law school or public service work.
By the time they graduate, all history majors are expected to have developed skills in the following five areas: analyzing primary sources, analyzing secondary sources, understanding context, conducting research, and presenting their ideas and findings effectively.
Courses examine history in the United States, Europe and throughout the world. The faculty's range of academic interests and preparation is an important asset. Department professors have received university teaching awards, teach in the Honors Program and Freshman Seminar, and are known for attentiveness to students and accessibility outside of class.
Students have an excellent record of acceptance at leading graduate schools. They can intern at major urban institutions, museums, archives, libraries and may be accepted into the Phi Alpha Theta national honor society.
Related resources in Chicago include the Harold Washington Library, Newberry Library, Art Institute, Chicago History Museum, DuSable Museum, Museum of Natural History and many others. These ensure numerous opportunities for field trips, exhibits and unique assignments.
