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KANSAS UNIVERSITY DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY

Studying history at the University of Kansas will expand your mind. Our course offerings introduce students to medieval witches and Samurai warriors, conspiracy cranks and Chairman Mao, Native American activists and the Black Panther Party. Students can take courses on the history of sexuality, or, if that isn’t exciting enough, courses on natural disasters, wars, and plagues. With 26 tenured and tenure-track faculty, the Department of History covers the globe.

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Explore Undergraduate Courses

Our Course Catalogue has gone digital. Not sure what History has to offer? Let our course page be your guide!

Browse our Spring 2025 Digital Catalogue

Study Abroad this Winter Break: Race, History & Health in Brazil

Spend your Winter Break learning about Race, History & Health in Salvador, Brazil! This Winter Break Course focuses on the interconnections between race and racism, history and politics, and health and inequality in Brazil's Afro-diasporic communities.
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Our Department at a Glance

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Prominent Faculty

Professors in the department are internationally recognized leaders in their field; they bring this advanced knowledge to their teaching.
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Small Classes

Courses are usually small, and the larger courses always include Graduate Teaching Assistants to give feedback. All students take at least two seminars of no more than fifteen students, and honors students work one-on-one with a faculty member.
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Study What You Want

Politics, gender, environment, art, labor, literature, rebellion, war, food, etc. It's all on the table.

Few courses have prerequisites, so History can be an easy minor or second major!
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History Course Catalog

Interested in learning more about our offerings? We invite you to scroll through our course catalog in its entirety.

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Discover the latest news in the Department of History by subscribing to our monthly bulletin. "Good News" features our department's published work, presentations, media articles, events, and opportunities for both students and alumni.

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Let's Make History, Together.

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