Fall 2020 Classes
Cultures and Ideas
HIST 65/165
HIST 84/WGST 57
HIST 92
HIST 93
HIST 96A
HIST 116S/WGST 124
HIST 119/WGST 168
HIST 136/WGST 172
HIST 147B
HIST 152
HIST 154
HIST 186
This is the product of both interpretation of what others have written about the past and original scholarship that expands the boundaries of historical knowledge. Because history is what the present says about the past, it is continuously undergoing reinterpretation. Examination of the construction of history is therefore at the base of learning and scholarship within the department.
Through an integrated approach to teaching, learning, and scholarship, students will become informed about their own and other cultures in a global context, will develop broadly reflective and analytic skills, and will prepare themselves to be engaged citizens serving their societies.
History Is Not a Useless Major: Fighting Myths with Data
In Perspectives on History, the American Historical Association busts three myths about "the prospective lives of those who major in history."
Historical Perspectives
Santa Clara University Undergraduate Journal of History
One of the Nation’s Greatest Women
She was an extraordinary advocate and leader in the Progressive Era. Her husband even used to talk about "when we were governor."