The Department of Historical Studies at SIUE offers a vibrant curriculum in both undergraduate and graduate studies. Our undergraduate majors can earn a Bachelor of Arts or a Bachelor of Science in history, certification to teach the Social Sciences at the secondary level, and certification in Museum Studies. All majors complete a senior capstone research thesis under the guidance of our faculty in a seminar setting with other majors. Students with degrees earned in history go on to teach at the secondary level, or pursue advanced training in history, law, or other fields. Students leave our program with a firm education in the liberal arts and have excellent communication and critical thinking skills.
Our Master's students complete a year-long curriculum in historiographical method and theory. SIUE also offers a PhD program in conjunction with its sister university in Carbondale. Our graduates take their solid foundation in history to acclaimed programs throughout the country.
The Department of Historical Studies is proud of the recent achievements of the undergraduate History majors. They demonstrate the excellence of our students as scholars, as citizens of a globalized world, and as teachers.
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Stephanie Jacober, a history education student, received the 2009 Student Teacher of the Year Award from the Illinois Council for the Social Studies. Ms. Jacober, who graduated in fall 2008, was given the award at the Great Lakes Regional conference for the National Council for the Social Studies on April 24 in Lisle, Illinois.
Christopher Stroot is a recipient of a national Phi Kappa Phi Fellowship and was awarded the SIUE PKP Graduate Fellowship Award. A Chancellor Scholar, Mr. Stroot is majoring in Political Science, History, and Spanish with a minor in German. He plans to pursue graduate study in History with a concentration on modern European history and transatlantic relations. Chris was a member of the 2008-2009 Undergraduate Research Academy and presented the results of his project, “European Integration and the Spanish Political System: Internal Agreement and Changes in Policy Making from 1976 to the Present” at the recent URA Symposium. He spent the 2008 Spring Semester studying in Spain and spent a month studying in Germany.
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John Miliner, an undergraduate in history, won the Phi Alpha Theta history essay contest which asked history students to find a solution to a modern crisis through a past event. John analyzed the current economic crisis through the historical perspective of the government reaction to the Panic of 1837 and concluded that government intervention during that economic crisis exacerbated the recession that lasted until 1843. John will be awarded a $50 savings bond from The Bank of Edwardsville.