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.
Former SIUE MA student Adam Hill has won the graduate student prize at the 2011 Mid-Atlantic Conference on British Studies. Hill, now a PhD student in the history department at the University of Connecticut, presented a paper titled: "The Colonial Body as Artifact: Mummies and Curses in Late Modern Britain." Congrats Adam!
Celebrating the life of Patrick Riddleberger The Department remembers the career and life of Patrick Riddleberger, Professor Emeritus, who died on June 4, 2011. A brief obituary and personal remembrances have been posted to the news and events web site.
Read Raking Leaves: Theorizing and Historicizing 'Walt Whitman' MA students held their annual symposium on the topic of Walt Whitman this year. All of the papers from the symposium have been published and are available for purchase on lulu.com.
