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History


What We Offer

The History Department offers a curriculum to students interested in acquiring a broad knowledge of history with special skills in critical analysis, research, and writing.  With a strength in European and American history, our students develop a Christian interpretation of the past and the present.  You will choose the:

  • B.A. in History
  • Minor in American History
  • Minor in European History

Eastern’s History faculty provide a lively classroom atmosphere through lectures, discussions, and analysis of images, film, and primary source documents.  Here are some of the subjects our students find most interesting:

  • The History of the Middle East
  • The Civil War and Reconstruction
  • The Byzantine Empire
  • Jazz and American History
  • Ancient Greece & Rome
  • The World since World War II

>>> Go to History website

What our Graduates Do

  • Studying in a variety of Graduate Schools
  • Teaching in the Middle and High Schools
  • Serving in National Parks & Museums
  • Working in Libraries & Law Offices

Contact Information

Dr. Gary Jenkins
John H. Van Gorden Professor in History
gjenkins@eastern.edu
610.341.5966