Program Overview
The history program focuses on the values, as well as the ideas, personalities,
and institutions that existed in the past and shaped the present. Concerned
with perceptions of reality and historic reality itself, the history program
attempts to exploit all forms of information concerning the past-myth,
folklore, legend, and works of art, as well as conventional manuscript
and published sources. While the department attempts to assist all students
in acquiring that knowledge of the past that is essential to the educated
person in the modern world, it is especially concerned with developing
the methods and techniques unique to historical inquiry, By consistently
raising questions regarding “how we know” as well as “what
we know,” the department aims at the development of fundamental
intellectual skills that will be of lifelong utility.
Degrees and Specializations Offered
- Degree in Bachelor of Arts
- Major in History
- Major in History with Dept. Honors
- Minor in History
Also Offered
- Internship Program
History Majors can participate in the Public History Intern Program,
which is coordinated by Dr. Daniel Burnstein. Students earn course
credits by interning, under professional supervision, at public history
agencies in the Seattle area—including museums, historical societies,
archives, and similar institutions. Interns often find that they are
able to under-stand history from a different perspective than that
obtained in the classroom, and their experience has helped some to
obtain subsequent employment in the field. (Contact: danielbu@seattleu.edu)
- Phi Alpha Theta
Seattle University has a very active group of students who participate
in Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society. Activities
include a highly popular film series, coffeehouse discussions, a brown-bag
lunch seminar, and student- led panel discussions. Recent SU history
students have won national Phi Alpha Theta awards for their research
papers and conference presentations, and are the recipients of Phi
Alpha Theta graduate student fellowships. (Contact: TWTAYLOR@seattleu.edu)
Department Links
Need More?
Feel free to contact:
Fr. Thomas Murphy, SJ
Chair/Associate Professor
Seattle University
Department of History
901 12th Avenue
P. O. Box 222000
Seattle, WA 98122
Phone: (206) 296-5444
E-Mail: tmurphy@seattleu.edu
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