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History
History
History at Kent explores moments and eras that have shaped the ways we interact with the world today, encouraging you to view history from multiple perspectives to develop a broader worldview.
By realizing the limits of one’s own knowledge, students learn to go beyond the popular telling of an event.
Encouraging Healthy Skepticism
By considering the many sides of each historical question, students are able to examine the lessons of history through a wider lens, and develop a context in which to consider how the experiences of the past inform their present and future.
Developing an Open Mind
Critical and creative thinking — the ability to assess quantitative and qualitative information and apply that knowledge to novel contexts — is one of the Kent competencies. The History Department teaches students to extract key information from sources and synthesize data into meaningful hypotheses from which they can express ideas clearly in discussions, examinations, and extended research.
Recognizing Intellectual Humility
History is the record of heritage, environment, and the development of political, social, and economic institutions. By realizing the limits of one’s own knowledge, students learn to go beyond the popular telling of an event. Digging, examining, researching, and engaging in lively debates are all part of the package.
History Courses
Examine the economic, social, political, and cultural history of the ancient and medieval world in Ancient and Medieval World History.
Study the ongoing relationship between cause and effect in Advanced Studies in Modern European History.
Examine the revolutionary principles that guided the establishment of the U.S. in United States History.
Closely analyze the American past in Advanced Studies in United States History.
Explore the principles of both micro and macroeconomics in Advanced Studies in Economics.
Embark upon a detailed examination of the political landscape of the United States in Advanced Studies in United States Government and Politics.
Examine 20th- and 21st-century financial crises in the United States in American Economic Crises.
Deepen your appreciation for Black American society and culture in Black American Studies I.
Further your understanding of Black American society and culture in Black American Studies II.
Sharpen your understanding of the economic system of the United States in 20th Century Capitalism.
Examine the impact of early Chinese history on the events of the late 19th and 20th centuries in China: From Mao to the Present.
Examine major political, social, and cultural issues in Contemporary Issues in the Middle East.
Build a framework for making sound investment decisions in Investments.
Examine the many different voices that have played a role in shaping Latin America from the colonial period to the present day in Latin American History.
Explore the evolving importance of the United States Constitution and the Supreme Court in delineating the civil rights of minority groups and protected classes in Constitutional Law: Civil Rights and the Supreme Court.
Take an in-depth look at the transformation of Republican Rome to Imperial Rome in Rome: Republic to Empire.
Examine why communism succeeded in Russia, how it was practiced globally, and why it ultimately failed in Soviet Communism.
Examine and demystify the institutions behind Wall Street in Global Financial Systems.
Delve into the difficult decisions world leaders make and imagine how to build a better world in Introduction to International Relations.
Study the pivotal roles that women have played in American history and deepen your understanding of women’s affairs today in United States Women's History.
Explore the motivations and strategies of the architects of World War II as well as the experiences of ordinary people affected by it in World War II.
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