Kent School
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
History
- Chronological U.S. History
- Modern World History
- Thematic U.S. History
- Black American Studies
- Churchill and the War I
- Churchill and the War II
- Cold War and the World
- Churchill and the War III
- Cold War and the World
- Contemporary Issues in Economics
- Fake News: Media & Politics in the Contemporary World
- From Babur to Bapu: A Modern History of the Indian Subcontinent
- Greek Philosophy
- Introduction to Macroeconomics
- Introduction to Microeconomics
- Modern African History
- Native American History
- Sports and Society in the U.S. 1900-Today
- The Heart and Stomach of a King: Gender and Power in World History
- The Modern Middle East
- We Are What We Eat: A History of Food and Ethnic Identity in the United States
- What is Civilization?
- Advanced Studies in Economics
- Advanced Studies in European History
- Advanced Studies in U.S. Government and Politics
- Advanced Studies: America’s God - The History of Religion in the United States
- Advanced Studies in American Song
- Advanced Studies Topics in Black American History: Abolitionism
- Advanced Studies Introduction to Church History
- Advanced Studies in Constitutional Law: Civil Rights And The Supreme Court
- Advanced Studies: Historical Research and Writing
- Advanced Studies: A History of Kent
- Advanced Studies in International Relations
- Advanced Studies in Notable Americans: Lincoln
- Advanced Studies: Music, Power, and Resistance
- Advanced Studies Nomads, Empires, and Silk Roads: A History of Pre-Modern Central Eurasia
- Advanced Studies in Soviet Communism
- Advanced Studies in Tibet: The Roof of the World
- Advanced Studies in U.S. Women’s History
Chronological U.S. History
Modern World History
Thematic U.S. History
Black American Studies
Churchill and the War I
Churchill and the War II
Cold War and the World
Churchill and the War III
Cold War and the World
Contemporary Issues in Economics
Fake News: Media & Politics in the Contemporary World
From Babur to Bapu: A Modern History of the Indian Subcontinent
Greek Philosophy
Introduction to Macroeconomics
Introduction to Microeconomics
Modern African History
Native American History
Sports and Society in the U.S. 1900-Today
The Heart and Stomach of a King: Gender and Power in World History
The Modern Middle East
We Are What We Eat: A History of Food and Ethnic Identity in the United States
What is Civilization?
Advanced Studies in Economics
Advanced Studies in European History
Advanced Studies in U.S. Government and Politics
Advanced Studies: America’s God - The History of Religion in the United States
Advanced Studies in American Song
Advanced Studies Topics in Black American History: Abolitionism
Advanced Studies Introduction to Church History
Advanced Studies in Constitutional Law: Civil Rights And The Supreme Court
Advanced Studies: Historical Research and Writing
Advanced Studies: A History of Kent
Advanced Studies in International Relations
Advanced Studies in Notable Americans: Lincoln
Advanced Studies: Music, Power, and Resistance
Advanced Studies Nomads, Empires, and Silk Roads: A History of Pre-Modern Central Eurasia
Advanced Studies in Soviet Communism
Advanced Studies in Tibet: The Roof of the World
Advanced Studies in U.S. Women’s History
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