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HISTORY

 
 

Welcome to the

Department of History

Enabling students to grapple with the complexities of the present by equipping them with a deeper understanding of the past.

 

The Department of History at Case Western Reserve University was founded in 1888, although the teaching of historical subjects goes back to the origins of Western Reserve University College in 1826. Henry Eldridge Bourne, Bernadotte Schmitt, Lynn Thorndike, Carl Wittke, and Harvey Wish are among the noted historians associated with the department in its first sixty years.

Today, the department offers courses leading to the B.A., the M.A., and Ph.D. degrees in history, with the graduate division emphasizing two focused programs: Social History and Policy, and History of Science, Technology, Environment, and Medicine. Each is structured to provide intensive education in the respective specialty fields, while also offering broad exposure to historical developments, theories, and guiding themes. It is also possible for students to work outside either of these two tracks.


Last updated October 9, 2008



Faculty Positions Available

 

MODERN CHINA . The Department of History at Case Western Reserve University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment as Assistant Professor in the field of modern Chinese history (1644-present).

LATINO/CHICANO HISTORY. As part of an exciting, new university strategic initiative in Social Justice, Case Western Reserve University invites applications for a tenure-track appointment in the field of Latino/Chicano History, 19 th or 20 th century, specialization open.

 

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Promoting the educational and research objectives of the Department of History

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