Department of History

Timothy Jenks, Interim Chair
Mona Russell, Undergraduate Director

Students may major in history through the bachelor of arts program. They may minor in either history or public history.

More information is available on the departmental website. 

Faculty

• https://history.ecu.edu/dept-directory/

Programs

• History, BA

• History Honors

• History Minor
• Public History Minor

Courses

• HIST 4945 - Internship in Museum Administration
• HIST 4946 - Internship in Historic Site Administration
• HIST 4947 - Internship in Historic Site Administration
• HIST 4948 - Internship in Historic Site Administration
• HIST 5005 - Selected Topics
• HIST 5122 - Social and Cultural History of the United States Since 1865
• HIST 5130 - Comparative History of New World Slavery and Race Relations
• HIST 5135 - Problems in North Carolina History
• HIST 5140 - The Old South
• HIST 5141 - The South Since 1877
• HIST 5220 - Selected Topics in US Women’s History
• HIST 5230 - Themes in African American History
• HIST 5300 - Comparative History of Non-Western Civilizations
• HIST 5340 - The Ancient Near East
• HIST 5350 - The Renaissance in European History
• HIST 5360 - The Reformation, 1450-1598
• HIST 5440 - Twentieth-Century England
• HIST 5470 - History of Soviet Russia Since 1917
• HIST 5480 - Weimar and the Rise of Hitler
• HIST 5505 - Maritime History of the Western World to 1415
• HIST 5520 - Maritime History of the Western World Since 1815
• HIST 5530 - Field School in Maritime History and Underwater Research
• HIST 5660 - Imperialism in Theory and Practice, 1800 to the Present
• HIST 5680 - Diplomatic History of Modern Asia
• HIST 5765 - Latin America, 1492 to the Present
• HIST 5800 - Africa and the Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade
• HIST 5810 - Africa during the Colonial Era, 1884-1994
• HIST 5830 - African Independence Movements of the Twentieth Century
• HIST 5840 - Anti-Apartheid Movement in South Africa
• HIST 5910 - Introduction to the Administration of Archives and Historical Manuscripts
• HIST 5920 - Techniques of Museum and Historic Site Development
• HIST 5921 - Techniques of Museum and Historic Site Development
• HIST 5930 - Field and Laboratory Studies in Museum and Historic Site Development
• HIST 5931 - Field and Laboratory Studies in Museum and Historic Site Development
• HIST 5950 - Introduction to Quantitative History
• HIST 5951 - Directed Readings and Research in Quantitative History
• HIST 5960 - Introduction to Oral History
• HIST 5985 - Historic Preservation Planning