Learning Community

Note: The Department of History sponsors a combined History and International Studies Learning Community for entering Freshmen. The program is devised as such that students receive course credit in required General Education courses, as well as specific to their major.

Description

History Learning Community

The History Leaning Community offers entering freshmen the opportunity to work with instructors who due to talent and popular demand are otherwise not accessible to first-year students. The program offers a hands-on introduction to the versatile and multi-faceted craft of history while Learning Community members explore various aspects of human suffering: facing the Holocaust through the eyes of perpetrators and victims, exploring the Rwanda genocide with a former Ambassador to Africa, following the trail of slavery across the Atlantic, and studying the evolution of war and conflict in the contemporary world. In addition the History Learning Community provides its members with prime housing in single or double suites in Cypress Hall, extracurricular activities of interest, and dedicated academic advising. One does not have to be an advanced student to enjoy this Learning Community; just have a genuine interest in history.

International Studies Learning Community

The International Studies Learning Community offers entering freshmen interested in international relations, conflicts, politics, and economics, a hands-on introduction to this multidisciplinary field.

In cooperation with the Director of the International Studies Program, the Department of History has put a syllabus together in which Learning Community members explore issues in the developing world with a former ambassador, review the implications of the Holocaust, study war and conflict resolution in the twentieth and twenty-first century, and look back at international slave trade across the Atlantic. In addition, International Studies Learning Community members receive prime housing with their History Learning Community peers in single or double suites in Cypress Hall, extracurricular activities of interest, and dedicated academic advising. All courses count towards major or general education requirements.

For more information: Dr. Oscar Lansen, History Undergraduate Coordinator of the Department of History.