Department of History: The College at Brockport

Anne Macpherson’s Study of Women and Politics in Belize

Recognized by Caribbean Historians

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Welcome to Brockport's History Program!

Whether pursuing an undergraduate or graduate degree, you will join a community of faculty and students dedicated to personal and professional honesty and promoting open-minded, respectful dialog. The study of history lies at the heart of the liberal arts tradition, opening the world to all who engage in it. While learning, researching and writing about the past, students of history develop intellectual flexibility, breadth of perspective, and inquiring minds, essential preparation for participating in a vital community of engaged citizens. Undergraduate history majors interact with history graduate students in upper division classes, and are encouraged to consider continuing their education in our MA program. Brockport's history faculty aims to empower you as independent thinkers, researchers and writers, confident in your knowledge and in your ability to critically examine new information.

Equipping Students to Succeed...

Our faculty of teacher-scholars encourages students to develop the ability to:

read critically.
present effective arguments orally and in purposeful and persuasive writing.
transcend the boundaries of time, place, and culture in analyzing and understanding past peoples.
identify comparable situations, define appropriate categories of comparison, and draw substantive conclusions.
gain meaningful insights into the human condition from the study of individuals and societies.
recognize the constructed/contingent nature of knowledge.

What Students are Saying...

Comments from former undergraduate and graduate students:

“I constantly receive kudos for my analytical insight and writing.”
“Too often students spend a majority of time learning a trade…while spending little, if any, time developing analytical skills needed to excel in various facets of life. History majors don’t suffer this malady.
“The history degree has given me the ability to communicate clearly, think broadly and dream wildly.
History gave me “a head up over many business majors, many of whom did not know how to write well, present a position and support it, research and find information.”
The History MA gave me “both confidence in my abilities and necessary job credentials.”