Social Sciences & Liberal Arts 社会科学与人文 > History 历史 > History

Students majoring in history generally focus on the study and interpretation of past events, institutions, issues, and cultures. Subtopics include: American History, European History, History and Philosophy of Science and Technology, Public/Applied History, Asian History as well as Canadian History, among many others. Specific courses include: historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, concepts and methods of philosophical inquiry; historiography of science; history of science, medicine, and technology; and research methods in the history of the scientific and engineering disciplines, including mathematics.