Check out Our Faculty Bookshelf
Click below to view some of our faculty publications. You can read a synopsis and get information on where these books are available to purchase.
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Building an Inclusive Department
Click below to read our History Department statement on equity, diversity, and inclusion.
Humanities Radio - History
Brandon Render, assistant professor of history, discusses the uses, misuses and omissions of Black history and how they impact understanding of the Black experience.
History Department
History courses emphasize written and oral skills, analysis and critical thinking, and the ability to assess conflicting interpretations. These skills prepare students for the responsibilities of citizenship and cultivate an awareness of the complexities of life. Studying history provides valuable preparation for careers in university and college teaching and research, primary and secondary education, law, government, public service, journalism, libraries and museums, international business, and medicine.
Why History?
Watch the video to learn about the importance of learning History in our world.
Meet Our Faculty
- Our award-winning and internationally-recognized faculty educate students in a myriad
of time periods, world regions and areas of interest.
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Undergraduate Program
The History major and minor are flexible and can be paired with almost any other degree on campus. Candidates are encouraged to create a topical, thematic, or chronological area of concentration, which makes the program personalized to interest.
Graduate Program
Graduates of our MA/MA and PhD programs not only learn about the past, they also develop a capacity for careful and rigorous thought, cultural competence, and abilities that promote success in careers throughout the global economy.
Guided Pathways
Guided Pathways will allow students to customize a learning experience specific to their interests and future career goals. Pathways include Pre-Law, Africa, Gender and Sexuality, Race and Ethnicity, Environmental History, and more.
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News and Announcements
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Distinguished Professor Isabel Moreira publishes in the St. Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology
Professor Moreira published, 'Purgatory in Historical Perspective' in St. Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology and is free access to all readers.
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Graduate Student, Jeff Turner, Publishes in The Pacific Historical Review
Jeff Turner published "Mormon, Muslim, and Sikh Migration to the West: Empire and Religion in Federal Immigration Law," in the Pacific Historical Review.
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Incoming Graduate Student, Grace Soelberg, Researches the Experiences of Black Latter-Day Saints
"Soelberg, a recent BYU graduate entering a graduate program at the University of Utah, plans to continue her research over the next couple of years. She hopes to find a way to cover a wider range of Black members to learn more about their experiences."
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The History of the LGBTQ+ Experience in Utah
Professor Elizabeth Clement and History Department MA recipient J Seth Anderson, discuss the history of the LGBTQ+ experience in Utah as it has slowly evolved on the KUER podcast RadioWest.
Events Calendar
Events
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Oct 04
Wednesday
4:30pm - 6pmResearch at the Intersections: Disability, Race, Indigeneity, Ethnicity
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Oct 05
Thursday
3:30pm - 4:30pmDepartment meeting (RPT)
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Oct 05
Thursday
3:30pm - 5pmAlan Mikhail: Islam from the Mediterranean to the Hudson - The Case of Anthony the Turk
Gardner Commons - Carolyn and Kem (GC)
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Oct 05
Thursday
7pm - 8pmCarmen Maria Machado
Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB)
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Oct 05
Thursday
7pm - 8pmCarmen Maria Machado "In The Dream House" Banned Books | Tanner Humanities Center
Dumke Auditorium (UMFA)
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Oct 06
Friday
2pm - 4:30pmGrad Works in Progress (WIP)
Tanner Irish Humanities Building - Carolyn (CTIHB)
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