研究

Students have the opportunity to engage in research through the required major seminar, 独立学习, 还有一个荣誉项目. 圣赌博平台网站大全 provides students funding for research through the Mellen and Murchison research grants.

根委员会
Join a team of 赌博娱乐平台网址大全 faculty who are examining racism and injustice in the University’s history, specifically the ways chattel slavery comprised the single most valuable asset in the United States and the Texas antebellum economy.  的 根委员会 also aims to reveal examples of selflessness, 勇敢, and justice in the story of the University’s enduring commitment to diversity and inclusion.

联系 the department for information about these opportunities. 

出国留学

Today, cross-cultural understanding is as much a practical necessity as an educational standard. Study abroad is an embodiment of the liberal arts ideals and a sign of the initiative and breadth often looked for by employers.

历史 students are encouraged to study abroad, visiting the sites they read about in the textbooks and bringing history to life.

实习

的 history department encourages its students to gain work experience related to their studies through internships at museums, 历史地标, 以及政府部门. Recent places where history students have interned include:

• 圣安东尼奥艺术博物馆
• 萨姆休斯顿堡陆军基地
• Witte博物馆
• 德州小职业棒球联盟

荣誉的社会

α 的ta
Omega Tau is 圣赌博平台网站大全's chapter of α 的ta, the international history honors society. Our membership includes both history majors and minors, as well as others who love history. Our goal is to enhance 赌博娱乐平台网址大全 students' appreciation of the past through a variety of means, 一些学术, 一些社会.

Omega Tau offers three annual prizes: the Donald Everett Outstanding Student in 历史 Award, for the senior major making the most significant contribution to the study of the past and to the department; the 菲利普 F. Detweiler Prize For Excellence in Historical Writing, for long essays; and the Frances Kellam Hendricks Prize, 对于较短的文章. 

To join the Omega Tau chapter, you must have:

• 历史上的12小时
• 3.1 GPA in all 历史 courses
• 3.0 GPA in two-thirds of all other courses

应用:

• Pick up an application in the 历史 Department
• Attach an unofficial (TigerPAWS) copy of your transcript
• Include the one-time initiation fee of $40.00, 支付给α 的ta, the international organization of which Omega Tau is 赌博娱乐平台网址大全's Chapter. 每年，当地会费是5美元.00.

Turn in your application to the 历史 Department in early Spring.

讲座系列及活动

的 department regularly sponsors events which draw visiting speakers ranging from professors to activists.

Student Awards and Recognition

Donald Everett Outstanding Student in 历史 Award
Honors the senior major who has made the most significant contribution to the study of the past and to the department during their time as a student.

菲利普 F. Detweiler Prize For Excellence in Historical Writing
Awarded in recognition of excellent student long essays.

This award was named for the late 菲利普 Detweiler, a member of the department who deeply valued the historian's craft. 的 Detweiler Prize is given to the student whose submission is considered outstanding, a consideration based on that work's originality, literary quality and scholarly significance.

​​​​的 Frances Kellam Hendricks Prize

Awarded in recognition of excellent student short essays.

的 Frances Kellam Hendricks Prize was established in 1997 to honor the memory of Professor Hendricks who taught at 赌博娱乐平台网址大全 from 1942 to 1967, and served as department chair for many years. 

特里·斯玛特奖
This award is designed to recognize excellent work by first and second-year students in our history courses.