Some questions about the History Major

EzioDovahkiin
Fri, 03 Jul 2015 17:40:42 +0000

Hi, incoming Freshman here, just wanted to make sure I’m right in choosing history as my major.

I’m mostly interested in Church History, Eastern European History, and Medieval History. I have to say, I was a bit disappointed when I saw that the course list for this Semester seemed to focus on the 20th and 19th centuries almost exclusively. Nothing wrong with people who like that, but I have little to no interest in the general history from these time periods (though the history of philosophy and art in them is quite fascinating). Will there be a wider selection for me to pick from in the future? I really don’t want to spend the next 4 years taking a billion courses on World War 2. I heard a new Medievalist is coming, so hopefully that might change things up a bit.