Welcome to the Department of History
Office Information:
Office: Powdermaker 352
Phone: (718) 997-5350
Fax: (718) 997-5359
Information:
Chair:
Julia Sneeringer
Director of Undergraduate Studies:
Grace Davie
Director of Graduate Studies:
Bobby Wintermute
History, usually classified as a social science, also retains strong links with the humanities. Courses offered by the history department acquaint students, both history and non-history majors, with the aims, methods, and results of historical research. Historical studies provide the background needed for graduate work in law, journalism, library science, and history doctoral programs. It is the best major for those planning on teaching social studies on the secondary level, as well as being an excellent major for those co-majoring in elementary education. It also is an excellent major for those planning careers in business, in the federal government, or in the civil service.