History

Marion Gray, Chair
Robert F. Berkhofer, III
Amos Beyan
Linda Borish
Jose Brandao
Andrew Carlson
Michael Chiarappa
Janet Coryell
Ronald Davis
Frederick J. Dobney
Howard Dooley
E. Rozanne Elder
Nora Faires
Ralph Gordon
Bruce Haight
Barbara Havira
Lynne Heasley
Catherine Julien
Mitch A. Kachun
Cheryl H. Lyon-Jenness
Paul Maier
Edwin Martini
John Norman
R. Patrick Norris
James Palmitessa
Lewis Pyenson
Francis Ramos
Eli Rubin
John Salliant
Peter Schmitt
Larry Simon
Judith F. Stone
Kristin Szylvian
Luis Toledo Pereyra
Wilson Warren
Victor Xiong
Takashi Yoshida

The Department of History offers several academic and professional programs with varying requirements. Students intending to major in history should meet at least once a semester with a faculty advisor in the department advising office, 4451 Friedmann, phone 387-4659. HIST 1900 is an orientation course to the historical professions, and to basic research and presentation skills in the discipline, and should be taken as early as possible.

History majors lead to the degree of Bachelor of Arts. A maximum of 9 hours of 1000/2000-level course work and/or course work transferred from two-year institutions may be included in a major or minor. At least half of the minimum credit hour requirement for any major or minor must be earned at Western Michigan University. Only courses in which a grade of “C” or better is earned may be applied toward a major, minor, and required electives, including the last semester of foreign language requirements. Course work in science, and in allied social sciences and humanities, is specified by curriculum. Consult the Department of History Undergraduate Handbook.

The Department of History strongly encourages foreign study at one of WMU’s international centers or in similar programs, and acquisition of foreign language skills beyond minimum program requirements.