Housed in Thompson Hall, the History Department seeks to promote student learning through a broad, yet rigorous analysis of the past. More than simply learning "the facts," our program is designed to enhance students' knowledge of the past by developing strong critical thinking skills. At Fredonia, students "do history." They conduct historical research, learn how to assess and interpret historical writing, discover how to create research questions based on historical evidence, and develop stronger writing skills.
With 15 full-time tenure track faculty, including many of who have been recognized nationally and internationally for their scholarship and teaching, we offer classes on a regular basis in Latin American, African, East Asian, Global, European, and U.S. history. We keep our classes small for all history and social studies education majors - classes range between 15 and 35 - so students will have the opportunity to work closely with faculty throughout their college career.
Certificate in Public History:
Interest Survey
The History Department at SUNY Fredonia is considering creating a certificate program in Public History that will provide training in historical methods, archival methods, exhibition planning and preparation, historic resource management, and so on. We envision a program that would require 15-18 graduate credit hours (5-6 courses), including course work in Public History and applied skills, historical research methodology, directed readings, and an internship and/or practicum. These courses would be available to both full- and part-time matriculated students and all courses included in the program would be applicable to an Interdisciplinary M.A./M.S. at SUNY Fredonia.
So that we can best tailor the program to meet the needs of the Western New York community and of our students, we have created a brief survey about your interest and possible enrollment in the program or related courses. We greatly appreciate your willingness to participate in the survey, which will provide us with valuable feedback as we move forward with planning the program. It should only require a few minutes of your time. All responses will remain anonymous and will be used for no other purpose than preparing our program proposal.