History

The History Department takes pride in its commitment to DePaul’s Vincentian mission which serves to uphold “the sacred dignity of all people, with special attention to those who are vulnerable, underserved, or materially poor.” With the university, “we seek creative and effective solutions to institutional and societal challenges” and are committed to “the interplay of diverse value systems beneficial to intellectual inquiry.”

 

Our curriculum reflects DePaul’s foundational commitment to the liberal arts.  In addition to an undergraduate program with concentrations in public history and pre-law, as well as a standard concentration, the department offers a history minor, a minor in the History of Law, a minor in Museum Studies, a graduate degree (MA), and several five-year combined bachelor’s + master’s degree options, all of which have the potential for exciting career opportunities (see Why Major in History? on our homepage for a larger discussion). More than 30 full and part-time outstanding faculty offer day and night courses on the Lincoln Park and Loop campuses, as well as online.

 

We are proud to be part of a university community that is “inspired by a broad-ranging Catholic intellectual tradition” and “enriched by people from many religious and philosophical traditions collaborating to further knowledge, wisdom, truth, and the common good.”