Web Site: http://history.camden.rutgers.edu
Major requirements in history can be completed either through daytime or evening attendance.
Department of History
Chairperson: Andrew Lees
Professors:
Jeffery M. Dorwart, B.A., Connecticut; M.A., Ph.D., Massachusetts
Howard F. Gillette, Jr., B.A., Ph.D., Yale
Andrew Lees, B.A., Amherst College; M.A., Ph.D., Harvard
Margaret Marsh, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Rutgers
Philip Scranton, Board of Governors Professor; B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Allen Woll, B.A., Chicago; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin
Associate Professors:
Laurie Bernstein, B.A., Sonoma State College; M.A., Ph.D., California
Janet Golden, B.A., M.U.A., Ph.D., Boston
Gerald Verbrugghe, A.B., Loyola; M.A., Ph.D., Princeton
Assistant Professors:
Katherine Carté Engel, B.A., Haverford; M.A., Ph.D., Wisconsin
Wayne Glasker, B.A., M.A., Ph.D., Pennsylvania
Xiao-bin Ji, B.A., Princeton; M.A., Arizona; Ph.D., Princeton
Jacob Soll, B.A., Iowa; D.E.A., Ecole des Hautes Etudes, Paris; Ph.D., Cambridge
History is the memory of humanity. The study of the past puts us in
touch with the hopes, the accomplishments, and the failures of people
other than ourselves. It also shows us how and why the world we inhabit
today has developed over time, from the birth of civilization up to the
age of high technology. It thus enlarges our awareness of the
possibilities open to us now and in the future. As an intellectual
discipline, it requires students to analyze evidence and to think
clearly, relating particular events to general trends. Historical study
is one of the essential cornerstones of a broadly based education. It
provides not only knowledge and training that are worthwhile in their
own right but also excellent background for many graduate programs
(including the study of law), for business, and for life as an informed
citizen.
Normally, students should begin with courses at the
100 or 200 level and then move on to 300- and 400-level courses. Some
students may be prepared to begin at the more advanced level, but
first-year students may not enroll in any advanced course without
permission of the instructor; sophomores may enroll in 300-level
courses but not in 400-level courses without similar permission.
