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Welcome!
The Department of History at Columbia is one of the leading centers of historical scholarship in the world.It is also a department deeply committed to undergraduate education. Many faculty teach in the College Core, and all faculty teach undergraduate lectures and seminars in history. Most regularly sponsor senior theses and independent studies.The Department considers teaching Columbia's extraordinary undergraduate students one of its most important and rewarding tasks.
Our undergraduate curriculum is rich and deep, covering all areas of the world and most periods of written history. Our courses explore various methodologies, a wide range of ways of writing history, and different approaches to the past. We emphasize no one approach to history and no single interpretive model. Our principal goals in the undergraduate classroom are to develop the intellectual breadth and deepen the analytical skills of our students. With this guide, we hope to introduce you to our program of undergraduate study and to encourage you to sample it.
Please note: The website and the handbook reflect changes to the requirements of the major.
COURSES
Click on the links below for a list of courses for each semester and
the major and concentration distribution groups they satisfy. New
courses will be added as they are approved.
Click here for a current list of undergraduate courses with course descriptions.
DOWNLOAD A COPY OF THE NEW UNDERGRADUATE HANDBOOK!
UPDATED 25-July-2011
2011-2012 Handbook
KEY CONTACTS
Undergraduate Administrator
Shari Wejsa, sw2661@columbia.edu
Director of Undergraduate Studies
Prof. Richard Billows, rab4@columbia.edu
MAJOR AND CONCENTRATION REQUIREMENTS
Click here for information about requirements for the undergraduate major and concentration for students in Columbia College. Major requirements do not change for those students completing a double major.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
For more information see the Undergraduate Handbook, list of courses, and profiles of our faculty. We encourage you as well to contact the department’s Undergraduate Administrator (sw2661@columbia.edu), any member of the Undergraduate Education Committee (UNDED), the Undergraduate History Council (UHC) or individual members of the faculty.
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