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Skip to main content Skip to main content Florida State University FSU | Webmail Search FSU Navigation This Site FSU Sites Student Directory -- Faculty & Staff Directory Departments & Services Home News People Undergraduate Program Graduate Program Institutes and Programs Resources Academics Admissions Research Faculty Students Veterans Support FSU Skip to main content Toggle navigation Home News People Undergraduate Program Graduate Program Institutes and Programs Resources Undergraduate program Graduate Program Institutes and Programs Legacy Sort 1 Legacy Priority 0 Understanding the Past to Shape the Future. Welcome to the History Department at FSU. As an FSU History student, you will learn how the world works. There is no understanding the present without understanding its origins in the past. What do we do? Through research, we seek an improved and more accurate understanding of the past. Through reading, reflection, and debate, we develop new methods for understanding the past. Through lectures and seminars, we share our findings with students and colleagues. Through our public speaking and publishing, we bring these narratives to wider audiences. Together, we are shaping the way history is understood today and practiced tomorrow. As an undergraduate you will Select a broad range of courses covering most of the globe, most periods of human history, and most areas of human experience (gender, politics, economics, sexuality, law, war, etc.); Learn to do history: Frame a question. Seek out and evaluate sources. Interpret evidence. Craft a persuasive argument. Convey your findings across multiple media; and Acquire crucial skills employers seek and graduate schools require, particularly the ability to write clearly and persuasively. Explore the undergraduate experience. As a graduate student you will Develop deep subject knowledge - through a focused curriculum; Learn the scholarly conventions of the modern historical profession - through research-oriented seminars; Participate in formal training courses preparing you for future employment as a professional historian; and Develop the skills to teach history at the college and university level - through coursework and extensive in-class experience. Learn more about being a graduate student. News Expert on the 'Black Death' puts Corona virus in Historical Perspective - Dr. Dodds talked to Robert Gonzalez Another day, another coronavirus update, another twitter hashtag, another meme. As the disease continues to spread from its outbreak in Wuhan, China, to more countries, the fear and panic leads to more and more comparisons to historical pandemics, specifically the Black Death. Mosquitoes Made History - 2020 Jones Lecture The History Department will host the annual James P. Jones Lecture at 5 PM on March 5th in the Rendina Room of the FSU Alumni Center. Our speaker is Professor Kathryn Olivarius of Stanford University. Her lecture, "Necropolis: Disease, Power, and Capitalism in the Cotton Kingdom," is based on her current book project. On Hierarchies at Home & Research in Cuba: Dr. Anasa Hicks talked to Aleena Jackson Dr. Anasa Hicks is an assistant professor in the History Department specializing in Latin American and Caribbean history. She completed her doctoral degree at New York University 2017, and her research focuses primarily on twentieth-century Cuba, women and gender, and labor studies. More News make a gift now Click on this secure link and choose "History." Many thanks for your support! Upcoming Events View full calendar Tweets by History_FSU -- : Florida State University 401 Bellamy Building 113 Collegiate Loop Tallahassee, FL 32306-2200 Department Contacts: Telephone: 850-644-5888 Fax: 850-644-6402 Webpage updates contact: John Netter Resources: History SharePoint Site Request - College IT Support University Email myFSU Portal , Florida State University | 401 Bellamy Building, 113 Collegiate Loop, Tallahassee, FL 32306-2200 Telephone: 850-644-5888 | Fax: 850-644-6402 | For webpage updates and changes please contact John Netter © Florida State University 600 W. College Avenue -- Tallahassee, FL 32306 FSU Directory Assistance Questions or Comments Privacy Policy Copyright Facebook Instagram Twitter YouTube LinkedIn More FSU Social Media...