Department of History
Around the Department
Spring 2024 Course Descriptions Available!
Browse through descriptions of our course offerings for Spring Semester 2024.
M.A. Degree in Applied History
Interested in practicing hands-on history? Check out our M.A. in Applied History and Public Humanities!
Study History, Practice Law
Earn your BA in History and a UA law degree in just 6 years!
Upcoming Events
Check out our lecture series
Hear award-winning historians speak at our annual Knepper and Miller Lectures! Browse lectures»
Upcoming Events
Apr
10
"Singing like Germans: Black Musicians in the Land of Bach, Beethoven, and Brahms," Prof. Kira Thurman, University of Michigan.
Apr
13
Archaeological Institute of America: Jane Eva Baxter, DePaul University
“An Introduction to the Archaeology of Childhood”
STUDENT SPOTLIGHT
I'm really glad I chose UA even though I ended up changing my major [to history], because the history department here is the best I ever could have asked for.
— Sarah Meade,
2023 Arts & Sciences Commencement Speaker
FACULTY IN THE NEWS
Watch Prof. Kevin Kern on C-SPAN as he talks about "The Ohio Dynasty of Presidents" in his Ohio History course.
Contact Us
216 Arts & Sciences
The Department of History
The University of Akron
Akron, OH 44325-1902
Phone: 330-972-7006
Fax: 330-972-5840
Email: History Department»
