History, Politics, and International Relations

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History, Politics, International Relations

There are two dominant features of the major in History, Politics, and International Relations. First, the major moves a student through a carefully considered sequence of required core courses. Successive courses both provide the student with the opportunity to develop empirical knowledge about different historical periods and to add new intellectual skills. The capstone experience for seniors is the semester-long senior seminar in which they define a research project, conduct research, and write a substantial thesis. Second, like English Literature, History is a reading and writing-intensive discipline.

The department faculty believes strongly in the value of independent research, study abroad, and first-rate internships as transformative experiences for undergraduates. In recent years, students in the department have found the means to study in Germany, Austria, England, and Greece. Department students have held internships at local law offices, the office of the Chester County Commissioners, the juvenile parole office of Chester County, the Valley Forge National Historical Park, the Foreign Policy Research Institute, the archaeological museum of the University of Pennsylvania, the narcotics division of the office of the District Attorney in Philadelphia, and the Smithsonian Institution.

Resources and Links

Chester County Library System - Chester County Reads

Immaculata University National Constitution Day Discussion Board

The Duffy's Cut Project website

The Pennsylvania Humanities Council Commonwealth Speakers' Program

Middle East Studies Minor/Certificate

Chester County History Day

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