Department of History

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Undergraduate Programs

With a bachelor's degree in history, you will have the critical thinking skills and historical knowledge that can lead you to careers in teaching, government service, public history, pre-law training, broad business opportunities, journalism, and archival positions.

History, BA

History/Pre-Law Track, BA

Social Studies Education/History Track, BSEd

History Honors Program

History Minor

Certificate in Public History

Certificate in Digital History

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The IUP Story: Indiana University of Pennsylvania, from Normal School to University, by professor emeritus of history Charles Cashdollar '65, is available for purchase. Learn more about the new book and place an order online.

For Current Students

Helpful information on courses, advising, research help, careers in history, and more

Scholarships (Department Awards)

Information on History Department scholarships

History Happy Hour

Join department faculty and fellow students at our virtual History Happy Hour. It happens every Wednesday from 12:30 to 2:00 p.m.via Zoom. Bring your own snack!

News

IUP Hosting Author and Academic Montás for Discussion on Importance of “Great Books”

Author and academic Roosevelt Montás will present “Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation” at Indiana University of Pennsylvania on March 2 at 7:30 p.m. in Sutton Hall’s Gorell Auditorium. The presentation is free and open to the community.

  • 17 February 2023

“Rescuing Socrates: How the Great Books Changed My Life and Why They Matter for a New Generation”

Roosevelt Montás recounts his story of growing up in the Dominican Republic and then in Queens, New York. He explains how reading the classics of Western thought and literature changed his life and why those books still matter today, especially to members of historically marginalized communities.

  • 16 February 2023

Botelho Discusses Big Ideas: Transformative Culture and Professions Certificate

Lynn Botelho was the invited guest to the Aspen Institute’s Undergraduate Consortium to share IUP’s Big Ideas: Transformative Culture and the Professions certificate.

  • 04 November 2021

IUP History Alum wins honorable mention for article

IUP History graduate Samuel Richards ('04) recently was awarded an "honorable mention" during the Historical Society of the Episcopal Church's Annual Meeting for his article on Edward Colston. 

  • 07 October 2021

Mannard Wins Best Feature Article Award

Joseph Mannard’s article “’Our Prospects Are Mighty Dark … Still I Confide in God’: The Ordeal of the Sisters of the Visitation in Antebellum Wheeling” was recognized as the Best Feature Article in the Journal of American Catholic Studies for 2021. This is Dr. Mannard’s second such recognition.

  • 14 September 2021

Events

College of Arts and Humanities
  • History Department
  • Leonard Hall
    Room 304
    981 Grant Street
     Indiana, PA 15705-1087
  • Phone: 724-357-2284
  • Fax: 724-357-6478
Face-to-Face Office Hours
Monday-Thursday:
8:00 a.m.–2:00 p.m.
Remote Office Hours:
Monday-Thursday: 2:00–4:30 p.m.
Friday: 8:00 a.m.–4:30 p.m.