History Department
Mission Statement for the Department of
History
 As an integral part of
the College of Liberal Arts, the Department of History at Towson
University is deeply committed through its course offerings and other
activities to providing students with a factual, as well as a conceptual
understanding of the past, so that they will be more informed and active
citizens of a contemporary global society.
Equally important to
our Mission is our effort to encourage and to facilitate life-long
learning. In addition to focusing significant energy on our History and
History Secondary Education Majors, we also take great pride in the fact
that our courses, especially our survey courses, contribute to five
categories of the University’s General Education requirements, two of
them writing intensive categories.
All of our courses are
designed to encompass the broad sweep of world history in all major
areas. Yet in each individual course, students are trained in the
skills which are not only essential in mastering the historical
discipline, but are also indispensable to success in their future
professions: sound reading and analytical skills, ability to construct
and articulate arguments, and above all, perhaps, the ability to write
clearly and effectively.
 The graduate programs
in which we participate, although designed in part for those who have
already chosen a profession, also seek to sharpen analytical and writing
skills in an atmosphere of humanistic learning. The Mission of the
Towson History Department is three-fold: to lay the basis for committed
citizenship and civic engagement; to train students in the skills needed
for success in a Metropolitan society; and to inspire the love of
learning which is the hallmark of a liberal arts education.
Linthicum 119
Phone: 410-704-2923
Fax: 410-704-5595
hist@towson.edu
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