About the Department of History

Learn about our department faculty and program offerings.

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Department of History

What We Do

The Department of History offers more than 100 interesting courses with a wide range of topics covered. From the World Wars to video game accuracy of historical events to sports history to Holocaust history to classical civilizations to public history courses that directly team with local historical museums.

Who We Are

The University of Mississippi is categorized as an R1 research institution, which means that our faculty are at the top of their fields and actively conducting groundbreaking research. It also means students work and study alongside some of the best.

While our main area of strength is the American South, the Department of History is home to faculty with an extraordinarily broad range of expertise, from Europe, East Asia and the Middle East to Africa and Latin America, and from Ancient times to the twentieth century.

What We Offer

The Department of History offers a variety of undergraduate and graduate degrees. Find detailed information about our programs here.

History Minor

UG

History, B.A.

Understand the relationship between people, events, cultures, places, and time.

Oxford
Booneville
DeSoto
Tupelo

GRAD

History, M.A.

Deepen your understanding of the past and advance your career prospects.

Oxford

GRAD

History, Ph.D.

Develop advanced research skills and a strong understanding of history's theory and methodology.

Oxford

Welcome from the Chair

Douglas Sullivan-Gonzalez headshot The History Department is an exciting and supportive academic community where you study the past in its rich complexity as a tool to prepare for your future. Drop by the History office in 310 Bishop Hall, or schedule a meeting with our undergraduate advisor, to explore how a History major or minor might be right for you.

Whether your dream is to become a journalist, lawyer, teacher, member of the foreign service or museum professional, the skills and knowledge you gain through History courses provide the foundation to succeed in a wide variety of careers. In our classes, we explore how the discipline of History helps us understand our shared and diverse past, providing an important perspective on the contemporary world. In addition to honing your writing and analytical skills, our classes can also teach you how to share research results through digital mapping software, to develop online history exhibits, and to collect oral histories.

American History, and especially the history of the US South, is the core specialty of our department. But our faculty also includes experts on almost every other region of the globe.

Besides being world-class researchers, the members of our department are also award-winning teachers recognized for their engaging classrooms. We offer classes on topics ranging from the US Civil War, the Global History of World War Two, and the History of Piracy in the Caribbean, to the Urban History of Shanghai.

Come take a History class and you will have access to that rare instructor who is both expert scholar and master teacher, a combination our faculty take pride in offering to all University of Mississippi students!

Doug Sullivan-Gonzalez, Ph.D., Interim Chair
Department of History
662-915-7148 | dsg@olemiss.edu