TCU Department of History & Geography

Welcome to History and Geography

The mission of the Department of History and Geography is to foster an understanding of the past, promote critical inquiry, improve communication skills, and develop an appreciation for cultural diversity in the global community. Students taking history and geography courses work closely with faculty members to build a foundation of historical and geographical knowledge, to sharpen their powers of interpretation and critical thinking, to formulate and articulate logical arguments, and to develop skills of research and documentation. These are skills that will serve them well regardless of their future educational or career paths.

Where can all this take you? Recent TCU History and Geography graduates are using their skills in a wide range of fields including education, finance, government service, information technology, real estate, and law. For more information on the post-graduation employment and career patterns of our students, see "After the Handshake: Where Do Our Graduates Go?"

Take a look at the latest issue of our department newsletter here, and our department bylaws may be found here.

It's time to start planning your spring semester: Spring 2012 history course descriptions (pdf) are up!

Information & Events

In this economic climate, a liberal arts degree can be the key to success, as companies look for graduates with broad skill sets. "We look for them to have more than a single dimension in terms of what they bring to the table," says ConAgra chief information officer Garrit Schutté. See this news piece on ConAgra's search for interns.

TCU History & Geography welcomes visiting Green chair speaker Dr. Brooks Simpson, who will give a talk at 7 pm Tuesday, February 7 on "The Education of Ulysses S. Grant, 1861-1863," in Palko 130. Please join us!

The TCU Civil Rights Bus Tour was a great success! See TCU360 article and slideshow here and op-ed piece here.

Congratulations to Dr. Peter Szok, who will give next year's AddRan College Distinguished Faculty Lecture. Dr. Szok's talk on “Popular Art and the Emergence of Afro-Latin America” will be scheduled in March, 2012.

See Dr. Gregg Cantrell on the History News Network, in one of a series of interviews with leading academics on Republican presidential candidates.

TCU will be hosting the Ninth Southern Conference of Women's History on June 6-9, 2012. See more information and the call for papers here.

See more on our News & Events page!