Facts About the Department of History at
Tennessee Technological University

• Award-Winning Teachers who care about students. Faculty have won recognition from students and awards from the College of Arts and Sciences, the Honors Program, and the University over the last two decades by eleven full-time faculty who hold the Ph.D. from nationally known graduate programs. Individual faculty members hold an average of sixteen years of teaching experience.
• Up-to-Date Knowledge integrated with classroom teaching. In the last five years, History faculty completed research on fourteen books, sixteen chapters in books, two teaching manuals, twenty-three articles, and numerous reviews and papers at professional conventions.
• Friendly Faculty who regularly talk with students. In a 1999 survey, History graduates rated "the availability of faculty to talk informally" with students at 42.4 percent excellent, 36.4 percent good.
• Scholarship Opportunities, Student Activities, and Social Interaction. The department offers four scholarships. It also sponsors the History Club, a local chapter of Phi Alpha Theta--the national history honorary society, public lectures, trips to historical sites, and student opportunities to present their research to fellow history students.
• Course Offerings in European, Non-Western, and United States History. A wide-range of upper division courses offers students the opportunity to discover the diverse cultural and human complexity and fascination of the past. Offerings include a historical methods course, chronological and topical courses in U.S., European, and Asian history, honors sections, classes in the World Cultures and Business program, and work for a women’s history and studies minor.
• Comprehensive Web Site: http://www.tntech.edu/history/ Web site updated every week offers information about TTU history classes, sites from around the nation and globe, and practical study tips and job seeking skills. As part of the departmental web site, faculty members are offering online course syllabi, links, reading lists, study tips, and guides to writing quality papers.
• Designated Computer Laboratory to be offered in cooperation with the Departments of English and Political Science in Henderson Hall.
• History Alumni rate faculty and classes excellent and become successful employed citizens. 1999 interviews with history majors show that 70 percent rated the quality of instruction as "excellent" and 24 percent "good." History graduates go on to successful employment and careers in a variety of fields. Some pursue legal, graduate, and professional training at nationally recognized programs throughout the country.

Last updated March 25, 2003

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