Department of History
Taylor-Murphy Building Room 202
Telephone: 512-245-2142 Fax: 512-245-3043
http://www.txstate.edu/history
The Department of History at Texas State University is strongly committed to excellence in scholarship and teaching. We strive to facilitate our students' intellectual and professional growth by: (1) sharing with them knowledge about the past that helps explain the defining aspects of contemporary life; (2) introducing them to patterns of global diversity, past and present, as well as the historical foundation of inequity, stereotyping, and mythologizing; (3) challenging them to think critically in order to formulate educated, evidence-based opinions about the past; and (4) helping them develop and refine research, analytical, communication, and social skills. Our faculty's research, shared with the scholarly community and the public through publications and presentations, aims to broaden and disseminate our understanding of the past and increase general interest in history.
Successful graduates enter doctoral programs or find jobs in the public and private sectors. Some students go on for further study at universities across the country, including top-ranked programs. A number have secured academic appointments or teaching positions at two- and four-year colleges and universities. Other students have utilized their teaching and research skills in a wide array of positions, including within secondary schools, corporations, and nonprofits. Public history students have earned appointments with government agencies, state and national parks, and cultural institutions like museums and historic sites.
