1994-1996 Undergraduate Catalog/University of Nebraska at Kearney

University of Nebraska at Kearney
College of Natural and Social Sciences

1994-96 UNK Undergraduate Catalog

Department of History

Vernon Volpe, Interim Chair

Professors: Schuyler, Young

Associate Professors: Ermatinger, Davis, Stevenson, Volpe

Assistant Professors: Eifler, German, Lilly

Go to History-Social Science Major or: list of course descriptions.

Department Objectives

To make students aware of the cultural heritage of humankind and the great problems that people have faced throughout history and how they have sought to solve them;

To pass on to students many of the values of democratic government, of our heritage of political freedoms and institutions, and an appreciation of the pluralistic nature of American society and the contributions to our national growth and culture by all groups;

To enable students to understand the contemporary world through the perspective of history;

To stimulate intellectual curiosity and encourage habits of critical thinking;

To cultivate in students the virtues of intellectual humility, tolerance, and community;

To train students in the use of the historical method in the solution of problems;

To help students arrive at intelligent, logical, and reasoned opinions which may be subject to change when additional facts are brought to their attention;

To prepare students for graduate work in history and the other social sciences;

To prepare students for a career in teaching and other professional fields.