Contact Information:
Phone: 218.299.3501
Location: Old Main 326
Chair: Vince Arnold (e-mail)
Get to know us:
Dr. Linda
Johnson, Professor
The study of history is a process of explaining and analyzing
past events. At Concordia College, students are exposed
to a remarkably broad range of history.
Faculty specialties
cover the world, and students frequently join faculty in
their research. As students develop their creative-thinking
skills, they become informed and perceptive observers of
events shaping our world. History majors learn the valuable
and transferable skills of thinking analytically and reflectively,
and writing and speaking with clarity and precision.
The History Program
• The department presents a broad scope of history,
both in timespan and geography, with increasing emphasis
on non-Western areas such as Latin America, East Asia and
Africa.
• Students are offered the opportunity for in-depth
study in areas of faculty specialization, such as social,
cultural, diplomatic and regional history, or Black American,
Native American and women’s studies.
• History is studied in an analytical approach that
relates the past to the present, rather than on a purely
factual basis.
to the social, economic and cultural processes in America’s
“second city.”
• Outstanding students may participate in an honors
program of independent study and senior research thesis.
Successful candidates graduate with honors in history.
Concordia Benefits
• Students are encouraged to consider a global perspective.
• In a large department with wide-ranging interests
and specialties, students receive individual attention.
• As one of the recommended majors for law school
and seminary, a history degree is outstanding preparation
for graduate school.
• The Cooperative Education program and internships
help students become marketable for jobs upon graduation.
• Recent graduates have found employment in business
and government, public relations and marketing research,
and as archivists and analysts.
Concordia Distinctions
• Faculty specialties cover the world. African, Asian,
Latin American, European, Russian and United States history
are taught.
• Faculty research has led to sharply defined courses:
Black American history; Asian women’s history; Native
American history; Scandinavian immigration history; and
U.S. and European intellectual history.
• Students participate in faculty research and the
presentation of their findings. Recently, two students traveled
with Dr. Vincent Arnold to conduct research in Rome, Italy.
