formerly University of Missouri-Rolla
Missouri S&T






History & Political Science
136 Humanities-Social Sciences
500 W. 14th St.
Rolla, MO 65409
(573) 341-4801
hist-ps@mst.edu

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Department Profile

History is a response to the eternal desire of human beings to know more about themselves. For this reason, history students experience a variety of courses which emphasize the importance of people, their individual choices, their values and their ways of seeing themselves and their world. History majors study man's accumulated heritage from the fossil past to the nuclear present.

Political Science explores the world of politics and the principles, techniques, and institutions through which we make collective decisions and resolve group conflicts. An understanding of politics is an especially useful skill for anyone entering a technical career, because so much of modern science and technology is embroiled in political controversy.

The Department of History & Political Science offers the following degree programs:

Undergraduate Majors:

History

History/Teacher Education Program

Undergraduate Minors:

History

Political Science

Science, Technology, and Politics

Pre-Law

Graduate Degree Program

Joint M.A. degree program in History with UM-St. Louis

 

 

Department Mission Statement

The mission of the History and Political Science Department is to provide a quality education that prepares not just history majors but all students at the Missouri University of Science and Technology for graduate and professional schools or teaching in secondary schools.  The department communicates fundamental factual material about the past and present necessary for being an informed citizen facing the challenges of an increasingly technological world.  Students are trained in analytical and critical thinking while improving their written and oral communication skills.  Students engage in original research vital to understanding and interpreting world events.

View the department's Strategic Action Plan