Whether exploring courses on the Cold War, immigration, legal traditions, the history of sports, or the study of monuments and historical memory, we examine what is both familiar and unfamiliar in daily life throughout history. The department鈥檚 award-winning scholars and teachers emphasize historical thinking while applying interdisciplinary approaches鈥攁nalyzing texts, artifacts, art, music, and even scientific evidence鈥攖o understand the past and its lasting impact.
Learn about the journeys MU historians take in their research and teaching at our blog.
History illuminates every aspect of the human experience鈥攑olitics, economics, religion, social issues, art, and war鈥攕haping our memories and equipping us to think critically and constructively about connections between past and present.
