Undergraduate Welcome and Orientation

History Department Welcome & Orientation
for All Undergraduates

August 25, 1PM until 3PM

3335 Dwinelle (or possibly another room in Dwinelle - signs will be posted)

Information will be presented about major requirements, student groups in the department, the Library, and a faculty member will talk about the study of history.

Milk and cookies will be served.

Fall 2008 Featured Courses

History 8A
Colonial Latin America

This course covers the history of Latin America from the time of Columbus to around 1870. It thus reckons with almost four centuries of encounter, colonization, accommodation, and struggle that frame the ways that Latin America was becoming Latin American. Read More...

History 100.004
Scientists as Servants of the Church and State, 1600-2000

Scientists have occupied a privileged place in Western societies since the Scientific Revolution, but can they be trusted? For most of the past four centuries, the answer has been a resounding no. In this course, we explore the evolution of the idea that scientists are free from the duty to uphold the authority of church and state and the frequent attempts to suppress this freedom. Read More...

History 100.007
Food and Famine: The Historical Roots of the Global Food Crisis

In the beginning of the 21st century, the world is confronted with what seems to become the first global food crisis. In this course we research and discuss the relationship between food and famine both in the past and the present. Read More...

History 100.009
Walls, Separation and Integration

Can borders be defended? The course examines the construction, extension and impact of separation walls built in the 20th Century. In spite (or because) of religious conflict, social tension, war or immigration, barriers have increasingly become a tool of political strategies intended to protect nations, ethnic groups and communities. Read More...

Undergraduate Research and Travel Opportunities

This spring and summer don't forget to take advantage of all the great opportunities this University has to offer! As a History Major you are uniquely qualified to apply for various programs like undergraduate research projects on this campus, your own research funding, study abroad, and the renowned UC in Washington D.C. program. This is your chance to experience new places, people and ideas. You'll make your resume look more interesting, and you may even discover your true calling! The links to these programs can be found on our Research and Travel Opportunities page: http://history.berkeley.edu/undergraduate/opportunities.html. Look now, deadlines are coming up!!