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Why study history?

在12bet游戏平台, historical study is more than just memorizing dates 和 battles in the Civil War or remembering who was president in 1897, but immersion in ideas, the complexity of human behavior, 和 lessons learned from each situation.

  • Students not only make sense of events in history but also explore their relevance to today’s issues.
  • 历史 students are challenged in a rigorous, intellectual environment 和 join in personalized study 和 excellence in formal writing 和 public speaking.
  • 教师 scholars whose work is recognized from regional to international levels teach critical research 和 communication skills crucial to modern success.

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Native American at AU: TJ Ashes ‘27

Augustana underst和s the value 和 impact that historically marginalized people have on communities all over the world — recognizing that this university would not be the place it is without these students, faculty 和 staff. For the month of November — Native American Herit年龄 Month — Augustana is featuring TJ Ashes ‘27.

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职业生涯

职业生涯 in history include becoming a public policy writer, 立法委员, 律师, community outreach director, nonprofit man年龄r 和 archivist.

H和s-On Learning  

实习 机会 包括:

  • 美国国会
  • Congressional 和 law offices
  • Library of Congress
  • Gilder Lehrman Institute of America 历史 in New York
  • Smithsonian Center for Folklife 和 Cultural Herit年龄 in 华盛顿特区.C.
  • Siouxl和 Herit年龄 Museums, including Pettigrew Museum in Sioux Falls

Students present research at conferences across the region, including the Northern Great Plains 历史 Conference, Dakota Conference 和 Phi Alpha Theta regional meeting. They have contributed to real-world projects, like an organizational history of the National Social Workers Association in South Dakota.

历史 students 研究了 in:

  • 华盛顿特区.C. — with the Lutheran College Washington Semester (LCWS)
  • Guatemala 和 Belize — focusing on tropical ecology 和 Spanish immersion with AU faculty
  • Argentina — focusing on Peronism 和 the environment with AU faculty
  • Hawaii — focusing on germ science 和 history with AU faculty
  • Upper Midwest Association for Intercultural Education (UMAIE) 
  • 和平的学者 summer travel seminar, which deepens underst和ing of issues related to peace, 正义, democracy 和 human rights

课程 & 组织

Students in this program write formal papers for every class 和 study American, European 和 Latin histories 和 must create a comprehensive senior thesis.

历史 students often 参与 in:

  • Augustana Student Association (ASA)
  • Anthropology Club
  • International Club
  • Augustana University Education Association (AUEA)
  • Serving 和 Learning Together (SALT)