BA/BS in History

The BA/BS in History is offered through the Department of History and Government in the College of Arts and Sciences.  History is an undergraduate liberal arts major that equips students with the necessary skills in critical thinking, research, and writing to be well prepared for a full range of professional careers.  The History major is excellent undergraduate preparation for law school and the other graduate programs including MA and Ph.D degrees in history and related fields.  The BA/BS in History is well suited for students who desire to enter careers in teaching and earn their teaching certification in social studies at Texas Woman's University, either on the undergraduate level or through the recently developed and rapidly growing Master of Arts in Teaching (MAT).

BA/BS in Government

The BA/BS in Government is offered through the Department of History and Government in the College of Arts and Sciences.  Government is an undergraduate liberal arts major designed to meet the needs of students who anticipate careers in politics, law, and public service.  The government major emphasizes the development of skills in critical thinking, research, leadership, and written and oral expression.  Skills developed as a government major are valuable as preparation for a wide range of careers and professions in both the private and public sectors of employment.  Many students expect to use their undergraduate government major as preparation for graduate work in political science, public administration, and the law.  Our three-track program permits government majors to emphasize politics, legal studies, or public affairs.

Undergraduate Student News

Fall 09 - Tiffany Smith, a history major, published the article, “A Thousand Words Unsaid: The Role of Censorship in the United States During World War II,” in Ibid the peer-reviewed publication of TWU’s Phi Alpha Theta Chapter.

Fall 09 - Stephanie Parham, a history major, published the article, “Soldados y Susanas SP: The Mexican American Experience in World War II,” in Ibid the peer-reviewed publication of TWU’s Phi Alpha Theta Chapter.

Fall 09 - Jodi Clayton, a history major, published the article, “Feeding the Wartime Family: How Women Made Do With Less in the Name of Patriotism,” in Ibid the peer-reviewed publication of TWU’s Phi Alpha Theta Chapter.  She recieved the Ibid Editorial Award for Best Essay for this submission.

Fall 09 - LaSandra Prince, a government major is spending a semester at Harlaxton College in England.  She was elected Harlaxton College Student Government Vice President for the Fall Semester.

Fall 09 - Elizabeht Farr, a history major, and Karen Fenn, a government major, are among the first 20 students receiving a scholarship from the SPRINT (Single Parent Resources Information Networking and Technology) program.

Spring 09 - Diana Cruz, a government major, was one of only 50 students in the state selected for the Texas Legislative Internship Program (TLIP), sponsored by Sen. Rodney Ellis (D-Houston) and coordinated by the Mickey Leland Center for World Hunger and Peace at Texas Southern University. TLIP interns work in the offices of ranking members of the Texas Legislature or statewide elected officials. Sen. Ellis created the program in 1990 for students interested in the political process and in the kind of humanitarian service exemplified by the late Houston Congressman Mickey Leland.

Spring 09 - Elyze Davis, a government major, received the Outstanding Senior Award.

Spring 09 - Tonya Bruton, a student in history, presented her paper, “’Another Day, Another Dollar’: African American Women, the South, and New Deal Work Programs,” at the 2008 Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Texas Wesleyan University.

Spring 09 - Jackie Wooten, a student in history, presented her paper, “The ‘Grippe’ of Death: The 1918 Spanish Influenza Pandemic,” at the 2008 Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Texas Wesleyan University.  She also presented her paper, “The Black Panthers and the African American Community,” at the 2008 Phi Alpha Theta Biennial National Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Spring 09 - Bridgette Baima, a student in history, presented her paper, “Infant Mortality during the 20^th Century” at the 2008 Phi Alpha Theta Regional Conference at Texas Wesleyan University.

Spring 09 - Brittany N. Hinkle, a student in history, presented her paper, “The Gay Man’s Scourge: AIDS in Three American Cities, 1979-1984” at the 2008 Phi Alpha Theta Biennial National Convention in Albuquerque, New Mexico.

Fall 08 - Gregory A. Michna, a student in history, published the article, “’It Worked, My God, the Damn Thing Worked!’: Industrial and Scientific Triumphs of the Manhattan Project,” in Ibid the peer-reviewed publication of TWU’s Phi Alpha Theta Chapter.

Fall 08 - Bridgette Baima, a student in history, published the article, “Infant Mortality in the Twentieth Century,” in Ibid the peer-reviewed publication of TWU’s Phi Alpha Theta Chapter.

Fall 08 - Amanda Danesi, student in history, published the article, “Hospice the Way to Go” in Ibid the peer-reviewed publication of TWU’s Phi Alpha Theta Chapter.

Fall 08 - Sarah Whittington, a student in history, published the article, “The Rise and Fall of Spiritualism in the Nineteenth Century,”  in Ibid the peer-reviewed publication of TWU’s Phi Alpha Theta Chapter.  This article was awarded the 2008 Editorial Award for the best essay to appear in Ibid.