History

Discover empathy across time and space. 

The study of the past has the power to foster the compassion, humility, and moral vision that Branson strives to impart on all of its students. Our diverse history courses challenge students to engage with the past critically in order to better understand and affect the world we live in today.

Through a sequenced program of integrated skill-building, students are encouraged to formulate their own questions about the past, analyze primary and secondary sources, conduct research, and apply analytical thinking in projects and papers that consider a variety of perspectives. And after your first two years of survey courses, you will choose from a rich menu of seminar offerings in specific historical themes, regional areas of study, and relevant issues facing the world today.

You will find the history classroom is an open space for discussion, debate, and collaboration. You will engage with concepts and controversies while considering a variety of perspectives and developing a better understanding of yourself and empathy for others. Our classes will provide you with the tools to engage meaningfully in the challenges of the future as members of a global community.