Department of 历史与哲学
In the Department of 历史与哲学 you’ll never be just another face in the 人群. The courses, programs, and extracurricular opportunities that are available 围着你转! With offerings on campus and online during the regular academic year and over breaks, the department offers students the flexibility to complete not only general degree requirements but entire programs of study at their own pace and in a way that fits into their schedule. With a faculty made up of scholars recognized not only regionally but nationally as well, students have the chance to learn from and work with experts in their fields. With a variety of opportunities outside the classroom, including award-winning student organizations recognized across campus and around the country, majors and non-majors alike will find plenty to do.
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The study of history focuses on explaining why or how things have changed over time. It also teaches humility and understanding by studying people living in the past as it promotes the importance of civic responsibility and moral understanding in the 现在. Studying history provides students the opportunity to learn how to research, communicate, and think critically while also preparing them for many careers such as business, law, education, journalism, government, and research.
The 哲学与宗教 program explores the big questions facing humanity. 我们的 classes are designed to encourage students to think critically and creatively about human existence and the nature of reality. The 哲学与宗教 Major and Minors emphasize critical reasoning and logical analysis; an understanding of the many methods of human inquiry; a survey of the history of philosophy and the history of ethics; the analysis and appreciation of values and their application to moral and political issues; a reflective and tolerant exploration of religion; and the growth of a personal philosophy based on the lifelong search for and appreciation of truth, knowledge, 善与美.
The 哲学与宗教 Major is good background for many different career fields and courses of graduate study. Students can concentrate in Philosophical, Religious, or Ethical Studies, according to their interests and goals.
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历史学教授. David Snyder and the Tennessee Holocaust Commission will host a Holocaust lecture on April 4, 2024, 从7点到8点.m. in the Gentry Auditorium, located inside the Kimbrough Building. The event is free and open to the public, with preregistration required.
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A group of students at Austin Peay State University is uncovering forgotten stories about Clarksville's African American communities in the early 20th century, from a 103-year-old farmer to a robust district of Black entrepreneurialism on Marion Street.
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Dr. Minoa D. Uffelman, a professor of history at Austin Peay State University (365bet), recently unveiled her latest literary contribution, "Sarah Kennedy Letters: Life under Occupation in the Upper South," which delves into the personal experiences of a slave-owning wife and mother as she navigated the challenges of the Civil War while her husband, D.N. Kennedy, served in the Confederate Treasury Department.
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