The history department engages students in the systematic study and interpretation of the recorded human past, thereby promoting lifelong learners who have a clearer focus on the impact of the past on the contemporary world. By understanding historical legacies, students are better prepared to minister the love of Jesus Christ in redemptive ways to the world in which they live.

In its curricular activities, the history department aspires to:

• Enable students to understand both the “what” and “why” of major historical events and issues.
• Equip students with essential research and analytical skills that they can use to identify historical questions and make sense of the historical record.
• Awaken in students an appreciation for the historical contexts of ever-changing domestic and international issues includinglegacies of injustice and intolerance.
• Encourage students to apply their historical knowledge and analytical skills in order to serve their localities, the broader Christian community and the world at large.

Students may major in a BA degree in history; BS degree in history/systems; BS degree in social studies education; or BA degree in international studies. Our graduates pursue a variety of careers both directly and indirectly related to the study of history, including teaching, museum directing, archival and library science, ministry, law, government work, international mission and relief work, business and journalism. Most educational leaders consider an undergraduate major in a liberal arts subject such as history to be a valuable basis for graduate school study in a variety of fields.