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Welcome to the History Department

History is a truly dynamic discipline which sees the past as a vibrant, living world which has left its legacy all around us in the achievements, failures, hopes, dreams and monuments of countless generations.  No longer "one damn thing after another," history is an ever changing field waiting for you to raise new questions and rediscover the great human experiment.  As you study the written records of thousands of years of human activity, you will develop crucial life skills in conducting research, thinking critically, writing clearly and making impressive presentations.   And you will discover more about yourself and the world in which you live, helping to shape your future and keep you involved, interested and entertained for a life time.

Studying History

What is it to study history?

  • History and TimeFew of the usual perceptions of the field really capture the essence of the discipline. For example, we may think of history as the study of human experience in a past that is removed from us. Yet many historians today deal with events and social developments so recent as to be virtually contemporary. Once history was classified as "past politics" -- devoted to the study of politics, war, and diplomacy, to the exclusion of almost everything else. Today's history embraces social, cultural, and economic history-- the history of everything -- and deals with the history of all people...

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News and Events

  1. Registration is now open for the 2010 Intersession Abroad Programs

  1. There are several exciting Study Abroad programs planned for this Spring, 2010, including Rome, Italy (Battlefields Tour), London, Turkey . . .

  2. Intersessions Abroad Information and Registration>>>

  1. New Brunswick Heritage Week February 8-15, 2010

  1. This year's Heritage Week is February 8-15, 2010, and the launching of the New Brunswick Labour History Award, sponsored in part by the Department of History, is given a prominent place on the website:

  2. Heritage Week Website >>

    1. Again, History graduates the largest class of the Faculty of Arts

    1. While Fall Convocation is always smaller than Spring Encaenia, this Fall History graduated 14 honours and majors students of 43 from the Faculty of Arts. We also graduated 9 MA students (of 23) and 2 PhDs (of 17 for the university as a whole).

    2. Names of graduates>>

    3. In the Spring, over sixty honours and majors History students, along with six MA and one PhD candidates, graduated in UNB's 180th Encaenia ceremony. We congratulate them all!

    Names of all graduates>>

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    11th Annual History Graduate Student Conference

  1. The latest University of Maine/University of New Brunswick Annual International Graduate Student Conference was held on September 25-27 on the UNB Campus.

  2. 2009 Conference Program >>>
  3. Previous Conferences >>>

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