Where the Past Shapes Tomorrow

Through rigorous scholarship, excellent teaching, and a commitment to the community, our department shows why history matters.

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History at UH

About our Department

Our department is home to more than 30 faculty dedicated to research and teaching in the histories of Africa, East and South Asia, Europe, Latin America, Mexico and Borderlands, the Middle East, and the United States. We offer a broad range of undergraduate courses and research opportunities toward a History major or minor, with concentrations like our “Law and Public Policy” track. Our graduate students can obtain M.A. degrees in History or Public History, as well as a Ph.D. in History.

 

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Department of History
The University of Houston
4104 Martin Luther King Boulevard, Room 201
Houston, TX 77204-3003
713.743.3083

Catherine F. Patterson, Ph.D.
Department Chair
201 Teaching Unit 2
713.743.3110

Carol Aikels
Department Business Administrator
201 Teaching Unit 2
713.743.0200
Aarti Arriaga
Undergraduate Advisor
229 Teaching Unit 2
713.743.3608