History
Pursue knowledge, change your worldAbout the Department
The UCCS History Department offers an engaging and dynamic learning experience for students interested in studying history.
The department provides a diverse range of courses taught by expert faculty, equipping students with the knowledge, skills, and critical perspectives needed to comprehend the complexities of the global world. In addition, it boasts a robust regional list of internship opportunities as well as other critical professionalization support, ensuring that students graduate with the skills and experience necessary to jump-start their careers.
Department Research
The faculty, graduate students, and undergraduates of the UCCS History Department are actively engaged in research that is showcased in prestigious national and international academic venues and disseminated through peer-reviewed publications, academic conferences, and public lectures.
Our faculty cover a breadth of time periods from ancient and medieval history to 20th- and 21st-century periods; areas from the U.S. and Latin America to East Asia, South Asia, the Middle East, and Europe; and topics from the history of religion, women's history, subaltern studies and power dynamics, migration, and public history and digital humanities.
Alumni Success Stories
Heather PollFormer Intern and Current Museum Technician, CS Pioneers Museum
My internship at CSPM allowed me not only to research local history but also to experience it first-hand through a variety of projects. Applying research methods I learned in the undergraduate and graduate programs at UCCS, I was able to hone those skills to create thorough database entries for incoming donations into the museum. I worked with natural history, geological, anthropological, artistic, archaeological, ethnographic, ceramic, archival, and textile collections, helping to catalog, store, inventory, and care for pieces of historical importance. The greatest benefit of this internship was learning skills and techniques used in collections care and management that I have been able to apply directly to my career in the museum field. Of personal importance to me as a lifelong resident of the city is that I participated in preserving historical objects from the Colorado Springs area. The entire staff at the Pioneers Museum are a pleasure to work with, and they are passionate about teaching the care and display of their collections.