Investigate. Analyze. Communicate.

Welcome to the Florida State University Department of History, a place to examine the past to make informed choices for the future.

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Programs and Institutes

A History degree prepares you for wherever your imagination and determination take you because you hone your analytical thinking, research, problem-solving, communication, and project management skills.

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News and Features

#seniorseminar – Delaney Lento & “Architectural Stewardship and Politics: Florida State University’s Role in the Restoration of the Ringling Museum”

In her senior seminar class on architectural history, Delaney researched how FSU was given the stewardship of the Ringling Museum in Sarasota in 2000.

History at a Glance

29 Faculty

Having a large department means we have faculty who specialize in almost every area of the globe from the Medieval period to the recent past.

300 Students

On average, we have 300 History majors each year. Students build community through the undergraduate History Club and the History Graduate Student Association.

Recent Awards

In the past three years, faculty and graduate students won highly prestigious awards from the Stanford Humanities Center, The Newberry Library, The Smithsonian, the Fulbright program, and Dumbarton Oaks (a Harvard University Research Institute).

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Department of History

Investigate. Analyze. Communicate.

Programs and Institutes

Department of History

News and Features

#seniorseminar – Delaney Lento & “Architectural Stewardship and Politics: Florida State University’s Role in the Restoration of the Ringling Museum”

History at a Glance

29 Faculty

300 Students

Recent Awards

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Department of History

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