{"id":265,"date":"2022-09-23T20:37:25","date_gmt":"2022-09-23T20:37:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history2022\/?page_id=265"},"modified":"2023-01-12T17:29:50","modified_gmt":"2023-01-12T17:29:50","slug":"fast-facts","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/fast-facts\/","title":{"rendered":"Fast Facts"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve worked hard to create a department that is a top tier place to learn, grow, and achieve. As a result, we\u2019re credited with some unique and impressive statistics.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">A community of world-renowned scholars and talented students, located in Vanderbilt\u2019s College of Arts and Science<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Ranked #23 in history graduate programs in the country by <\/span><i><span data-contrast=\"none\">US News and World Report<\/span><\/i><span data-contrast=\"none\"> (2016)<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More than 150 undergraduate history majors; 26 undergraduate history minors<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Total Vanderbilt history majors have grown 64% since 2016 and history minors have doubled<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">40 full-time faculty with areas of focus around the globe: <\/span><span data-contrast=\"none\">U.S., Europe, Latin America and Caribbean, Middle East, Asia, Africa<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">More than 139 faculty monographs published; over 74 book awards; books published in 17 languages<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">97 teaching and service awards<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"19\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">Student to faculty ratio of 3:1<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Affiliated Programs<\/h2>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">The history department holds strong relationships with many departments and centers on campus, as well as various external organizations. Below is a list of those partners:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"none\">Vanderbilt departments and centers:<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/americanstudies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">American Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/asianstudies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Asian Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/clacx\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Center for Latin American, Caribbean, and Latinx Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/classics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Classical &amp; Mediterranean Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/cst\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Communication of Science and Technology<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/digitalhumanities\/funding-opportunities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Digital Humanities Center<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/wgs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Gender and Sexuality Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/jewishstudies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Jewish Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/europeanstudies\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Max Kade Center for European and German Studies<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/mhs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Medicine, Health, &amp; Society<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/rpw_center\/gradfellowships.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Robert Penn Warren Center for the Humanities<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3><span style=\"background-color: initial;color: inherit;font-family: 'Source Sans Pro', helvetica, sans-serif;font-size: 1.875rem\">External Partners<\/span><\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/ftnegley.digitalprojects.network\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Fort Negley Descendants Project<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/slavesocieties.org\/home\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Slave Societies Digital Archive<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/sjti.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Social Justice Training Institute<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>FAQs<\/h2>\n<h3>General<\/h3>\n<p><strong>How do I contact a specific faculty member?<br \/>\n<\/strong>See the full list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/people\/?group=faculty\">history department faculty<\/a> and their contact information.<\/p>\n<h3>Undergraduate Program<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Who is the Director of Undergraduate Studies?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Please see our list of <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/administration\/\">administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I declare a major in history?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Please see the instructions to <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/majors-minor\/#Declare\">declare a major<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>When does registration start?<\/strong><br \/>\nFor registration dates, please refer to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/enrollmentbulletin\/registration-essentials\/registration-dates\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Enrollment Bulletin<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Whom should I contact about a course-specific and\/or major question?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Please first reach out to your adviser. If you do not yet have an advisor, please reach out to the Director of Undergraduate Studies. See a list of <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/primary-faculty\/\">history faculty<\/a>\u00a0 and a list of the <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/administration\/\">department\u2019s administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I join the Honors Program in history?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Read more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/honors-program\/\">History Honors Program<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where can I learn about the Immersion requirements?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Please visit the university\u2019s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vanderbilt.edu\/immersion\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Immersion website<\/a>. For Immersion questions specifically related to the history major, please contact the <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/administration\/\">Director of Undergraduate Studies<\/a>. \u00a0<span data-ccp-props=\"{}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Whom should I contact with a question about transfer credit?\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Please review the <a href=\"https:\/\/registrar.vanderbilt.edu\/transfer-credit.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">University Registrar\u2019s<\/a> transfer credit policies and process.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How do I enroll in independent study?<br \/>\n<\/strong>To enroll in an independent study course, please complete the following steps:<\/p>\n<ol>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"18\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Obtain permission to enroll from the instructor of your choice. Consult the instructor and Director of Undergraduate Studies prior to the opening of your enrollment window for the semester in which you wish to complete the independent study course.<\/li>\n<li>Complete the Request for Registration in<a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/internal\/policies\/independent-study.php\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"> Independent\/Directed Study Course form<\/a>. The form requires details regarding the nature of the project and the amount of credit to be earned. The form must be signed by your instructor and the DUS or Department Chair prior to the tenth day of classes.<\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"%1.\" data-font=\"Calibri\" data-listid=\"18\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:0,&quot;335559684&quot;:-1,&quot;335559685&quot;:1080,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769242&quot;:[65533,0],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;%1.&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;multilevel&quot;}\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\">Submit the form to <a href=\"mailto:history@vanderbilt.edu\">history@vanderbilt.edu<\/a> before the end of the change period (the first week of classes). You will then be manually registered for the course in YES.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h3>Graduate Program<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Who is the Director of Graduate Studies?\u00a0<\/strong><br \/>\nPlease see a list of the<a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/administration\/\"> history department\u2019s administration<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><strong>I am a prospective student and have a question regarding my application to the history graduate program. Whom should I contact?<br \/>\n<\/strong>Please reach out to <a href=\"mailto:historygraduatestudies@vanderbilt.edu\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">historygraduatestudies@vanderbilt.edu<\/a> or the <a href=\"https:\/\/as.vanderbilt.edu\/history\/administration\/\">Director of Graduate Studies<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>We\u2019ve worked hard to create a department that is a top tier place to learn, grow, and achieve. 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