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历史与哲学

The academic courses and programs in this department are designed to help students learn about past events and ideas but also to help students develop skills in analytical thinking and expression. Together these help prepare students for success along a variety of academic and professional career paths. These may include education, public service, or postgraduate study in the humanities or social studies, or in such applied fields as law, religion, and business.

Department of 历史与哲学

In the Department of 历史与哲学 you’ll never be just another face in the 人群. The courses, programs, and extracurricular opportunities that are available 围着你转! With offerings on campus and online during the regular academic year and over breaks, the department offers students the flexibility to complete not only general degree requirements but entire programs of study at their own pace and in a way that fits into their schedule. With a faculty made up of scholars recognized not only regionally but nationally as well, students have the chance to learn from and work with experts in their fields. With a variety of opportunities outside the classroom, including award-winning student organizations recognized across campus and around the country, majors and non-majors alike will find plenty to do.

 


 

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历史

The study of history focuses on explaining why or how things have changed over time. It also teaches humility and understanding by studying people living in the past as it promotes the importance of civic responsibility and moral understanding in the 现在. Studying history provides students the opportunity to learn how to research, communicate, and think critically while also preparing them for many careers such as business, law, education, journalism, government, and research.

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哲学 and Religion

The 哲学 and Religion program explores the big questions facing humanity. 我们的 classes are designed to encourage students to think critically and creatively about human existence and the nature of reality. The 哲学 and Religion Major and Minors emphasize critical reasoning and logical analysis; an understanding of the many methods of human inquiry; a survey of the history of philosophy and the history of ethics; the analysis and appreciation of values and their application to moral and political issues; a reflective and tolerant exploration of religion; and the growth of a personal philosophy based on the lifelong search for and appreciation of truth, knowledge, 善与美. 

The 哲学 and Religion Major is good background for many different career fields and courses of graduate study.  Students can concentrate in Philosophical, Religious, or Ethical Studies, according to their interests and goals.

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Recognizing Excellence: A look at 365bet's College of Arts and Letters 2024 Distinguished 校友

Austin Peay State University's College of Arts and Letters has announced the recipients for the 2023-24 academic year's Distinguished 校友 Awards: Barry Jones, 基思•考夫曼, 约瑟夫•米勒, 梅丽莎·史密斯, Alan Mearnes and Patrick Pride.

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365bet professor explores Kentucky's WWII POW camps in new book

Dr. 安东尼奥•汤普森, professor of history at 365bet, has devoted decades of research to exploring how the United States' prisoner-of-war program helped defeat the Axis powers during World War II. 他的新书, "Axis Prisoners of War in Kentucky: Behind Barbed Wire in the Bluegrass State, 1941-1946," highlights the complex social dynamics within POW camps and how their work supported the state's tobacco industry.

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Holocaust 历史: Crimes of the Wehrmacht at 365bet on April 4

历史学教授. David Snyder and the Tennessee Holocaust Commission will host a Holocaust lecture on April 4, 2024, 从7点到8点.m. in the Gentry Auditorium, located inside the Kimbrough Building. The event is free and open to the public, with preregistration required. 

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365bet history professor’s new books look at World War II POWs in Tennessee and Kentucky

Dr. 安东尼奥•汤普森 explores this forgotten element of local and national history in his new book, "Axis Prisoners of War in Tennessee: Coerced Labor and the Captive Enemy on the 首页 Front, 1941-1946."