Department of History and Geography
Our department is a dynamic one which offers one of the top ten majors in the College of Arts and Sciences, History, as well as minors in History, Geography, and Geographic Information Systems (GIS). Our faculty has expertise in the USA and non-US areas.  We are actively involved in Elon’s study travel programs offering courses on US History, WWII, and culturally based courses in China, Ghana, Greece, Italy, and the United Kingdom. We are scholar-mentors who work closely with students on internships and research projects through senior seminars, 499 courses, the Summer Undergraduate Research Experience (SURE), and the Honors, Fellows, and the Periclean Scholars programs.  Many of us are involved in interdisciplinary programs including American Studies, African/African-American Studies, Asian Studies, Classical Studies, General Studies, Geographic Information Systems, International Studies, Latin American Studies, and Women’s/Gender Studies.  Our courses emphasize research, writing, and critical thinking skills preparing students for a wide range of careers and graduate programs. We encourage you to explore our website to learn more about our major and minors, faculty, scholarship, honor societies, and other offerings.
 
History
Courses in the major and minor center on exploration of various economic, social, political, military and religious forces that have transformed the face of the world. Students combine analytical thinking and writing with a detailed grasp of the many influences that have brought about historical change. History is a discipline that explores the dynamics of change from humanistic and social scientific perspectives.

Geography
Geography explores how location affects societies, economics, politics, culture and ecosystems. How does location affect societies, economics, politics, culture and ecosystems? How do we analyze, describe and construct boundaries, both natural and human, which we then impose on the physical and intellectual worlds we live in? The study of geography is much more than maps. It includes study of both the natural world and the varied patterns of human life on both the macro and micro scales.

GIS
The minor is designed to provide students with basic knowledge and skills in GIS, remote sensing, cartography, database management and computer technology, and to explore application of these skills in courses selected from a wide variety of disciplines. Students are given hands-on experience with state of the art computer programs and software, giving them skills which are very much in demand in the market place.