Journal of American History

More than the Sum of Its Parts

Rethinking the History Curriculum

Reimagining the history curriculum, rather than merely clearing away “dead” courses and updating descriptions of “living” ones, requires significant collective endeavor across fields and periods of specialization. But as this section of “Textbooks and Teaching” suggests, the endeavor can pay rich dividends for departmental culture as well as student learning.

In this installment

2009

Rethinking the History Curriculum

Revising the Undergraduate History Major

Borish, Kachun, and Lyon-Jenness