School of Liberal Arts: History
2008-2009 Academic Year
363
Office:
115 F. Edward Hébert Hall
Phone:
504-865-5162
Fax:
504-862-8739
Website:
www.tulane.edu/~history/
Professors
George L. Bernstein, Ph.D., Chicago
Carole Haber, Ph.D., University of Pennsylvania (dean)
Kenneth W. Harl, Ph.D., Yale
Richard B. Latner, Ph.D., Wisconsin
Colin M. MacLachlan, Ph.D., California, Los Angeles
Linda A. Pollock, Ph.D., University of St. Andrews
Lawrence N. Powell, Ph.D., Yale
Susan Schroeder, Ph.D., California, Los Angeles
Randy Sparks, Ph.D., Rice
Richard F. Teichgraeber III, Ph.D., Brandeis
Associate Professors
Rosanne Adderley, Ph.D., Pennsylvania
James Boyden, Ph.D., Texas, Austin (Chair)
Emily Clark, Ph.D., Tulane University
Rachel Devlin, Ph.D., Yale
F. Thomas Luongo, Ph.D., Notre Dame
Marline Otte, Ph.D., Toronto
Samuel C. Ramer, Ph.D., Columbia
Justin Wolfe, Ph.D., California, Los Angeles
Gertrude Matyoka Yeager, Ph.D., Texas Christian
Assistant Professors
Ibrahim Kaya Sahin, University of Chicago
Jana Lipman, Ph.D., Yale University
Elizabeth McMahon, Ph.D., Indiana
A history major ordinarily consists of a total of 30 credits distributed among three
fields of history as follows: a minimum of four courses in the first field, three
courses in the second field, and two courses in the third field. The approved fields
are as follows: Ancient and Medieval Europe, Asia, The Middle East/North
Africa, Africa, Modern Europe, United States, and Latin America and Caribbean.
No more than four courses numbered 199 and below (and no more than two in
one field) may be selected. A minimum of three courses numbered 400 and above
including the capstone are required, with at least one of these being in the first
field. As capstone, all history majors must complete either a 600-level seminar or