2009-2010 - Bowie State University

DEPARTMENT OF HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
MAJOR CONCENTRATION DEGREE
OFFERED
HISTORY AND GOVERNMENT
History
Government
History (Social Studies)
Education
BS, BA
BS, BA
BS
Chair:
M. Sammye Miller
Professors: Mario D. Fenyo, William B. Lewis, Frederick B. Mills, M. Sammye Miller, Ralph L.
Parris
Associate Professors:
Assistant Professors:
Lecturers:
Joseph M. Kum, Frankie Hutton
Benjamin Arah, Robert Birt, Tamara L. Brown, E. Rufus Ozomeyo,
Diarra O. Robertson, George S. Sochan, Andreas Woods
James Mauer, Adrian Taylor, Gerad Tikasingh
MISSION
The Department contributes to Bowie State University’s major mission as a regional comprehensive
liberal arts university. It provides an atmosphere that promotes intellectual development, scholarship,
and critical thinking for its diverse student body. In addition, students who major in history and
government have the opportunity to experience the responsibilities and rewards of leadership. This
combination of learning and personal challenge enables our graduates to face the demands of the
twenty‐first century with confidence.
GOALS
Consonant with Bowie State University’s mission as an institution of higher learning committed to a
tradition of free inquiry, the goals of the department are:
1. To foster an atmosphere conducive to the fruitful exchange of ideas between students and
faculty.
2. To train students proficiently in content and methodology in the departmental concentrations
of their choice.
3. To provide opportunities for critical study which will build marketable skills in a variety of fields.
4. To give students in the sequences a level of training which will enable them to succeed in
graduate studies and professional schools, or to pursue careers in academia, government, or
business.
DESCRIPTION OF THE DEPARTMENT
The Department offers an interdisciplinary degree program in history and government, as well as tracks
in the following areas: geography, philosophy, women’s studies and pre‐law. The program aims to
provide students with a broad understanding of the complex historical, social, economic, and political
forces within society, and it seeks to promote students’ critical thinking skills. Students who choose
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