History - Shepherd University

History from Shepherd University is a Campus Bachelor History degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. History is the exploration of the past as a key to understanding the human condition. Historical study enables students to understand their own and other civilizations and to confront the present and future with intelligence and perspective. Shepherd?s location on the banks of the Potomac and in the lower Shenandoah Valley provides a setting especially conducive to historical study. The many Native American names on the landscape provide evidence of the earliest dwellers in the area. The oldest town in West Virginia, Shepherdstown is a living museum of architecture and material culture. James Rumsey built and operated the first steamboat here, and the contending forces of the Civil War fought the deadliest battle in American history across the river at Antietam. Three national historical parks are nearby: the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal, Harpers Ferry, and Antietam. Other parks, historical sites, museums, and the major research repositories of the Library of Congress and the National Archives are within a reasonable drive or accessible by commuter train. The History Department offers a broad range of courses in American, Latin American, European, African, and Asian history . Specialized concentrations within the major are available in the Civil War/Nineteenth-Century America and in Public History. View more details on Shepherd University . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related History courses.