"I am a firm believer in the people. If given the truth, they can be depended upon to meet any national crisis. The great point is to bring them the real facts."
-Abraham Lincoln
Department of History,
Geography, and Political
Science
Office: Ricks 262
Phone: (208) 496-3060
Fax: (208) 496-1939
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Classes taught in the Department of History encourage students to 1) have a solid understanding of and interest in U.S. and world history, and a sense of the complexities of human experience; 2) read and write well; 3) communicate publicly and participate in small teams; 4) have some knowledge of doing research in a University Library; and 5) discuss history on a general political, social, and moral level. In addition, History Education majors should develop a sizeable repertoir of lessons, pedagogies, and approaches to history which are appropriate for teaching at the secondary level.
