History

• UW-Eau Claire has a strong tradition of excellent teaching; history department faculty members received the 1992 and 1997 UW Regents Award for Excellence in Teaching.
• Through our faculty/student collaborative research program, students engage in research projects while working closely with professors in their field and gaining in-depth knowledge for their careers or graduate school.
• The department's student-faculty research room provides an optimal setting for student and faculty projects.
• The department's microcomputers and terminals are connected to the campus' mainframe computer, along with the online library catalog where students can gain access to the university library's extensive holdings of historical journals and reference materials.
• Students have numerous social and leadership opportunities through the department's strong student honors organization, Phi Alpha Theta.
• UW-Eau Claire classes, unlike those at many other public universities, are not taught by teaching assistants. Students study with dedicated professors who inspire learning.
• Small classes, individual attention.

History Fact Sheet