University of Pennsylvania history programs

The University of Pennsylvania Department of History offers a variety of courses dealing with the political, social, diplomatic, intellectual, economic, and cultural history of the Americas, Europe, Asia, Africa, and the Middle East, from the early medieval period to the present.

The History Department at the University of Pennsylvania has a long tradition of distinction, both in its scholarship and in its teaching. History faculty have assumed a leading role in introducing and promoting new varieties of historical research and writing.