Map Master Plan History is one of the most ancient of academic disciplines and includes the study of everything mankind has ever done. Historians depend primarily on written sources for evidence, but also incorporate all manner of physical evidence as well.
Historians seek first to determine what happened in the past and then to explain why it happened.
Knowledge of history provides understanding of how and why societies evolved to their present condition and level of development. This knowledge and understanding are critical to any attempt to project the likely results of contemporary trends in a society, without which no reasoned judgment is possible of whether to allow current trends to continue or to seek an alternative course of action to achieve progress. Objectives To provide a broad base of knowledge and understanding in American, Western Civilization, and Non-Western history. To provide knowledge and understanding of other disciplines and how they contribute to the work of history. To provide knowledge and understanding of the methods historians use in historical research.