Welcome to the SHSU History Department!

With 22 full-time faculty members, 105 graduate students, and approximately 3,500 undergraduates in our courses every semester, we are proud to report that History is one of the strongest departments at Sam Houston State University.

Offering the B.A. and M.A. degrees, the department is committed to teaching excellence, curriculum innovation, and faculty research. Since 2004, faculty members have written 20 books, as well as dozens of articles in professional journals.