History is a pathway to the future
The Department of History and Philosophy welcomes you to its home page. Here we introduce our talented and student-friendly faculty, our undergraduate and graduate degree programs, and our organizations, clubs, events, activities, and projects.
There are many professional career paths that students majoring or minoring in history can pursue. We provide classes, courses of study, and academic programs that prepare students to live insightfully, advance professionally, and lead confidently in the 21st century. Students who major in history are well-prepared to enter many professional careers — for example, students planning a career in law often select history as a major.
- Department
- History and Philosophy
- College
- Liberal Arts
- Degrees
- BS · BA · Minor · Graduate (Traditional & Online)
- BA Concentrations
- General · African Diaspora · Public History
- Chair
- Dr. Mario Azevedo
- Faculty
- 9 + Chair + Admin
- Phone
- (601) 979-2191
- history@jsums.edu
- Location
- Dollye M.E. Robinson Building, 3rd Floor
Undergraduate, graduate, and minor offerings
The department offers a Bachelor of Science degree for students who wish to be teachers, a Bachelor of Arts degree with multiple concentrations, a minor in History, plus traditional and online graduate programs.
The study of history boosts your marketability
Students in other disciplines — such as mass communication, political science, and business — study history and increase their marketability in America's evolving workplaces. Employment possibilities for history graduates include positions with government agencies and departments at the federal, state, and local levels.
Within the federal government, historians in the Departments of Education, State, and Defense serve as analysts and researchers. Diplomats and members of their entourages often have backgrounds in history. Federal and state legislatures also hire historians as staff members to work on investigative committees.
Teaching at the primary, secondary, or collegiate level is another option for the history graduate. There are also private sector jobs available to history majors — opportunities are found at museums, archives, historical societies, and assorted research facilities.
“Challenging Minds, Changing Lives.”
Jackson State UniversityApply your knowledge
Through the degree program, students develop four core skills as historians and researchers:
Students will contribute to historical knowledge through original and ethical research using primary and secondary sources.
Students will analyze scholarly historical texts and synthesize multiple historical works.
Students will create historical arguments and narratives.
Students will communicate their historical research clearly, in oral and written form.
A plethora of career options
History and Philosophy majors have a wide range of career opportunities across public service, journalism, research, education, and cultural institutions.
Park Ranger
Reporter
Librarian
Museum Archivist
History Professor
Historian
Writer or Editor
Researcher
Recommended reading on the value of a history major
Chair & administrative staff
Chair and Professor
mario.j.azevedo@jsums.edu
(601) 979-2191
Dollye M.E. Robinson Bldg.
Danielle Kirkland
Administrative Assistant
danielle.kirkland@jsums.edu
(601) 979-2179
Dollye M.E. Robinson Bldg.
Nine faculty members
Click any faculty member's name to view their full profile, research interests, and publications.
Associate Professor
kofi.r.barima@jsums.edu
601.979.6303
Dollye M.E. Robinson Bldg. 349
Associate Professor
janice.a.brockley@jsums.edu
601.979.2504
Dollye M.E. Robinson Bldg. 340
Professor; Dean of the College of Liberal Arts
rico.d.chapman@jsums.edu
601.979.7036
Dollye M.E. Robinson Bldg.
Professor and Director, Margaret Walker Center
robert.e.luckett@jsums.edu
601.979.3935
Ayer Hall 416
Instructor
Detrice.l.roberts@jsums.edu
601-979-2179
Dollye M.E. Robinson Bldg.
Professor and Assistant Graduate Coordinator
lomarsh.roopnarine@jsums.edu
601.979.2494
Dollye M.E. Robinson Bldg. 353
Instructor
shannon.s.thames@jsums.edu
601.979.2503
Dollye M.E. Robinson Bldg. 344
Assistant Professor and Undergraduate Coordinator
cassie.s.turnipseed@jsums.edu
601.979.2191
Dollye M.E. Robinson Bldg. 338
Ready to join the History & Philosophy program?
For more information, please contact us. We look forward to meeting with you and seeing how our program can help you achieve your goals.
Contact the Department
3rd Floor Suite, Dollye M. E. Robinson Building
College of Liberal Arts
P.O. Box 17700
Jackson, MS 39217
mario.j.azevedo@jsums.edu