Mar 31, 2025  
2021-2022 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG 
    
2021-2022 UNDERGRADUATE CATALOG [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Department of History, Humanities, and Languages


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Jeff Jackson, PhD, Chair
N1007, 713-221-8104


Faculty

Professors: Alvarez, Case, Cueva, Fulton, Hagen, Jackson, Ryden, Westfall
Associate Professors: Allen, Chiquillo, Elkholy, Gillette, Lucero, Mandell, Nowak, Pavelich, Preuss, Robertson, Romero, Salinas
Assistant Professors: Bielakowski, Chism,  
Lecturers: Davey, De Jesus, Lopez, Whitman
Emeriti: Christian, McCaffrey

Academic Areas

Arabic
Chinese
French
History
Humanities
Philosophy
Religious Studies
Spanish

Mission and Objectives

The Department of History, Humanities, and Languages offers Bachelor of Arts degrees in History, Humanities, Philosophy, and Spanish.  The curriculum in these individual programs hones students’ interpersonal, communication, and analytical skills through critical inquiry, research, and debate.  Graduates have gone on to work as managers, teachers, lawyers, interpreters/translators, research analysts, and in a variety of other fields where these skills are highly-valued. 

Honor Societies

Sigma Delta Pi, Spanish Honor Society
Phi Sigma Tau, Philosophy Honor Society
Phi Alpha Theta. History Honor Society

Pre-Law Studies

Nancy Lopez, PhD, Advisor
N1019, 713-221-8424
Students interested in pre-law studies, regardless of their major, may contact Dr. Lopez.

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