"Muse: Clio" by Carmen Fabrich (1935-1996)

"Only through the power of using the past for living and making history out of what has happened does a person first become a person." --Friedrich Nietzsche, The Use and Abuse of History for Life Welcome to the History program at Chandler-Gilbert. Members of the faculty are committed to engaging you in historical study as an essential part of your lifelong learning. It is through a better understanding of the past that we can make more informed decisions and actions not only in our personal lives but also publicly, both locally and globally. Because history informs life and life makes history, as Nietzsche recognized, the study of history is as much interpretation as it is science. The ancient Greeks, in fact, gave the study of history its own muse, Clio (depicted above). The muse of History speaks from within us. Who we are and where we stand affects how we see the past. Yet, as we study the stories of diverse peoples who lived in the past as well as contemporary historians' narratives, we can revisit our own perspective of the past in order to make it richer, more complex, and more nuanced. This more informed view of diverse human experiences and societies will no doubt influence how we move in the world today. Begin your potentially life-changing study of history by enrolling in a history class at Chandler-Gilbert.

Class Schedule Transferability Community History Projects Sample Student Assignments & Work

(Not all classes offered every semester)

Number Course Credit Hours HIS102 History of Western Civilization 1789 to Present 3 HIS103 United States History to 1870 3 HIS104 United States History 1870 to Present 3 HIS106 Southwest History 3 HIS108 U.S. History, 1945 to Present 3 HIS110 World History to 1500 3 HIS111 World History 1500 to Present 3 HIS201 History of Women in America 3 HIS242 Latin American Civ. in the Post-Colonial Period 3 HIS243 World Religions 3 HIS273 US Experience in Vietnam 1945 - 1975 3 HIS277 The Modern Middle East 3