History
Department
"His face is turned
towards the past. Where we perceive a chain of events, he sees one single
catastrophe which keeps piling wreckage upon wreckage and hurls it in front of
his feet. The angel would like to stay, awaken the dead, and make whole
what has been smashed. But a storm is blowing from Paradise; it has got
caught in his wings with such violence that the angel can no longer close
them. This storm irresistibly propels him into the future to which his
back is turned, while the pile of debris before him grows skyward. This
storm is what we call progress."
Illuminations,
Walter Benjamin
Welcome to the home page of the History
Department at Three Rivers Community College. By using the following
links you will be able to get information on instructors, courses offered, and
assignments. We offer a wide variety of courses at the college, meeting
the students needs on many levels. As you can see from the picture to the
left, the traditional classroom is still very much a part of our
curriculum. Yet you are viewing this on one of the newest tools for
learning. At Three Rivers, we believe in using all the resources
available to help students achieve their goals.
At Three Rivers, history is studied not only for what it can tell us about the past, but what light it can shed on the present, and possibly the future. History is also part of the social science department, and as such it is an important foundation for a full understanding of the various social disciplines, and an illuminator of particular societies and mankind in general.
By
using the following links you will be able to access information on:
Three Rivers Community College
History Course
Descriptions
International Studies