AHA Directory of History Departments and Organizations

Institution Details


Birmingham-Southern College
Birmingham-Southern College Dept. of History
BSC Box 549031
900 Arkadelphia Rd.
Birmingham, AL 35254
Phone: 205.226.4860
Fax: 205.226.3089
Email: whustwit@bsc.edu
Website: https://www.bsc.edu/academics/history/


If you study history at BSC, you’ll find professors that are outstanding in their fields and deeply committed to teaching; you’ll be on a great path for a number of careers; you’ll find plenty of opportunities for internships; you can use our unique January Exploration Term to check out a subject that’s new for you; and you’ll tackle a research paper as part of the senior research symposium capstone under the guidance of a professor and present your findings at a senior conference.


Chair: Mark Schantz
Degrees Offered: BA
Academic Year System: OTHER
Academic Year System: 3-1-3
Areas of Specialization: US, American South, modern Europe and Russia, East Asia, Latin America
Undergraduate Tuition (per academic year):
   In-state: $17650
   Out-of-state: $17650

Enrollment 2021-22:
Undergraduate Majors: 30
Students in Program: 0
New Graduate Students: 0
Full-time Graduate Students: 0
Part-time Graduate Students: 0
Degrees in History: 0 AA 12 BA 0 BS 0 MA 0 MS 0 PhD
Students in Undergrad. Courses: 0
Students in Undergrad. Intro Courses: 0
% of Online-Only Courses: 0
Undergraduate Addresses:
   Admissions: https://www.bsc.edu/admission/
   Financial Aid: https://www.bsc.edu/fp/

Areas of Specialization: US, American South, modern Europe and Russia, East Asia, Latin America

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Doctoral Program Information

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Directory of History Dissertations

Doctoral Program Statistics 2021-22:
PhD students currently enrolled: 0
PhD applications received: 0
New PhD students: 0
% of students receiving tuition waivers: 0
% of students receiving stipends: 0


Law, Randall D. (PHD, Georgetown, 2001; ; prof.) Russia, modern Europe, terrorism; rlaw@bsc.edu
Lester, V. Markham (DPHIL, Oxford, 1991; ; W. Michael Atchison Prof.) Britain, Middle East, US constitutional; mlester@bsc.edu
Ott, Victoria E. (PHD, Tennessee, Knoxville, 2003; ; James A. Wood Prof.) 19th-century US, Civil War, women; vott@bsc.edu
Fraley, J. David , Jr. (PHD, Duke, 1971; ; prof. emeritus) modern Germany;
Hubbs, Guy W. (PHD, Alabama, 1999; ; prof. emeritus) 19th-century US; ghubbs@bsc.edu
Nicholas, William E., III (PHD, Tulane, 1970; ; prof. emeritus) recent US, US diplomatic, Latin America;
Schantz, Mark S. (PHD, Emory, 1991; ; prof. emeritus) 19th-century US, Civil War; mschantz@bsc.edu

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