The history faculty at Rutgers University-Newark and NJIT are joined in a single federated department that offers an integrated curriculum and joint undergraduate and graduate degree programs.

The Federated Department of History offers its students a wide range of excellent resources for the study of history, including:

• an outstanding faculty with nationally and internationally known scholars and teachers
  


• a broad selection of undergraduate and graduate course offerings, with extensive coverage of major historical periods and regions, from the ancient Middle East to contemporary America, Africa, and China, and a unique undergraduate and graduate program in the history of Technology, Environment and Health/Medicine
  


• opportunities for original research and writing, with particular emphasis upon the craft of historical writing
  


• internships with the New Jersey Historical Society, the Newark Museum, and other local cultural institutions
  


• eligibility to participate in teacher certification programs offered by the Education Department at Rutgers University, Newark
  


• opportunities to share in the resources and facilities of both institutions, including the extensive library holdings of the Rutgers University system