Department of History

History majors are uniquely equipped for understanding our ever-changing world and the diversity of the human experience. As history majors practice the arts of explanation and empathy, they also cultivate a broad set of research, communication, and critical-thinking skills. These skills include the location and analysis of texts, data, and evidence; the mastery and synthesis of large bodies of written and visual media; the furnishing of written and oral arguments and descriptions; the evaluation of the arguments of others; and the application of interpretive, quantitative, and digital tools. History majors acquire a unique blend of social-scientific and humanistic knowledge. Students assemble a wider body of applicable skills and knowledge than is possible in any other major. These skills serve students well in an almost limitless variety of careers, from law, education, journalism, and public affairs to business and medicine. The major also positions students well for graduate training in history, law, public policy, business, and medicine. History majors get what they need to thrive in a rapidly changing workplace, to be active and informed citizens, and to cultivate lifelong learning.

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