History Minor

Historians examine the past to reimagine our future.

Our program will challenge you to think, read, and write about issues arising from the tensions societies face in every generation. You will progress through 2.5 million years of history, from the Paleolithic Era to the present day, engaging with the past through primary sources, hands-on research, and contemporary digital research methods. With our outstanding, approachable faculty as your guide, you will learn how to situate contemporary events within the context of the human narrative. 

Graduates from our program have gone on to careers in history, law, education, and more. A history degree will equip you for any profession that requires research, analyzing documents and data, thinking critically, reading closely, making oral arguments, and writing persuasively.