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IMMERSE YOURSELF IN HISTORY

Expand your horizon by going backward in time—building skills to shape the future. Whether you are curious about global cuisine or food in medieval Europe, crime and punishment in early America or the ancient Mediterranean, how pandemics changed politics and labor, or how the bicycle became a key enabler of women's emancipation, there is always something to explore in history.

Why Study History

Degree Programs

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B.A. History

Delve into the past while developing marketable skills for almost any industry.

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M.A. / Ph.D. History

Hone your skills in analysis and research, while expanding your knowledge in a concentrated area of history, including through Division for Late Medieval and Reformation Studies.

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Accelerated Master's Program

Complete both your B.A. and M.A. in history in as little as five years.

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"My classes took field trips to local archives and historic sites, made dinner using only ingredients available to ancient Israelites, produced fired Egyptian faience tiles, analyzed the Classical origins of Art Deco design, and looked at history through the lens of Jane Austen's novels."

– History graduate

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