Bachelor degrees in History, General: A program that focuses on the general study and interpretation of the past, including the gathering, recording, synthesizing and criticizing of evidence and theories about past events. Includes instruction in historiography; historical research methods; studies of specific periods, issues and cultures; and applications to areas such as historic preservation, public policy, and records administration.
Try on a rusty World War I helmet or read some 400-year-old love letters. Analyze songs from the American Revolution or visit a West African food store in Atlanta. Read memoirs by Holocaust survivors or narratives written by slaves. These are some of the remnants from history that students at Agnes Scott analyze in order to better understand the past. Historians tell stories about other times and places, on the basis of the documents, objects, pictures...
In economics, we examine how individuals and societies use their scarce resources. While many economic concepts are directly applicable to business and household decisions, economics is better understood as ’a method rather than a doctrine, an apparatus of the mind, a technique of thinking that helps its possessor to draw correct conclusions.“ This economic way of thinking has been applied to issues as diverse as global warming and crime and as timely...
The Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in History equips students with the communication, research and analytical skills that are necessary for success in the twenty-first century. History graduates can expect to have successful careers in business, administration, journalism, religious ministry, and education. With additional professional or graduate study, they may enter the legal profession or find employment at research institutes, universities and colleges.
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