A Major in History provides students with the opportunity to understand life in the present by comparing and contrasting it with the rich and varied experiences of people who lived in the past. It also trains the mind to think on many levels, using analytic skills required for balanced reflection. It provides excellent training in the assessment and interpretation of evidence and requires the development of strong writing skills. With this undergraduate...
You are making a wise choice. History is a major that prepares you for any of a broad spectrum of possible careers. Our majors have graduated and found employment in areas as diverse as education, law, museum studies, editing and publishing, archival research, journalism, historic preservation, public service, library science, and records management.
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The major in history seeks to provide students with a broad introduction to the development of the modern world. The major is flexible, enabling students to devise individual programs tailored to their own specific needs and interests.
In consultation with their faculty adviser, students should design a major that makes sense in terms of their other course work and career plans. This major strategy will be different for each student. A student planning...
The department offers students a solid, liberal arts major as preparation for professional careers, for graduate study in other fields (law and librarianship, for example) and for careers as museum professionals and public historians. It prepares students to teach history at the middle and high school level, and it provides a relevant and valuable liberal arts major to students preparing for careers in elementary, early childhood and special education....
The honors program in history provides highly motivated history majors with opportunities to enhance their academic program through intensive scholarly study and research designed to be of assistance in postgraduate employment or in the pursuit of an advanced degree history. Contact the Department of History for further information concerning eligibility and application....
The History major exposes students to different fields of knowledge, offering training in critical thinking; the accumulation, organization, and analysis of information; and in clear and concise writing. The major provides an excellent background for graduate school, teaching; careers in law, government, journalism, international affairs, museum, library, and archival work, and business. With courses on every major geographical area of the world,...
The study of history not only seeks to understand the past; it also offers deep personal enrichment for a thoughtful, even passionate, engagement in the challenges of the present.
Faculty in the history department at Holy Cross offer students different orientations to the past, a diverse range of interests, and a broad selection of topics.
Students are trained to think systemically, to speak and write with clarity and originality, and to respect...
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