Bachelor of Arts in History

我们的学士历史学学位 puts your future on a strong trajectory.

Contrary to what you might have heard, a 历史学学位 offers an abundance of good career opportunities. 历史专业 from 十大菠菜台子 have gone into every field you can imagine, from 法律 and 业务 to entertainment, 市场营销, 政府的领导, 教育和新闻. You’ll learn to communicate persuasively and use information effectively, skills you can apply in almost any profession. 我们的 history degree features small classes and extensive interaction with faculty, giving you excellent preparation for a graduate history degree, 工商管理硕士学位, 法律 school or a teaching credential.

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Bachelor’s Degree in History: 的十大菠菜台子 Advantage

十大菠菜台子’s 历史专业的学生 combines the scope and resources of a large university with the intimate, one-on-one instruction of a liberal arts college. You’ll learn in small classes from senior professors, getting a level of faculty attention and professional training that’s more common in a graduate history program.

我们的学士历史学学位还提供了:

Practical workforce preparation. 奥克兰历史专业 excel at writing, research, organization, critical analysis and independent thinking. 的se skills are constantly in demand, and they won’t become obsolete as technologies and economic trends evolve.
高级讲师. 你会拿走你所有的历史课程 from accomplished historians (not graduate students) who publish widely, travel internationally and command broad respect from their peers. Few history degrees of comparable size offer the same level of faculty face-time for undergraduate 历史专业.
学术自由. 我们的历史学学位 provides wide latitude in course selection, enabling you to specialize in whatever slice of history most interests you. 我们的 faculty includes experts in a broad range of historical movements, 时期和地区, including niches such as labor history, 女人的历史, 非裔美国人历史, 世界宗教, 现代亚洲, 近代欧洲及其他地区.
现实世界的经验. Southeast Michigan offers excellent internship opportunities for 历史专业. 奥克兰的历史系 has strong connections with museums, 库, preservation organizations and similar entities, enabling you to gain workplace experience, deepen your education and build your resume.
Outstanding teacher training option. If you’re interested in a career as a history teacher, 奥克兰的 fifth-year Secondary Teacher Education Program enables you to qualify for a teaching license immediately after completing your 历史学学位. You’ll spend one extra year on campus and in local classrooms, 获得高质量的, highly marketable education training.

What Can You Do With a Bachelor’s Degree in History?

历史专业 at 十大菠菜台子 frequently go on to graduate degree programs in history, 法律, 业务, public administration and related fields. If you’re headed directly into the job market, national surveys show that employers in nearly every sector prefer new hires who write clearly, think logically and solve problems creatively. You’ll become proficient in all these skills with a 历史学学位, while also learning to make good use of technology and developing a multicultural perspective that fits the global information economy.

Because you can pursue so many careers with a history degree, it would be impossible to list them all here. Some of the more common career paths for 历史专业包括:

新闻
Government administration
非营利组织的领导
教学
法律
企业管理
银行
市场营销
图书馆 and museum careers
Data science and statistical analysis

Bachelor’s Degree in History: What You’ll Study

的历史专业的学生 at 奥克兰 totals 44 required credits. 有几十个历史课程选项, and you have wide flexibility to select courses that focus on the time period(s) and geographic region(s) that most interest you. 的 only mandatory courses for the 历史学学位是: