History Major and Minor
Albion College
Key Information
Campus location
Albion, USA
Languages
English
Study format
On-Campus
Duration
4 years
Pace
Full time
Tuition fees
USD 53,090 *
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Introduction
How have people lived throughout different times and in different places? How did their choices shape our world, and what can we learn from them? As a history major or minor, you’ll ask questions like these. You’ll develop skills as a critical thinker, analyst, and communicator as you learn to connect past to present.
Why Study History at Albion?
As a history student at Albion, you’ll examine many cultures and time periods while maintaining the freedom to choose what interests you most. Our courses take you around the world—Europe, Latin America, East Asia, Africa, and the United States—as well as through the centuries—from 3000 BCE to the 21st century.
As part of our curriculum, you’ll do things like examine ancient Greek and Roman military maneuvers. Discover historical photography with museum-grade vintage cameras from 1950s Germany and Japan. Learn about the American Revolution through role-playing games. Internships, research at leading museums and archives, and off-campus experiences allow you to apply your classroom-acquired knowledge to the real world.
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Study Away Opportunities
Study history through hands-on research and ground-level engagements with people, places, and repositories around the world. History students have participated in research and on-site learning experiences at the Library of Congress, the Newberry Library in Chicago, the University of Aberdeen, Poland (through the Holocaust Studies Service-Learning Project), and the National Chengchi University in Taiwan.
Research
As a history major, you’ll have ample opportunity and inspiration to participate in the Foundation for Undergraduate Research, Scholarship, and Creative Activity (FURSCA). As a participant in FURSCA, you’ll submit a research proposal and, if accepted, you’ll be matched with a faculty mentor to help you execute your project.
Senior Thesis
You’ll have the opportunity to complete a thesis examining a topic of your choosing with guidance from our faculty members. We recommend this if you’re interested in pursuing graduate school in history, law, or political science, among other fields. The writing and analysis skills will also benefit you in a host of interdisciplinary careers.
Program Outcome
What Will You Learn as a History Major?
You’ll build a broad knowledge base, taking courses in American, European, and Asian or Latin American History, as well as a number of special topics. You might look at global conflicts from multiple perspectives or study concepts of race and gender throughout history.
You’ll develop highly translatable skills, like the ability to see an issue from multiple perspectives. You’ll practice challenging conventional wisdom and communicating ideas effectively through writing and speaking.
You’ll tailor your curriculum to your interests and goals. You might pursue advanced coursework in a specific region, complete thesis work, or even find courses in other departments—like foreign languages—that complement your history studies.
Education Certification
In our program, you can learn history while also learning how to teach history to others. Train to be an elementary, middle, or high school teacher. Obtain your Michigan state teaching certification in elementary Social Studies (K-8) or secondary History (grades 6-12).
Career Opportunities
Studies in history will equip you with valuable skills in critical thinking and writing, effective argumentation, and analysis of diverse changes over time that translate to nearly any industry. Our graduates go on to work in fields such as education, public service, forecasting, and journalism. Some pursue graduate studies in history, law, public policy, and many other disciplines.
Job Titles
- Archivist
- Attorney General
- Editor
- Forest Archaeologist
- High School Principal
- Physician
- Judicial Law Clerk
Employers
- Center on Global Energy Policy at Columbia University
- Library of Congress
- Marine Corps University Press
- Michigan Department of Natural Resources
- Michigan Supreme Court
- The Walt Disney Company