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History Degree

Student Research

Finish in Four*

with the skills to launch your career

Along with superb research,

analysis, and writing skills, your four-year academic experience as a history student will strengthen and refine your skills in communication, critical thinking, and collaboration. With a degree in history, upon graduation you will be prepared to:

communicate clear and evidence-based arguments to a range of audiences;

demonstrate critical thinking, and analytical reasoning skills; and

engage in original research to identify causes of change over time.

Explore our Graduate Outcomes to learn more about what our graduates are doing today.

Program Highlights

PATH (opens in new window/tab)

Our Professionalism and the Humanities (PATH) program helps you build career-ready skills, explore the real-world career paths of successful recent alumni, and incorporate project-based learning into your courses that allow you to work with community organizations, develop exhibitions, and learn about the publishing process.

Scarbrough Summer Research Program

Student fellows immerse themselves in a research project of interest and devote 10 weeks of undivided time in the summer to the academic venture, with extensive faculty guidance in the developmental phase.