Bachelor of Arts in History

This program is designed to provide the student with an understanding of the processes of historical research and reconstruction, an appreciation of the discipline of history as a way of thinking and learning, and substantive knowledge in those areas of history in which the student may concentrate. Its curriculum is comprehensive in scope, thus permitting the student to choose from a wide variety of courses in completing the requirements for the major and minor. In addition to standard courses on various geographical areas and topical subjects, the department offers courses in the African Diaspora, public history, and the history of women. Students may receive practical experience as historians by serving as interns in history in the Smithsonian Institution, the National Archives, the State Department, and other public agencies as well as in private institutions and projects in the Washington area. Such experience may lead eventually to jobs or careers in public history.