Exploring the world through history allows learners like you to build a solid educational foundation by developing critical thinking skills that can lead to exciting careers in history or even future graduate education. A bachelor’s degree in History from Marshall University in Huntington, West Virginia, prepares you for challenging and diverse career opportunities in research, industry, academics, government and law, among others.
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The History degree program at Marshall University is comprised of a diverse department of faculty, students and staff. Currently, our Department of History serves about 100 undergraduate History majors and 25 graduate students.
Our faculty has been repeatedly recognized with teaching awards for demonstrating outstanding classroom instruction and interaction with students.
History is one of the broadest disciplines in the academic world—spanning geographies, centuries and peoples. Marshall University exposes History majors to stimulating student interaction, an emphasis on analytical and critical thinking, communications skills, and chronological, cultural and geographic diversity. Our B.A. History students view the world through many different lenses.
Our History majors are offered opportunities to work with Clio, an app created by Marshall University historians to link the public with nearby historical sites in West Virginia and across the United States. Clio boasts more than 7.6 million page views and has been widely touted by the National Park Service, the Library of Virginia and Discover Wisconsin.
Outstanding History students are invited to join the Marshall University chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national honor society for history.
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