History Minor
The History minor provides students with the basis for historical thinking and methodology. It offers students in many majors the opportunity to study relevant historical topics connected to contemporary issues, develop additional evidence-based critical thinking and research skills, and develop valued communication skills. The History minor can additionally prepare students seeking careers in law, government, and politics, including national security, non-governmental and nonprofit organizations, business, and journalism and publishing.
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History, B.A.
Who are we? Where are we heading? Knowledge of the past provides clues to crucial questions of life. Want to be a politician, corporate president, lawyer, judge, journalist, or professor? The logical starting point is being a history major, which provides useful skill-building. These skills include writing and presenting information; analyzing ideas, data, and information; examining evidence, including documents, texts, and interviews; and seeing connections and making decisions and reflective judgments. What employer would gloss over those invaluable abilities? Beyond that, you’ll grow as a person, one who better understands the world we live in and how we got here.
Art History Minor
In the Art History Minor program, students will encounter diverse cultural histories and heritage, learn how ideas and values are visually communicated, and hone their visual literacy and communication skills.
Geography Minor
The Geography Minor provides students with enhanced preparation for their work in a variety of careers that include the intelligence community, environmental agencies, government service, public health, city planning, the business sector, and international development.