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    History (B.A.)

    If you are curious about other times, places, and peoples, or frequently find yourself asking questions about topics like politics, war, or culture and tend not to be satisfied with simple answers, a history major could be a good fit for you.

    The Bachelor of Arts with a major in history is a broad discipline, so students can tailor their degree path to fit with their interests. A history major trains you to think comparatively and critically about human diversity and enduring human problems, and understand complexity, causation, and connection in human affairs.

    This program will prepare with developed twenty-first century job skills, including research methods, information literacy, critical thinking, effective written, oral and/or digital communication, teamwork, project management, and global perspectives. 

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    Bachelor of Arts

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    • Dahlonega Campus
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    • Graduate Programs

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    Experience Our History Program

    Wide variety of courses on regions spanning the globe, genres such as military history and gender history, and time periods from antiquity to the twentieth century

    Program flexibility that allows you to choose coursework that aligns with your historical interests and professional goals

    All upper level courses capped at 25 students to provide a deep learning environment

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    Why History at UNG

    A history degree was made for education abroad! Our majors can study abroad just about anywhere; our faculty lead programs to places from Lima to London.

    Choose an education abroad program that has a specific focus, such as World War II (in Normandy, France) or the history of American music (the Mississippi Delta region).

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    • We have a wide range of history courses: Gender, Political, Military, Social, Legal, Economic, and more.
    • You will learn how to research and develop skills at assessing relevance, materiality, and the meaning of evidence — and reading between the lines.
    • Our program trains you to think critically and creatively, to delve deeply into the facts, and to craft well-supported arguments and conclusions, skills that apply to many tasks in everyday life
    • Learn the power of persuasion by gaining essential training and experience in organizing and writing a formal paper that is logical, clear in its presentation, and cogently sets out your conclusion and its evidentiary foundation.
    • Aside from building an expertise in a particular area of history, you will understand the importance of critical thinking, clear communication, while observing different ideas, cultures, beliefs, and peoples around the world.
    • The knowledge you gain is applicable to jobs in public service, journalism, publishing and writing, archival management, ministry, historic preservation, traditional teaching positions, and more.
    • If you decide to continue your education, you will be prepared and ready for grad school or UNG's History programs.

    What Your Journey Could Look Like

    Your First Year

    Along with your core curriculum, you will dive into your major through introductory courses in American and World history; choose and begin your language. Join the History Club or other student organizations and get to know other students!

    Reach out to Academic Advising for guidance on your curriculum options.

    Sophomore Year

    Start your training working with historical sources in HIST 2000, Historiography. This course is an introduction to the historian’s craft, and is the only required course in the major area.

    You will also attend events sponsored by the Department of History, Anthropology, and Philosophy.

    Junior Year

    At this point, you will be able to focus on courses that based on your interests. This is where flexibility of the History plan of study allows you to choose coursework that aligns with your professional goals.

    This is also a great year to venture off on an Education Abroad Program.

    Once you have completed 12 hours in history and meet the GPA requirement, you care also welcome to join the History honors society, Phi Alpha Theta. 

    Senior Year

    As you are finishing your final year in History, choose a senior seminar and get ready to do a historical deep dive. Consider undertaking an internship and applying your historical skills in organizations and employers from the local to the national to the international.

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    Where Can a Major in History Lead You?

    The skills of a history major include research, critical reasoning, analytical thinking, and written and oral communication, providing excellent preparation for professional careers in a wide variety of fields.

    Where Our Students Have Interned

    • Northeast Georgia History Center
    • Longstreet Society Historic Piedmont Hotel And Museum
    • Georgia Governor's Chief of Staff and Executive Counsel
    • UNG Library and Archives
    • George C. Marshall European Center for Strategic Studies, Germany
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    Where Our Students Found Jobs

    • National Park Service
    • Department of National Resources
    • Spooner & Associates, P.C.
    • South Carolina Department of National Resources
    • National Forest Service
    • Northeast Georgia History Center

    Where Our Students Have Gone to Grad School

    • University of North Georgia
    • Georgia State University
    • University of Georgia
    • University of Alabama
    • University of South Carolina
    • Syracuse University

    The Sarah Drew History Award

    The Sarah Drew award is presented annually to a university student with academic excellence and dedication to the discipline of History. Nominees are submitted by the department faculty.

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