{"id":307,"date":"2024-11-11T15:52:15","date_gmt":"2024-11-11T20:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.golive.clarku.edu\/programs\/history-major-minor\/"},"modified":"2026-03-16T14:50:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-16T18:50:48","slug":"history-ba","status":"publish","type":"clarku_program","link":"https:\/\/www.clarku.edu\/programs\/major\/history-ba\/","title":{"rendered":"History, B.A."},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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As a history major, you will uncover insights and perspectives from the past to better understand the present. Through working directly with artifacts of the past \u2014 from letters exchanged during the Holocaust to the genealogical records of a local African-American community \u2014 history will come alive in your hands.<\/p>\n\n\n

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You will collaborate with professors and peers to develop a deep understanding of the past across eras, cultures, and societies. At the same time, you will master critical skills \u2014 persuasive writing, interpreting data, and giving compelling presentations, among others \u2014 that will prepare you for a successful career in any field. Our graduates have worked in education, libraries, museums, business, medicine, law, social justice, and the military.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Qualified students are eligible for election to Phi Alpha Theta<\/a>, the National Honor Society in history. Students inducted into the honor society plan events like film screenings and trips to historic sites.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n

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Why study history at Clark?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n