A major in offered by Roosevelt University is one of the most flexible liberal arts degrees you can obtain. In addition to history, you’ll learn critical reading, writing and thinking skills that prepare you for any position requiring research, writing and analysis.

With an opportunity to study social and cultural history in the heart of downtown Chicago, history students at Roosevelt will explore the dynamic histories of race, class and gender with a faculty committed to social justice. Transformational learning projects, internships, visits to Chicago neighborhoods and institutions, study-abroad courses and lectures by outside scholars and activists encourage students to see how history is applied in local, national and global communities. Small class sizes allow students to work closely with faculty on research projects and forge close mentoring relationships with them.

Career options

• Advocacy — lobbyist, advertising executive, public relations staffer

• Arts — consultant

• Business or nonprofit management — analyst, consultant, foundation staffer

• Government and civil service — analyst, congressional aide

• Human resources — personnel manager

• Journalism — broadcaster, editor, journalist

• International relations — foreign service, intelligence agent

• Law — legal assistant, lawyer

• Library science — librarian, information specialist

• Museum work and archival management — archivist, researcher

• Politics — campaign worker

• Policy analysis

• Teaching