It includes some basic distribution requirements, but leaves students free to focus on courses that are most interesting to them.

This concentration is capped by the two-semester seminar sequence, History 390 and History 495. In these courses students do original historical research on a topic of their choice and write an article-length paper.

This experience marks history majors’ abilities to work independently, analyze a problem rigorously, and communicate clearly. All of these are very marketable skills in a variety of fields.

Students in the American and World Concentration often go on to graduate school, law school, or careers in business and other fields.