Gannon University
Bachelor of Arts in History
Erie, USA
DURATION
4 Years
LANGUAGES
English
PACE
Full time
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STUDY FORMAT
On-Campus
Key Summary
About: The Bachelor of Arts in History provides a comprehensive understanding of historical events, movements, and contexts. This program emphasizes critical thinking, analytical skills, and effective communication. Students will engage with various historiographical debates and methodologies, preparing them to explore history's multifaceted narratives.
Career Outcomes: Graduates can pursue careers in education, public history, museums, research, archival management, and various roles in government and non-profit organizations. Additional opportunities include roles in journalism, publishing, and cultural resource management.
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Introduction
Discover Impactful Careers with a History Degree from Gannon University
Gannon University’s history program offers the rich benefits of innovative education, a global worldview, and community ties that will help change you and change the world. Start your journey with Gannon and develop the analytical skills, perspective, and scholarship you need to obtain a career in diplomacy, higher education, international development, journalism, law, public policy analysis, writing, and more.
- Publish work in leading undergraduate journals in the U.S. and the English-speaking world.
- Study in London in a program offered by the Washington Center.
- Be a part of the University’s archaeological dig at the Early Bronze Age site in Madaba, Jordan.
Admissions
Curriculum
Inspire Your Academic Success
Gain real-world knowledge through key history courses including:
- History through Arabic Literature: Gain a greater understanding of the Arab world through the lens of literary works written in Arabic from the sixth century until the present.
- History Through Biography and Fiction: Travel to the Library of Congress to research and then write your own original work of historical fiction or biography.
- Good and Evil: Reconciling the Holocaust: Travel to Poland and Prague to examine the reality of the Holocaust from multiple historical and theological perspectives through this team-taught, cross-disciplinary course.
Program Outcome
Learn to Lead the Way in History
- Understand the values, ideas, personalities, and institutions that existed in the past and shaped the present.
- Build a capacity for careful and rigorous thought, cultural competence, and abilities that promote success in careers throughout the global economy.
- Learn to find, examine, integrate, and evaluate information from different sources and time periods, and build the foundations of critical thinking.
- Acquire the intellectual tools and habits of mind you can use to navigate a complex world.
Student Learning Outcomes
- Students demonstrate knowledge of the historical, political, economic, philosophical, technological, and socio-cultural developments of the West through their written work and class discussion.
- Students demonstrate knowledge of the historical, political, economic, philosophical, technological, and socio-cultural developments of the non-Western world through their written work and class discussion.
- The student demonstrates the ability to write and support a thesis-based paper and oral arguments.
- Students comprehend cross-cultural and global perspectives roles and evaluate the role of race, class, and gender in shaping historical events and trends through their written work and class discussion.
- The student applies historical knowledge to duties of global citizenship, Catholic Social Teachings, the Catholic intellectual tradition, & service learning through their written work and class discussion.
Career Opportunities
Achieve the Possibilities
Our history program is designed for your success. Through curriculum flexibility and high-quality educational opportunities, you can:
- Develop fundamental intellectual skills that will be of lifelong utility in a wide variety of careers.
- Join the graduates who have achieved distinction in the fields of diplomacy, higher education, international development, journalism, law, and government.
- Earn an average starting salary of $39,700 or a mid-career salary of $71,000, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics.