Undergraduate Majors

With more than 40 majors to choose from, our curriculum offers you unparalleled opportunity to pick your path and find the right fit for you, whether you’re interested in Natural Sciences and Mathematics or Social Sciences, or Humanities like History and English are more your style. 

Many of our majors also offer opportunities for internships and co-ops both locally and nationally, study abroad and service learning, where you make real-world impact on your community.

If you’re not sure which major is right for you, you’re not alone. Many incoming students aren’t sure with path is the right one—which may be why many of our first-year students choose our Exploratory Studies Program. Through Exploratory Studies, you’ll learn more about what each major has to offer, and whether it’s right for you. 

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Why study History?

Students in history study and analyze human experiences of the past. By doing so, they become better able to understand other societies in addition to their own. Students develop strong critical thinking, reading and writing skills as they master research methods and historiography.

Students must possess the ability to learn how to analyze primary sources and historical facts, to participate in informed discussion of conflicting historical perspectives and to appreciate the diversity of human experience over space and time. In addition, history students must be committed to developing skills in critical thinking, research methods and the integration of that knowledge in writing and oral communication.

We emphasize the importance of these skills because History, like other departments in the Arts & Sciences, focuses on helping students develop valuable transferable skills that will make you highly adaptable in a rapidly changing global economy, and make you an astute participant in politics and society. In addition, you will have the wisdom that comes with learning how we got to this moment in history so that you are better prepared to interpret the extraordinary complexity of the present and future. Some of these transferable skills include the ability to:

  • Organize and manage diverse and complex information
  • Express strong and persuasive evidence-based arguments in writing and speech
  • Build unparalleled research skills through deep and broad inquiry
  • Explore the complexity of the human experience across time and space
  • Use the lessons of the past to understand the present

Career Possibilities

In addition to being well-prepared for graduate, law or medical school, graduates of the history program pursue careers as:

  • Archivists
  • Academic advisors
  • Librarians
  • Educators
  • Diplomats
  • Filmmakers
  • Museologists

Advising

Students can direct questions to the Director of Undergraduate Studies, Prof. Erika Gasser, and History majors and minors should plan to meet with Dr. Karr for advising heads undergraduate advising about coursework and academic progress.

Prof. Erika Gasser
erika.gasser@uc.edu
320E Arts & Sciences Hall

Dr. Susan Longfield Karr
susan.karr@uc.edu
53A Arts & Sciences Hall

UC Advantages and Special Opportunities

Students in the UC College of Arts and Sciences (A&S) enjoy many benefits afforded through study at a research-intensive institution ranked among the nation's top 25 public research universities. UC's urban, Tristate location offers exciting opportunities for global education, research and service learning, while its student-centered focus includes an 11:1 student-faculty ratio, a nationally recognized Center for Exploratory Studies and a highly successful First Year Experience program that teaches critical skills for first-year students and provides connections with important campus resources.

Admission Requirements

Students already pursuing a degree in any college at UC can add the minor to their program. Be sure to submit a declaration of the minor using our online form.

In addition, you must meet with the program director so that the department is aware that you are pursuing the minor and can advise you appropriately. Do this early enough to avoid delay in obtaining your minor.

Graduation Requirements

If you have declared the minor, then it will appear on your application for graduation. Apply for graduation as you normally would for your bachelor’s degree.

Accreditation

The University of Cincinnati and all regional campuses are accredited by the Higher Learning Commission.

Quick Facts

MIN in History

Full-Time Program Duration

1.5 Years

Location

West Campus

Interest Areas:

Behavioral & Social Science

Culture & Languages

Humanities

Contact

360 Arts & Sciences Hall
PO Box 210373
 Cincinnati, OH 45221-0373
Phone: (513) 556-2144
Erika Gasser
erika.gasser@uc.edu