Students at The Catholic University of America work with prize-winning professors who have equal commitment to advanced research projects and teaching at undergraduate and graduate levels. The Department of History and Anthropology prides itself on its rigorous training and its friendly, collegial atmosphere.
The department offers an undergraduate major and minor in history, as well as several joint history degree programs including B.A./M.A., B.A./M.S.L.I.S., and B.A./J.D. The history major provides an excellent preparation for a variety of careers including business and government, media and information technology, public history and museums, teaching, and archives and libraries. Click here to read our Career Outlook pages for history undergraduates.
At the graduate level, we offer master's, doctoral, and joint degree programs in history. We have rich faculty and scholarly resources in the areas of colonial and modern Latin America, medieval European and Middle Eastern history, early modern and modern Europe, colonial and modern U.S. history.
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Undergraduate Programs in History
The department’s history majors go on to a broad spectrum of careers, including business and marketing, media and information technology, journalism, law, government, teaching, and museums and public history.
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Graduate Programs in History
Our graduate programs are built upon particular faculty strengths, including medieval, modern European, U.S., and Latin American history. We foster a friendly atmosphere and close interaction between students and faculty.
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Joint Programs in History
We offer to undergraduates a five-year joint B.A./M.A. in History; a six-year joint B.A./J.D. program; and a five-year B.A./M.S.L.I.S. For graduate students, we offer a combined M.A./M.S.L.S. and a combined M.A./J.D. degree program.
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History Courses
We invite you to browse through the history courses offered by the Department of History and Anthropology.
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Digital History
Digital technology is changing the way historians find, organize, analyze, and present the past
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