Bachelor of Arts - History

Program Description

History at Florida Atlantic University (FAU) is a flexible and broad discipline and history majors learn how to think critically, evaluate evidence and write with clarity and strength. History majors use the study of the past to make sense of a complicated world. Developing insights into past human experiences prepares students for a wide variety of fields, including law, teaching, public history, business, government, communication and even medicine. Professions and professional schools in today's world look for applicants who have broad interests and backgrounds and analytical and verbal skills rather than narrow field specialization. 

Students interested in the Bachelor of Arts degree in History may choose to pursue the traditional major or the major and one concentration. Concentrations available include Africana History, British History, Legal History and Religious History.