Bachelor of Arts - History

At New England College, students of history apprentice as researchers, analysts, and communicators. They also have the opportunity to experience history as it is made.

Young historians have numerous opportunities to study abroad as part of their program at New England College. As they grow in the profession, the college's journeyman students often choose to ply their skills in the area of public history. Internships in historical societies, living history sites, and political campaigns are just a few of the ways in which young historians gain experience and confidence.

The study of history offers students the tangible benefits of a strenuous educational program in the types of skills required of successful citizens of the world in the coming years. The ability to find and retrieve information is only the beginning. Students trained in the discipline of history acquire also a facility with language, the ability to analyze information, synthesize it, and convey the results in a clear, effective and meaningful way. The student of history has the added joy of exploring the cumulative thoughts and actions of the millions of men and women of all races, creeds and nationalities which, taken together, constitute the story of human interaction through the centuries. A major in history connects their life today to those who have lived before.