Study history. Understand the world. Be an agent for change in the world.
The study of history prepares you to think critically, argue logically, and to examine the legacies of people and events across time and space. History helps you analyze the values of their society and those of other societies, as well as grapple with the responsibilities of informed citizenship.
With a history degree, you will enter the workforce with the ability to recognize the fundamental importance of context, perspective, and contingency to the changes and continuities that occur between individual lives, communities, countries, and continents. You will acquire not just a firm knowledge of the past, but also develop an invaluable way to approach and analyze the world.
Learn more about our Department of History and Global Studies and faculty.
Why choose the B.A. in History at Marian?
The Department of History and Social Sciences fulfills Marian University’s mission to prepare transformative leaders with excellent teaching and learning in the Franciscan and liberal arts tradition by offering a well-rounded course of studies that promotes both academic excellence and an appreciation of humanity's diverse history.
The history curriculum is designed around specific goals:
- To cultivate a sense of the past to new generations, especially the multiple heritages of the peoples of the United States.
- Introduce and help you understand the diversity of peoples throughout the world.
- Transform academically ambitious students into lifelong, independent learners, responsible, morally committed professionals, and thoughtful members of society.
- Present new scholarly research in the classroom and in the wider world of the public to help frame local, national and global issues.
We accomplish these goals in the following ways:
- Immersive Learning Programs
- Civil Rights History Program in Alabama
- Applied Historical Research Methods throughout Indiana
- Faculty-led Immersion Courses at Harlaxton College in Grantham, England
- Interdisciplinary Department
- The Department of History and Social Sciences house five majors and five minors which affords our students multiple opportunities to engage with interdisciplinary and cross-disciplinary study and research.
- Small classes with a low student-to-teacher ratio
- Individualized advising with student's major professor
- Study Abroad Opportunities
