History

History is the study of the human past.

As a discipline, history remains a chief foundation within the humanities and social sciences. Its broad and interdisciplinary approach offers many theoretical and practical applications for interpreting and understanding human society. The study of history emphasizes reading, writing, critical thinking, research, thesis formulation, and debate.

The history major prepares students to transfer to a four-year institution for continued and advanced study in the field of history or its related disciplines. In turn, a major in history provides knowledge and training for planning careers in history, education, law, archival work, historic sites and museums, library studies, journalism, research, documentary filmmaking, government, non-profit organizations, record, and information management.

Duration
The History department offers an Associate Degree in Arts for Transfer (ADT), and it is designed to be completed in 4 semesters as a full-time student.

For more information, please visit our department webpage: History Department

Each academic plan below represents one possible pathway for the program and is for reference only. We highly encourage you to meet with a counselor to create an education plan specific to your goals!