“All of my professors go out of their way to help me out and I am always surprised at how much time and effort is afforded to me.”
With a History degree from Castleton University, you will acquire insight into the ideas and events that shaped the beliefs, desires, practices, institutions, and lives of men and women of earlier societies.
A thoughtful examination of the past can also reveal a great deal about the contemporary world. You will learn to appreciate the diversity of the human experience and to perceive the meaning of events from multiple perspectives.
As a history major at Castleton, you will benefit from the interdisciplinary nature of the department by taking classes in Economics, Geography, and Political Science. The history program especially emphasizes the value of hands-on learning, as each student develops and carries out his or her own original research project before graduation.
Castleton offers a History Honors Program, which provides a more rigorous curriculum for motivated students and those interested in pursuing graduate studies, and allows you to work more closely with faculty. Participation in the program results in an original piece of historical research in the form of a thesis.
A History degree from Castleton University opens up numerous career opportunities.
The critical reading, analytical thinking, persuasive arguments, and clear writing techniques you learn in history courses are skills that will be useful no matter what career path one might follow.
After four years of writing book reviews, producing research papers, giving oral reports, and composing essays, our students have built the skills for careers in journalism, government, teaching, public service, law, research, business, or other fields they aspire to pursue.
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Castleton has a proud history of developing excellent educators.
Many of our graduates want to teach outside of a school setting.
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Many history-related jobs do not involve teaching at all.
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Majoring in History is one of the best ways to prepare to gain entrance into law school.
History majors develop strong writing skills, which can be employed in a variety of ways.
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Federal and state governments hire History majors in a variety of capacities.
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