History BA
Build your future by learning from the past.
Just one degree can open the door to graduate studies, law school and careers in a wide variety of fields.
Our Bachelor of Arts in history program will give you an invaluable perspective on history and world affairs. Join the ranks of history degree holders who include presidents, Supreme Court justices, Pulitzer Prize-winning journalists, sports broadcasters, Fortune 500 CEOs and Oscar-winning documentarians.
Career Opportunities
- Historian
- Lawyer
- History Teacher/Professor
- Archivist/Librarian
- Civil Service Administrator
- Journalist
Why History? | Why Our Program?
- You’ll receive a rigorous liberal arts education that develops highly in-demand soft skills, such as critical reading, researching, writing and analysis.
- You’ll explore history and world affairs through popular culture; ordinary people; government and foreign relations; and through the lenses of race, ethnicity, class and gender.
- Our specialized pre-law advisor can help you prepare for law school.
- Topics covered in the include: research methods and skills, the history of science and medicine, ancient history, world history, modern history, art and literature.
Our minor and undergraduate certificate program in public history is the first of its kind at a public institution of higher education to train the next generation of local and national historians.
History Faculty
Dr. Karl P. Benziger
- Professor
Dr. Erik Christiansen
- Professor
Dr. Sherri Cummings
- Assistant Professor
Dr. Ronald P. Dufour
- Professor
Dr. David F. Espinosa
- Professor
Dr. Gregory Golden
- Associate Professor
Dr. Moonsil L. Kim
- Associate Professor
Dr. April Kiser
- Associate Professor
Dr. Elisa Miller
- Professor
Dr. Leslie Schuster
- Professor
Hear From a Student
Stephen Morrison
“My college experience presented both an incredibly fulfilling as well as challenging opportunity, having triple majored in political science, public administration and history.”
– Triple Major in History, Political Science, and Public Administration
Shared Goals
18JAV history majors are the lively co-hosts of “Operation History”
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Arts and Sciences
The Faculty of Arts and Sciences is a community of scholars that pride themselves on academic excellence, diversity and service.
- emailDeanFAS@ric.edu
- phone401-456-8106
- placeGaige Hall
