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Study the Past to Prepare for the Future
Our History B.A. develops the skills necessary for leadership in a wide range of careers by immersing students in the study of the past. As a history major, you’ll engage with complex historical narratives and gain essential skills in critical thinking, analytical writing, and research.
Through diverse history courses, students reconstruct, analyze, and interpret the human past in all its richness and complexity—building the insight needed to understand the present and prepare for the future. The history department provides a strong academic foundation for success in fields such as education, law, public service, and more.
Contact Information
Helen Sheumaker, Ph.D.
Lead Departmental Advisor
Department of History
272 Upham Hall
100 Bishop Circle
Oxford, OH 45056
sheumahd@MiamiOH.edu
513-529-7339
Curriculum and Courses
The B.A. in History provides a flexible yet comprehensive academic foundation. In addition to the core Introduction to Historical Inquiry course, students complete requirements in American history, Western or European civilization, world history, and a senior history capstone.
You’ll explore diverse history courses that develop skills in historical analysis, critical thinking, and research. Elective options allow you to tailor your history major with subjects ranging from political, cultural, and global perspectives. Department offerings include engaging topics such as “The Mongols and Their World” and “Recent American History.”
This well-rounded curriculum prepares students for careers in education, public service, or advanced study in archival research, museum studies, and other liberal arts education pathways.
- HST 111 Survey of American History
- HST 206 Historical Inquiry
- HST 296 World History Since 1945
- HST 374 History of the Russian Empire
- HST 382 Women in American History
Jacob used professors’ guidance to find research opportunities and get career advice. Their recommendations helped in his acceptance to the University of Cambridge for a master’s in Economic and Social History.
Jacob Bruggeman ’19
Careers in History
The skills you acquire through the History major—critical thinking, creative thinking, and good writing—are ones that transfer to a number of professions.
In recent years, Miami history graduates have discovered careers in:
- Law Enforcement: the FBI, US Customs and Border Protection, and Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms (ATF)
- Business: consulting, sales, advertising, and marketing
- Education: teaching, museum work, and public history
- Government
- non-profit organizations: Peace Corps, Americorps, Teach for America, and USPIRG
- writing, editing, reporting, and blogging
Post-Graduate Study Options
- Masters of Education:
for teaching, administration, museum
outreach, and historical interpretation - Masters of Library Science (MLS): to be
a librarian, bibliographer, or information
specialist - Law Degree: for legal and political careers
- Medical Degree: According to a 2012
study by the Association of American
Medical Colleges, humanities majors
scored higher on the MCAT than those in
the biological sciences - Post-Graduate Fellowship
Graduate Programs
Other Student Opportunities
- Undergraduate Research: Numerous research opportunities await students who receive Undergraduate Summer Scholarships and Dean’s Scholarships. It is also possible to obtain an internship at a museum or other historical site.
- Education Abroad: Majors are encouraged to embark on education abroad in order to fulfill the Global Miami Plan. There are many study abroad options available to History majors, including summer and winter-term workshops, semester programs, year-long programs, and the MUDEC (Luxembourg) campus.
Facts and Stats
Your college experience here will be one of the most exciting times of your life. To make sure of this, we’ll provide you with a powerful support system.
First-to-second year retention
Miami University Data
Among Public Universities in the United States for Four-Year Graduation Rate
The Chronicle of Higher Education Almanac
of 2018-2019 graduates who were employed or furthering their education by fall 2019
Miami University Data
This is Where Your Journey to Miami University Begins
Explore what it means to be a college student at Miami University in Oxford, Ohio, where students prepare to go anywhere and everywhere. We’ll be here to help every step of the way as you prepare for college admission, enrollment, and success.