What Can You Do with a History Major?
Law, teaching, museums, libraries, and entrepreneurship—these are just a few of the careers our history majors have pursued after graduating from our program. Really, the better question might be what can’t you do with a history major from the University of Baltimore.
History majors develop a diverse set of skills that they can put to use on the job market, including information literacy, research, writing, and analysis. Employers in law, business, government, and non-profit organizations are looking for these skills now more than ever, because they can’t be easily automated or outsourced.
Some of our majors use their history degrees as springboards to law school or graduate school in education or library science. Others go directly into the job market with their history B.A.’s. Either way, as you acquire the historical tools and methods, you’ll learn how to think critically, be a more engaged citizen and understand local, national and world affairs.
Concentrate your studies by taking a cluster of courses.
Interested in a particular period or field of history? These clusters allow you to take multiple courses in the area that interests you. Click on a cluster to see what courses we offer.
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African American History
HIST 204: African American History to 1865
HIST 205: African American History since 1865
HIST 240: Everyday Lives—History of Popular Music
HIST 364: Civil Rights in U.S. History
HIST 381: American Cities
HIST 382: History of Baltimore
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Asian History
HIST 324: Modern China
HIST 326: Modern Japan
HIST 328: Modern Korea
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European History
HIST 310: Ancient Civilizations
HIST 312: Age of Revolutions
HIST 313: Europe, 1815-1914
HIST 314: Europe, 1914-1945
HIST 315: Europe since 1945
HIST 390: Film and History—Legal Battles on the Screen
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Law in History
HIST 325: Prisons and Police in U.S. History
HIST 330: Immigration and Law in U.S. History
HIST 331: English Law to 1689
HIST 340: American Legal History
HIST 364: Civil Rights in U.S. History
HIST 390: Film and History—Legal Battles on the Screen
HIST 434: American Constitutional History
HIST 440: History of Common Law
HIST 484: Great Trials
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Public History
HIST 380: The Chesapeake World
HIST 382: History of Baltimore
HIST 396: Introduction to Public History
HIST 490: Internship
HIST 496: Seminar in Public History
In addition, you can choose a public history specialization, which combines standard history coursework with an internship and courses in public history and other majors so that you gain practical experience in a variety of professional settings where historians work, including:
- museums
- archives
- government
- historical societies
- living history sites
- preservation groups
- businesses
- nonprofit organizations of all kinds.
Minor in history.
Not a history major but still interested in studying history? You can earn a history minor in 15 credits. Learn more about the history minor requirements.
Video: Why you should consider majoring in History at The University of Baltimore
Watch this short webinar with program director Joshua Davis to learn more about what The University of Baltimore's History program offers and what you can do with a history degree.
Academic Options
Accelerated Bachelor's to Master's
The University of Baltimore offers an accelerated option that lets you take up to 9 graduate credits that "double count" toward both your B.A. in History and the M.A. in Legal Studies—saving you time and money! Get a head start on your graduate degree while saving up to $9,000.
Helen P. Denit Honors Program
As a Helen P. Denit Honors scholar, you'll become a vital part of a University-wide community of thinkers, doers, strivers, motivators and leaders. There is no single honors curriculum—at UBalt, you can customize your academic experience through your selection of honors and enhanced courses.
Law School Early Entry Option
Earn both your undergraduate and law degrees in a minimum of five years through the Law School Early Entry Option to the UBalt School of Law. Learn more about the Law School Early Entry requirements for the History program.
Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society
Learn how you can qualify to join UBalt's Tau Mu chapter of the Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society.
For more information about undergraduate admission, please contact the Office of Admission at admission@ubalt.edu or 1.877.ApplyUB.