History, B.A.

UC Merced History Program

History majors learn to do the work of historians, researching and writing about the past. All history majors complete a capstone project — a major research paper on a subject of their choosing. History majors have the option to do an internship that exlores the ways history can be used in cultural, social and political institutions.

As a History major at UC Merced, you will enjoy:

• learning from outstanding faculty, two thirds of whom were first generation college students themselves
• a deliberately global curriculum
• small upper division classes
• the possibility of getting to know and work closely with your professors in the department
• individualized mentoring
• opportunities to work with faculty on research projects
• developing pathways to a number of future careers
• the prospect of publishing and gaining editorial experience in a student-run journal