Department of History

The perspectives, content, and skills you will gain as a History major or minor will improve your understanding of the complex global world around you and strengthened your professional abilities in many areas. Employers, whether in business, government, education, international organization, or any other field, are looking for employees who can read carefully, write clearly, think logically, learn independently, work with people across cultural and geographical perspectives, and analyze problems within the appropriate critical contexts. The study of History cultivates all of these skills as well as your pathways of humanistic empathy and understanding of the world around you, your scientific skills of objective investigation, and your creative skills of expression and interpretation. Most people will work in half a dozen different jobs in their lifetime, putting a premium on those people who possess critical thinking skills and can process, analyse, and effectively communicate information and ideas both in writing and public presenting. Our UCCS History major will prepare you for these experiences and will open doors to life and career opportunities for your future.