DEGREE
Bachelor of Arts
CAREER IDEAS
Archivist, Foreign Services Officer, Government Service Executive, Historian, Historic Site Administrator, Librarian, Lobbyist, Museum Curator, Newspaper Editor, Professor, Public Relations Practitioner, Social Welfare Administrator, Sociologist, Writer/Author
History gives meaning to our lives. Studying history is essential to revealing the connections between the past and the present and is fundamental to the understanding of what it means to be human. The examination of societies, complex cultures, religion, traditions, and systems of power, is vital to understanding the present-day world and your place within it. The insights you’ll gain from studying history can be applied to a wide variety of fields. Many of our students have gone on to graduate school while others have pursued careers in Business, Journalism, Teaching, Law, Historic preservation, Government, Archival research, Museum work, Librarianship, Documentary filmmaking, Nonprofit management
“History teaches everything, including the future” – Alphonse de Lamartine
“The dead continue to live by way of the resurrection we give them in telling their stories. The past becomes part of our present and thereby part of our future” – Gerda Lerner.
Courses offered at Manhattanville span global history from ancient through contemporary eras and provide introductory level surveys through advanced seminars on the history of Asia, Africa, Europe, the Middle East, Latin America, the Caribbean, and North America. Our faculty are specialists in each of these areas whose scholarship and expertise informs their work with students. Members of the department have published scholarly books, essays, articles, and reviews, have presented papers and served on panels at prominent professional meetings, and are active members of national and regional professional organizations. Studying history means a lot more than memorizing dates and battles. You’ll get a fuller understanding of cultures and societies, and build analytical skills required for success in any career you choose.