{Major Mondays: History}

History is a great major that most people don't know what to do with it besides teach. You spend time learning about past civilizations and cultures and have the opportunity to get more in depth by learning about specific regions or time periods. Students that enjoy learning about history could pursue a major or minor in history, a major in history teaching or a certificate in public history. Your classes would be located in Seerley Hall and you can take classes in U.S. history, European history and non-Western history. 

What do you do with a major in History? Students that major in history have strong written and oral communication skills. Due to this, most history majors pursue careers in law, government services, journalism, museum work, university teaching and may go on to Graduate school.

What classes would you take? All History majors take all three Humanities classes, U.S. History to 1877 and U.S. History from 1877. Most of the courses are history electives. Some possible courses include the History of Ireland, Ancient Near East, Medieval Civilization, Modern South Asia, History of Iowa and many others!

You can gather more information on their website here and view possible classes in the Academic Catalog here!