Learn to examine the settings and contexts of some of the most influential events in history.
History may be the right degree for you if you:
- are interested in time periods, people, and cultures
- love history
- have an interest in law, government, public administration, ministry, business, or education
Why study history at Northwestern?
Due to small class sizes, you can engage with your professors on a deeper level. You’ll have the chance to integrate your faith into every part of your learning.
Being located in the Twin Cities provides many history-related opportunities. Including museums, historical archives, and the department sponsors field trips to cultural sites.
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Careers in the history field
There are a variety of career and academic pathways that begin with a degree in history.
What types of work are related to this degree?
- Public Policy or community affairs
- City management
- Program administration
- Research
- Intelligence or Foreign Service
- Campaign management
- Staff administration
- Special interest advocacy
- Lobbying
- Administration and management
- Fund raising or fund development
- Grant writing or research
- Archivist or museum work
- Interpreter/tour guide/naturalist
What will I learn?
You will expand your knowledge of the political, social, cultural, and religious history of a variety of geographical regions and time periods.
Featured courses:
HIS 3167
Civil War and Reconstruction
In the period 1848–1877, the United States was torn asunder through the conflict of the Civil War and Reconstruction. This course traces the issues and events involved in these great matters. Focusing on political and military matters, the course also considers the widespread upheaval of the period and the ways the Civil War remains an important historical touchstone today.
HIS 3125
History of the Christian Church from Apostolic Times to the Present
A study of the Christian church from apostolic times to the present. Emphasis is on the development of institutions, traditions, doctrine, ideas, expansion, the relationship of church and state, denominationalism and sectarianism and the interactions of the church with secular and intellectual movements.
HIS 3166
History of the Modern Middle East
A survey of Middle Eastern civilization from the time of Mohammad to the Present, including the development of social and cultural institutions. Particular attention will be given to the political, economic, and diplomatic developments in this region since 1914, including the Israeli-Palestinian struggle, Iraq, and U.S. Middle East Policies.
HIS 3156
History of Russia from Earliest Times to the Present
A study of the history and development of Russia from the ancient world to the present with special emphasis on the 19th and 20th centuries. Topics to be studied will include Russian political, social, cultural and religious history.
HIS 3115
Old Testament Archaeology
A survey of the methods and results of archaeology as applied to sites and topics of Old Testament significance. Special emphasis is placed upon the interpretative and apologetic uses of archaeology.
HIS 3116
New Testament Archaeology
A survey of the methods and results of archaeology as applied to sites and topics of New Testament significance. Special emphasis is placed upon the interpretative and apologetic uses of archaeology.
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