One of the great strengths of the department is the diversity of the interests of its faculty. The Columbus campus has 53 faculty members doing research and teaching in most fields of the world's history. Additional faculty teach and perform research at Ohio State Lima, Mansfield, Marion, and Newark. With approval of their major advisers, students may select for their major up to 10 hours of courses from other departments. The history major is designed to increase the student's understanding of the world and to prepare the student for a career after graduation.
Honors students enjoy the opportunity to work with internationally known scholars as undergraduates.
The honors program in history furnishes excellent preparation for graduate-level work, for professional schools, including law school, and for careers in business and public service. Return to top of page Minor General information on minor programs is available in the curricular information section of this bulletin. For more specific information on the minor program, consult the departmental office. The department maintains an undergraduate history office, open daily, to advise students about all aspects of the history program.