The department seeks not only to provide a sound program for students who major or minor in history, but also to serve students through courses that complement the liberal arts and college curricula and that contribute to a wide variety of career and educational objectives including graduate and professional programs in history, government, and law. Throughout, the department seeks to develop the student's historical knowledge, writing abilities, and analytical skills as a contribution to intellectual development. The B.S. degree in International Studies is designed to provide the basic tools for an educated person to understand the complexities of the international and interdependent world in which we live today. Because of the overlapping nature of politics and economics at the global level, the core of the program revolves around courses in the Department of Political Science and Law and Business and Management. A unique feature of the program at Spring Hill is the dual emphasis on personal growth and high standards of academic scholarship.
Internship is also possible for qualified students.
The department cooperates with fine arts to offer a major in art therapy. The Department of Political Science and Law offers a pre-law minor for those students who intend to pursue a legal career.