One of the biggest fields for career opportunities is the variety of positions available in local, state, and federal government. History majors are extremely well-prepared to take civil service exams successfully and to provide the skills needed and wanted in most government jobs. The department's curriculum emphasizes a global and comparative approach to the past. Courses are also offered in the area of public history. Within each of these fields, there is a broad variety of courses organized by topic or by time period.
Students have opportunities to sample a range of topics or to focus on a specific one.
The B.A. program also requires one course in the theory and practice of history and a capstone experience in comparative history during the senior year. Students are also welcomed to do historical internships anywhere in the United States. For those who qualify, there is an active chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honorary society. This organization, dedicated to history, provides opportunity and recognition for the best history students. Beyond that, non-majors may take as many history courses as time and their program requirements allow.