History
Bachelor of Arts
Understand how issues of the past affect the present, to shape a career in teaching, international business, government, law, policy analysis, museums, or public history.
Expert full-time faculty committed to your learning and success, exciting opportunities for experiential learning, and strong mentorship at Nazareth prepare you well for life after college. Take innovative classes such as Natural Disasters, Alcohol in American Society, History of Medicine, and History of Crime in Latin America. Pursue research and become our next award-winning presenter at regional conferences through our active Phi Alpha Theta chapter.
Highlights
Save time and money: 3+3 partnerships with Syracuse University and University at Buffalo law schools
Multiple alumni have gone on for fully funded advanced degrees
Options include becoming an elementary or middle/high school teacher
Learn and make connections through internships and study abroad
Career Paths
- International business
- Government diplomacy
- Law Education
- Policy analyst
- Museum archivist
- Public historian
3+3 Law Degree
Save time and money through Nazareth's聽partnerships with Syracuse University College of Law and University at Buffalo School of Law.
Internships
- Monroe County District Attorney鈥檚 Office
- Nelson Mandela School, Berlin, Germany
- Smithsonian National Portrait Gallery
- National Congress of American Indians, Washington, DC
Graduate Schools
- Cornell University
- Villanova University
- University of Pennsylvania
- New York University
- Tufts University
99%
of new Nazareth grads are聽employed or in grad school聽within six months of graduation
1,631
high-impact experiential learning experiences completed by the undergraduate class of 2024
$4,000
Our SPARK Grant provides up to $4,000 for you to pursue internships, research, and study abroad.聽SPARK details 禄
Want to teach History?
- For elementary school (birth to grade 6): You can double major in history and in inclusive early childhood/childhood education, for a curriculum that includes , preparing you to get teaching certification.
- For middle/high school (grades 7-12): You major in history and add the inclusive adolescence education program, for a curriculum that includes , preparing you to get teaching certification in your content area.
Faculty Spotlight
Dr. Timothy Kneeland
鈥�(Professor Kneeland鈥檚) passion for history and belief that it is the duty of historians to engage and educate inspired me to pursue a job where I could do just that. He has supported me every step of the way 鈥� even after I graduated from Nazareth and pursued my master鈥檚 degree.鈥澛犫�� Adam Bradford 鈥�13
Program Director
Alumni Spotlight
鈥淣azareth's history program is like no other. Each professor truly has each student鈥檚 best interest at heart and when they say they have an 鈥榦pen door policy,鈥� they mean it. The faculty as a whole are extremely well-rounded and knowledgeable about their specific topics and do a wonderful job catering their courses to the needs and interests of the student body. The small class sizes also makes the transition between high school to university extremely smooth, giving students the opportunity to receive more direct instruction and become part of the community. I truly am the student and future scholar I am today because of this program, and I wholeheartedly recommend the Nazareth history department to any prospective student!鈥�
鈥� Cat Moores 鈥�25, who went on for a master鈥檚 degree studying the history of psychology and psychiatric medicine at the University at Buffalo, aiming for a Ph.D. in history to further her research