A flexible major adaptable to your interests, history combines rigorous intellectual and professional training while empowering students to seek out connections between the past and the present. The history major emphasizes research and communication; understanding contemporary issues and the historical path which shaped their development; and learning through your own custom course of study, within a collaborative environment.<br><br>Students may declare the history major at any point in their academic career, however, the earlier you declare, the sooner you can get involved with the department and the full range of opportunities available to History majors.<br><br>The goal of the history major is to offer students the knowledge and skills they need to gain a critical perspective on the world. History students learn to find and interpret evidence about the world, to translate complex information into engaging and persuasive stories, and to use their understanding of many perspectives to solve complex problems.