History

History is a discipline within social science that includes research and the development of critical thinking skills. History is the study of understanding and analyzing the past, as well as explaining and assessing the present.

History is the field through which the major political, economic, intellectual, and cultural events and or movements of a given period in the United States and world are examined.

Many students complete bachelor's and master's degrees in history and then become public school teachers or enter professional fields such as law, management, journalism, library science, public service and politics.