UC Merced History Program
History majors learn to do the work of historians, researching and writing about the past. All history majors complete a capstone project — a major research paper on a subject of their choosing. History majors have the option to do an internship that exlores the ways history can be used in cultural, social and political institutions.
As a History major at UC Merced, you will enjoy:
- learning from outstanding faculty, two thirds of whom were first generation college students themselves
- a deliberately global curriculum
- small upper division classes
- the possibility of getting to know and work closely with your professors in the department
- individualized mentoring
- opportunities to work with faculty on research projects
- developing pathways to a number of future careers
- the prospect of publishing and gaining editorial experience in a student-run journal