History

What You’ll Study

Are you curious about how the present has been shaped by the past? Explore this vital question in classes with award-winning faculty, a low student-faculty ratio, and a caring, close-knit community of scholars. Our hands-on history courses invite students to discover connections through role-playing simulations, archival research, field trips, game design, and a variety of digital tools.

Students will develop, refine, and master the skills required to succeed in an ever-changing world. For example, our students are encouraged to think independently while supporting their claims with evidence through clear and concise writing. Every history student at Queens who maintains a GPA of 3.0 or above is eligible for our Preyer History Fellowship, which offers financial support and funded professional experiences, such as travel, research, conferences, paid assistantships and internships, networking events, and more.

How Can You Use This Degree?

Our graduates are serving in the following fields:

• Public service (law, policy, non-profit, foreign service…)
• Television, film, and video research
• Education (teaching and administration, domestic, international, K12, and higher ed)
• Business (risk analysis for major banks, management, human resources, and sales)
• Logistics (operations specialists and data analysts)
• Publishing (content writing, editing, and acquisitions)
• Museums, libraries, and archives
• Graduate degrees at some of the most prestigious universities in the world (degrees in history, international affairs, writing, and other fields).

Highlighted Courses

• Mapping Slavery (HST 297)
• Digital History (HST 306)
• Gaming the Past (HST 308)
• Youth Revolution in China (HST 380)

Student Highlights

• Martha Biggins, archival researcher for television and film with the BBC and other companies
• Renee Brozowski, business analyst for Duke Energy
• Julie Lang, high school history teacher at a private K12 school
• Alisha Baumann, data analyst and public sector consultant at Ernst and Young.
• Ella Van Troba, graduate student in American Studies at Columbia University
• Emily Iknayan, graduate student at Cornell University
• Lanie Walsh, graduate student at Kings College, London

Program Contact

Barry Robinson, Ph.D.

Robert Haywood Morrison Professor
Chair, Department of History

robinsonb@queens.edu
704-688-2762

Meet Your Professors

Other Program Information

Preyers History Fellows

The Preyer History Fellows program builds on this tradition of excellence by rewarding high-achieving undergraduate history majors with scholarships to pursue international study, internships, and more.

Every history student at Queens who maintains a GPA of 3.0 or above is eligible for our Preyer History Fellowship, which offers special financial support and funded professional experiences, such as travel, research, conferences, paid assistantships and internships, networking events, and more. Feel free to contact us anytime for more information.