What’s special about this program?

From their first day in the classroom, history majors engage with the key issues, events and actors that have created the world we inhabit. Prize-winning teacher-scholars offer courses in a wide range of topics from medieval Europe to the modern Middle East, sports in Ancient Greece to assassins in American history. For the globally minded, history faculty play an important role in UD’s study abroad programs by leading trips to countries in Europe, South America and Africa.

Majors take their knowledge on the road during the summer, through internships or by winning competitive University support for summer research. Legally-minded graduates have consulted with the department’s pre-law advisor and gone on to study at law schools such as the College of William & Mary and Yale University. Other graduates have turned their undergraduate study of the past into successful careers in philanthropy, politics, education and countless other fields. For those seeking a direct path to employment, the history education program offers top-rated preparation for students who wish to become secondary school teachers upon graduation.

Get Involved

Phi Alpha Theta

History Club

Honors College

History Day

Museum Studies

State Park Internships

Study Abroad

Undergraduate Research

U.S. History Scene Internship

B & O Railroad Museum Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships

E. Lyman Stewart Internships

Alexander Fund Museum Studies Internships