Bachelor of Arts

History is a versatile area of study, one that explores the experience of humankind from era to era. Examining our past – from language and the arts to science and technology – gives us context to understand current events and how we might plan for the future. At ACU, our faculty invite their students to critically engage with history, to forge new research paths and present their findings at academic conferences, and to consider the ways in which the narration and commemoration of the past shapes memory and community identity in the present. All history students complete an internship in the field through a faculty-guided course, working with such host institutions as presidential libraries, archives, and local and national museums. Recent graduates have interned at the Smithsonian Institution, Milliken Special Collections, the National WASP WWII Museum and the Grace Museum.