Bachelor of Arts (BA)
Learn about the past to prepare for your future with a degree in history from UNC Greensboro.
This program covers U.S., European, and “wider world” history with a goal of understanding the human past from the perspectives of the people who lived it. Through this program, you will learn to gather and analyze primary sources, interpret complex phenomena, and communicate effectively in both writing and speaking.
Offered on-campus and online, this major enables students to obtain their degree completely over the web, not a single visit to campus required, while delivering the same high level of intellectual engagement and support from faculty and staff as in our face-to-face classes.
Secondary Education (BA)
Change the world and do what you love by becoming a history teacher. This program prepares you for teaching social studies to grades 9-12. Graduates of this program are empowered to help future students understand history as not simply a compilation of facts to be memorized, but rather a way of thinking about the world.
MAster of Arts (MA)
Our Master of Arts in history offers excellent training in research and writing skills. Students may concentrate their studies on any area of American, European, or World history, provided they choose an appropriate faculty member to serve as a main advisor for their subject. Graduates from our M.A. program often go on to Ph.D. programs or find employment in teaching, government, and business.
Museum Studies Concentration
The MA in History/Museum Studies Program teaches the craft of the historian and the theory and skills of public practice. Our mission is to unearth history while building community. As a result, every semester students and faculty engage with the local community to complete collaborative projects that make a difference in our region (exhibitions, public programs, websites). We bridge theory and practice while making a positive impact in our world.
Ph.D. in History
United States History in a Global Context
The PhD program prepares students to teach and conduct research in American history and to understand it within a global perspective. Students integrate their major field of study, American history, with world history.
This broader intercontinental perspective – including the Americas, Europe, Asia, and Africa – enables students to explore themes such as the interaction of political, economic, and cultural systems, questions of race and ethnicity, gender, and the transnational dimensions of national experience.