Marietta College

Programme overview

The History major at Marietta College is an undergraduate Bachelor of Arts program anchored in a liberal arts curriculum and intensified by rigorous history coursework and research. Students study American, European, and non-Western histories while drawing on unique local resources: Marietta is home to Adena ceremonial mounds, early Northwest Territory sites, and the College’s Special Collections, which houses deeds to the Northwest Territory and is regularly used by scholars.

What you'll study

Coursework covers broad chronological and geographic surveys plus topical and methodological offerings. Students may take classes in American, European and non-Western history and applied courses such as Geographical Information Systems (GIS) to capture, store, analyze, and present spatial data. The program emphasizes serious archival research using the College’s Special Collections and culminates in a required Senior Capstone project or presentation.

Entry requirements

Majors complete the College’s liberal arts core plus the History major curriculum. The department recognizes AP credit: a score of 4 in AP United States History grants credit for HIST 101 and 102; a score of 4 in AP World History grants credit for HIST 120 and 121. Internships are optional; students must complete a Capstone project to graduate.

Career prospects

Marietta History graduates are prepared for a wide range of careers because the degree develops research, data analysis, problem solving, and communication skills. Alumni have become teachers, attorneys, museum curators, law-enforcement agents, entrepreneurs, government officials, park rangers, archivists, librarians, documentary editors, journalists, foreign service officers, and information managers. The department lists internships and placements with organizations such as the Naval History and Heritage Command, The Hermitage, Campus Martius, Blennerhassett Island, and various regional and national cultural institutions. Graduates have gone on to graduate programs in law, Ph.D. history programs, library and information science, and public history.

Scholarships & funding angle (general)

The program webpage references tuition and financial aid resources at the College level; prospective students should consult Marietta College’s financial aid office and online tuition pages for details about scholarships, grants, and aid packages available to History majors and undergraduates.