“The ability to discern, to critically analyze, to evaluate and assess - those are the skills that come out of a history degree.” And, truthfully, they lead anywhere.
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The study of history can be much more than just memorizing names and dates. At Rice University, history students engage in original research, collaborate with faculty on high-level scholarship and contribute to ongoing academic debates. Through archival work, seminar courses and student-led publications, they are not just studying history; they are helping to shape it.
“Everything has a history — history is for everyone,” said Nathan Citino, the Barbara Kirkland Chiles Professor of History and chair of the Department of History, quoting Rice colleague Aysha Pollnitz.
History students have access to a wealth of research opportunities that mirror professional academic work. For example, through the Ira and Patricia Gruber Research Fund, history majors are able to travel across the United States and internationally to conduct original research.
“We’ve sent students to the National Archives of the United Kingdom, to countries in Latin America, to archives in Washington, D.C.,” Citino said. “We have the resources to fund that research here right now. It’s not something they have to go out and raise on their own. It’s here.”