{"id":478,"date":"2022-04-29T16:07:33","date_gmt":"2022-04-29T16:07:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/programs-2\/history\/"},"modified":"2026-09-23T12:01:46","modified_gmt":"2026-09-23T16:01:46","slug":"history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.kzoo.edu\/academic\/programs\/history\/","title":{"rendered":"History"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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Why Study History at K?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
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Everything and everyone has a history. By learning how to critically examine the past, you will be able to trace personal, societal, and national development in order to shape the future.<\/strong> <\/strong><\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Telling the stories of the past, you can give voice to people and experiences who may not have had the agency to do so themselves. However, studying history at K is more than just understanding what happened in the past; you will learn how to connect modern problems, situations, and institutions to the historical contexts in which they originated. By understanding the successes and failures of the past, you will be equipped to analyze and understand the present. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

You will gain these skills by synthesizing and evaluating various sources and viewpoints in classes like Unsettling Colonial America; Women in Classical Antiquity; History of Science, Magic, and Belief; and Occupiers\/Occupied in Post-World War II East Asia. In these courses, you will explore the diversity and similarity of the human experience across time and place by critically examining evidence and theories. <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n

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As a history alum, you will enter the world as a more informed global citizen. The skills and tools you will develop during your four years as a history student will prepare you to enter a variety of professions or continue your studies in graduate school. Past students have led successful careers in history, law, policy, foreign relations, and non-profit work. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

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What can you do with a history degree?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n

Below are some of the careers, employers, and graduate schools of our history alumni.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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