From the Los Angeles Times: “History isn’t a ‘useless’ major”!
Check out the photos from the Department’s spring break study tour in Vienna and Budapest
Over spring break 2016, Department Head John Swanson led a study tour in Vienna and Budapest for the UTC students in his class on “Two Sides of the Iron Curtain: Making Documentary Film.”
Phi Alpha Theta Induction
On April 25, 2016, the UTC History Department inducted several students into the Lambda-Pi Chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, the American honor society for undergraduate and graduate students and professors of history.
If you majored in the humanities, you really should apply to Harvard Business School
“If you studied the humanities in college, Harvard Business School doesn’t just want you, it needs you,” says Dee Leopold, Harvard Business School’s director of admissions.
Why Study History?
A few reasons: History helps us understand people and societies, contributes to moral understanding, provides identity, is essential for good citizenship, and is useful in the world of work.