Program Overview

History Department Undergraduate Program

The History Department's Undergraduate program offers a major, an honors program with a slightly different set of major requirements, and a minor. Our courses are divided into geographic, thematic, and pre-professional fields of emphasis to allow students to easily pursue a breadth and depth of study tailored to his/her interests and career goals. History majors and minors are encouraged to Study Abroad. Our professors regularly offer Global Seminars over the summer that fulfill history department and college GE requirements. UC San Diego also has a chapter of Phi Alpha Theta, a National History Honors Society, which is a student organization.

Undergraduate Resources

Undergraduate Advising and Career Planning

Undergraduate History Network (UHN)

Career Paths

Experience History Outside of the Classroom

On May 13, 2017, Dr. Mark Hanna, Associate Professor of History, and Associate Director of the Institute of Arts and Humanities takes his colloquium "A History of Seafaring in the Age of Sail" (HITO 178/278) out to sea on the San Salvador. This is a replica of the first ship to sail into San Diego harbor in 1542 captained by Juan Cabrillo. Today it is captained by the director of the Maritime Museum, Dr. Ray Ashley, an alumnus from UC San Diego.

Program Structure

• Undergraduate Advising and Resources
  • Major Requirements
  • Minor Requirements
  • Honors Program
  • Undergraduate Admissions
  • Study Abroad
  • UCDC
  • Global Concentration in History
  • Transfer Students
  • Undergraduate History Network
  • Career Paths
  • Affiliated Programs

Fields of Emphasis

• Africa
• Ancient Mediterranean
• East Asia
• Europe
• Latin America
• Middle East
• United States
• History of Science
• Gender and Sexuality
• Race, Ethnicity, and Migration
• War, Revolution, & Social Change
• Business
• Education
• Global/Transnational
• Law
• Medicine
• South Asia

Graduate Program

• Graduate Admissions
• Ph.D. Program
• Masters Program
• Funding
• Employment
• Placement
• Nondiscrimination and Affirmative Action Policy

Courses

• Fall Courses
• Winter Courses
• Spring Courses
• Summer Courses
• Wait List Policy
• Course Archive
• FAQ

Events

• Burke Lectureship on Religion and Society
• Calendar

About the Department

• Employment Opportunities
• Chair's Welcome
• News
• Giving