The B.A. Degree in History (with an option of pursuing secondary level teaching preparation) combines traditional graduate instruction with training in new digital and media technologies. Our faculty have received praise for their outstanding teaching and scholarship. They offer coursework in a diverse range of geographical fields and time periods, from the classical world to the modern United States. The History Department has designed its degree offerings not only to increase students' historical knowledge, but also to build crucial critical thinking and writing skills. All students develop, practice and master historical methods that include research, analysis and strategic thinking, writing, and oral presentation. These skills are essential ones, not only for professional historians, but also for a variety of other careers in such fields as education, law, business, and public affairs.