Why study history?
The world around us right now is the product of history.
Tracing the turning points and individual actions that built the present helps make sense of the world around us and points to ways that we can make a difference in the future.
History students develop practical, marketable skills that transfer into a wide range of workplaces.
Our classes focus on how to:
- find and make sense of data ;
- apply critical thinking to that information;
- and effectively communicate an analysis to a broad audience.
Research, analysis and communication are in-demand skills.
Your history degree applies to a career in education, business, journalism, government, law and the non-profit sector.
For more information about career opportunities, see: What Can I Do with My History Degree? and our Alumni page.
Featured news
Bow River Graduate History Conference, March 16, 2024
Recognizing Humanity in History
CHOMS visits “Blood, Sweat, and Tears Exhibit” at The Military Museums in Calgary
History of Military Medicine in Canada at the Military Museums
Appointments - Office of the Dean
The Faculty of Arts announces interim Associate Dean, Research roles
Taking a new look at Calgary’s Polar Bear Complex in 1973
George Colpitts examines the circumstances that helped determine the design of Calgary’s Polar Bear Complex in 1973.
In the media
In the News Amani Whitfield, History, CBC News
Janet Ewing's ball gown
In the News Jean-Christophe Boucher, Political Science, John Ferris, History, Centre for Military and Strategic Studies, in the Calgary Herald
Mountie's arrest another foreign interference wake-up call: academics
In the News Alexander Hill, The Conversation
Ukraine recap: as cracks appear in western support, 2024 looks set to be a desperate fight for survival
In the News Alexander Hill, The Conversation
Why Russians still support Vladimir Putin and the war in Ukraine
Consciousness: Where Science and Ethics Converge
The Annual Leslie. S. Kawamura Memorial Lecture, presented by the Numata Chair in Buddhist Studies and classics and religion.
Join Peter Hershock from the East West Center in Honolulu to examine consciousness and its ethics.
March 22
7 - 9 p.m.
TFDL
Connect with us
Please reach us at hist@ucalgary.ca