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Develop Versatile Skills for Diverse Career Paths from Education to Legal Fields
As part of UMass Boston's History BA program, you'll cultivate profound historical insights that equip you for various professional paths and advanced academic pursuits. Through challenging curriculum, dynamic professors, and abundant hands-on learning experiences—including internships—you'll acquire a thorough grasp of the influences and occurrences that have molded human civilization across centuries.
Throughout this program, you will:
Acquire knowledge of historical developments and milestones that have formed our modern world, encompassing social, governmental, financial, and cultural dimensions.
Hone sharp analytical and reasoning abilities, empowering you to assess primary and secondary materials, examine intricate historical perspectives, and formulate evidence-based interpretations.
Graduate with exceptional communication capabilities in both writing and speech, mastering the art of presenting ideas compellingly to diverse audiences.
Your future success at UMass Boston is important to us, and that begins with your high school curriculum.
All non-native speakers of English must demonstrate English language proficiency. Students can demonstrate proficiency by submitting the following exams:
TOEFL (79+)
IELTS (6.0+)
SAT (Evidence Based Reading & Writing (ERWS) component of 480+)
ACT (Reading and English component scores totaling 34)
Duolingo English Test (100+)