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History

Research the past, understand the present, and take charge of your future.

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Our undergraduate program prepares students for careers in fields as diverse as law, education, religion, journalism, business, and government. Our graduate programs prepare students for careers in higher education, secondary-school teaching, museums, history and media, and public policy.

Some of America’s most influential leaders were trained as historians. What explains their success? It’s simple. Historians learn to be careful problem-solvers and clear communicators. They learn to analyze evidence and differentiate the stuff that matters from the noise that doesn’t. In short, the study of history translates into diverse career options in high-paying fields. 

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History helps us understand how we got where we are, and why things are the way they are. This is why many influential leaders study history. Historians learn to be careful problem-solvers and clear communicators. They learn to analyze evidence and differentiate what matters from the noise that doesn’t.

Our faculty researches areas as diverse as Byzantine-Ottoman relations, U.S. public policy, war and society, environmental history, 20th century Southeast Asia, and the consumer history and material culture of race and gender.

Dr. David Hochfelder
UAlbany History Major: Explore Worlds, Uncover Connections

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Institute for History and Public Engagement
Department of History, College of Arts and Sciences
Social Sciences 145

1400 Washington Avenue
Albany, NY 12222
United States

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518-442-5300
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Fall/Spring semester hours: Monday-Thursday 8 a.m. - 3 p.m.

Fridays available by email. 

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