Want to know how people change the world? Interested in the history of a particular region of the world? Pursuing a Bachelor of Arts (BA) in history will allow you to indulge your natural curiosity while preparing you for a broad range of careers.
A history degree from Creighton University gives you the ability to research projects thoroughly, analyze and interpret evidence, assign significance to findings and clearly communicate results. Graduates with these skills are attractive to employers in a variety of fields and are always in demand.
With a Creighton history degree, students will gain the knowledge and key skills needed to bring historical insights to the study of the human experience, past and present.
As a history major, you’ll:
Along with Creighton’s core requirements, there are 33 credits required within the history curriculum.
Start your graduate studies with a Master of Education in Secondary School Teaching while finishing up your bachelor’s degree in history and get a head start in your teaching preparation.
Learn how to save a year of time and tuition through our Accelerated Bachelor’s to Master’s programs.
The history minor provides you with historical perspectives and insight into the issues, events, ideas and values that constitute the human experience. You’ll learn the necessary analytic and communication skills to think critically about a variety of societies and cultures.
The minor in European Studies is a broad, interdisciplinary program that aims to promote an understanding of Western Europe, exploring the diversity of its many cultures by examining historical events, cultural expressions and political arenas. Learn more about the European Studies Minor.
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Applications for the fall semester open on Aug. 1 of the prior year. For scholarship consideration, the earlier you complete your undergraduate application, the better. For up-to-date deadlines, visit our admissions page.
Tuition rates are updated each year. Visit our financial aid site to learn more about the cost of attendance.
Creighton University's Financial Aid Office administers over $200,000,000 in student aid each year from federal, state, institutional and private sources.
To help make your undergraduate studies at Creighton University more affordable, we encourage you to file the FAFSA to apply for financial assistance. There is a variety of scholarships and financial aid opportunities available for Creighton data science students aimed at making your degree attainable. Explore scholarships.
Spearheaded by two Creighton College of Arts and Sciences faculty members – Simon Appleford, PhD, and Adam Sundberg, PhD, both associate professors of history and digital humanities – the project aims to create a free, publicly accessible digital portal of material from the Maxmilian-Bodmer collection, held by the Joslyn.
LEFT: Karl Bodmer (Swiss, 1809–1893), Mih-Tutta-Hangkusch, Mandan Village, 1833–34, watercolor and graphite on paper, 11 1/4 × 16 5/8 in., Joslyn Art Museum, Omaha, Nebraska, Gift of the Enron Art Foundation, 1986.49.382, Photograph © Bruce M. White, 2019
Our graduates have most recently pursued advanced study with the following:
If history, law and hands-on learning pique your interest, Creighton’s Nuremberg to The Hague Program (N2H) is worth exploring. N2H offers Creighton and non-Creighton students the opportunity to spend a summer in Germany, Poland and the Netherlands. Throughout the program, students will take courses at Erlangen University to study international law and how traumatic societal events such as the Holocaust affect history and the law. N2H exposes students to an unparalleled level of historical and legal experiences through a combination of classroom instruction and field trips to actual crime scenes, places of conspiracy and current trials.
History is excellent preparation for employment in professions like teaching, law, business, journalism, museum studies, library and information science, public policy and community service. Creighton’s history graduates enjoy careers in:
Creighton history graduates have most recently found positions with the following: