The Department of History offers a Bachelor of Arts degree in history and interdisciplinary courses at the introductory, upper, and graduate levels of study, for all students interested in fulfilling the liberal learning curriculum requirements, meeting their professional needs, and providing personal enrichment. Faculty members share their own intellectual curiosity and dedication to learning through effective teaching and mentorship, significant research and scholarship, and active service to the community. Courses are offered in the regional histories of the United States, Europe, Asia, Africa, Latin America, the Middle East, as well as significant themes - political and economic, social and cultural, scientific and technological, environmental and medical, spiritual and intellectual - in the contexts of the ancient and modern eras. Beyond the classroom, students earn credit toward the history degree and gain practical experience in a variety of ways. The Department of History helps to foster independent learning with individualized undergraduate research projects as a collaboration between a student-researcher and a faculty-mentor. Our network of institutional partners throughout Virginia helps majors obtain internships for practical work experience in the historical community. And our faculty-led study abroad programs help internationalize the undergraduate experience in many parts of the world.