History - Southern Illinois University Carbondale

History from Southern Illinois University Carbondale is a Campus Bachelor History degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. Why Study History at SIUC? Some people find it fun because they enjoy detective work and like to solve puzzles. Others are fascinated with certain periods and places, with some of history's great dramas, or with the ebb and flow of events. However much we may want to, we cannot escape the relevance of history to our lives. Perhaps William Faulkner summed it up best when he commented, "The past is never dead. It's not even past." The past lives, and we study history to connect our past with our future and to give meaning to our present. Here are some specific reasons why you will find studying history at SIUC enjoyable and rewarding: You will study under a number of award-winning teachers SIUC's history majors learn to "do history" with distinguished scholars, and earn credit with internships at local museums, law firms, legislative offices, businesses, non-profit organizations, here and abroad SIUC has an active chapter of Phi Alpha Theta--the international history honor society SIUC hosts the annual Southern Illinois Regional History Fair--the largest in the state-and students help with judging SIUC's History Department offers a number of scholarships and prizes for deserving undergraduates The History Department publishes Legacy, a journal of undergraduate student scholarship SIUC's history program helps prepare students for careers in: education, research, writing and editing, information technology, government agencies, business, museum administration, and archival work View more details on Southern Illinois University Carbondale . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related History courses.