Why study history?
A degree in history provides valuable research, writing, and critical thinking skills that prepare students for a variety of careers. Read more about how you can use a degree in history, and what our undergraduates and graduates have gone on to do.
Funding opportunities
The Department of History provides many resources to help undergraduate and graduate students fund their education. Click for more information on our scholarships, internships, student employment opportunities, travel awards, and annual writing awards.
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History department news
Alumni Spotlight: Mackenzi Lee
05/23/2018
Mackenzie Van Engelenhoven, who writes under the pseudonym Mackenzi Lee, graduated from USU in 2012 with an undergraduate degree in history. She is an author of The Monstrous Thing, which won the PEN-New England Susan P. Bloom Children’s Book Discovery Aw
Alumni Spotlight: Maryanne Andrus
04/25/2018
After finishing her undergraduate degree in history at USU, Maryanne Andrus enrolled in a graduate program in American Studies with a dual emphasis in American folklore and museum studies. When she told her parents she was pursuing a degree that would ena
Dr. Norm Jones named Teacher of the Year
03/29/2018
Summarizing Dr. Norm Jones’ accomplishments is a difficult task. Since joining USU in 1978, he has taught large surveys, small upper-division courses, graduate seminars, and independent studies.