
D'Youville Launches New Major in Health Humanities
D'Youville has added a new major in Health Humanities to create a new pathway for students who wish to prepare for healthcare careers throug...
Read moreExplore human society through research and analysis as you develop a critical interpretation of the past for cultures in the U.S. and throughout the world.
D'Youville's History program focuses on American culture and its interaction with European, Russian, Asian and Middle Eastern cultures.
Your coursework is integrated with social science, philosophy, religion, and the arts. History majors learn to provide insights that help others understand the differences in how groups exercise power, make decisions and respond to change.
Upon graduation, you'll be prepared you for a wide variety of careers, including positions in private industry, corporations, educational facilities, or federal, state and local governments. Other career paths for History majors are lawyer, librarian, biographer, genealogist, diplomat and museum curator.
The History major leads to a Bachelor of Arts (BA) degree. Choose a concentration in a related social science (political science, sociology or psychology) or choose a minor:
When you apply for admission at D’Youville, we’ll automatically consider you for our merit scholarships. Undergraduate scholarships can cover as much as 50% of your tuition, and there is no need to fill out a separate application!
Transfer students can qualify for scholarships, as well. And unlike other schools, maintaining your scholarship is easier at D'Youville because we use a realistic 2.00 GPA requirement to determine your eligibility for merit-based scholarships each year.
Find more information and additional scholarships on our scholarships page.
At D'Youville, we are committed to selecting students who are academically well-rounded and committed to meeting the challenges of a high-quality education. If you have been successful in a traditional college preparatory program in high school, you should be well-prepared for the academic challenges at D'Youville. While we don't require you to submit ACT or SAT test scores, if you have taken or intend to take a standardized test we encourage you to submit your scores if you'd like them to be evaluated as part of your application.
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Gain an introduction to the Black Death, the pandemic that devastated Europe in the mid-fourteenth century. Explore various topics, including plague historiography, medical responses, social and economic impacts, the role of religion, and how the Black Death affected the perspectives of the survivors.
Examine the major themes and issues in American environmental history, focusing on the changing attitudes and behavior towards nature in the transition from rural agricultural to an urban industrial society that profoundly transformed the physical and cultural landscapes.
According to the Cambridge Dictionary, an icon is “a famous person or thing that represents something of importance.” American icons often elicit strong emotions, both in their own time as well as in future generations. In American icons, you will consider who qualifies as an icon, uncover what ideas and beliefs icons were associated with in their own time, and how the perception, importance, and values linked to certain icons changed over time.
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