The University of South Alabama Department of History helps students gain an ability to understand unfamiliar people and societies, read and think critically, and write with clarity and precision. With a dedicated faculty covering a diverse array of geographic and intellectual areas, as well as an expansive temporal depth, history majors will not only learn about the past, they will learn to create history.
What Can I Do With a Degree in History?
History majors at South follow many career paths with their degree. Graduates move on to teach students about the past, preserve historic buildings, create museum exhibits, or film documentaries. Others pursue careers in law, journalism and business. Workplaces need employees who can quickly digest large amounts of information, draw logical conclusions from it, and express themselves clearly orally and in writing.
Spring Semester 2026
Dr. Nic Wood, Spring Hill College, presents his new book, Let the Oppressed Go Free: Abolitionism in Colonial and Revolutionary America
Co-sponsored with the USA Museum of Archaeology
Tuesday, March 24, 6pm, USA Archaeology Museum, 6050 USA Dr S
American Historical Association Event- History Majors at Work: Career Paths for History BA s
With Stephanie Halperin, George Washington University, Julia Ryan, Arhaus Furniture , Joshua SIngh, Booz Allen Consulting and Alana Venable, American Historical Association
On Zoom in HUMB 342, 2pm, Thursday, March 26
Department of History Internship Expo
Come learm about history internships (for credit) and hear from students who have done internships through the Department!
Thursday April 2, 3:30pm, HUMB 362
2026 Mahan Lecture
Dr. Renata Keller, University of Nevada- Reno
"The Fate of the Americas: The Cuban Missile Crisis and the Hemispheric Cold War."
Student Center Ballroom, 7pm
Department of History Honors and Awards Reception
April 21, 5pm
USA Archaeology Museum, 6050 USA Dr. S.
