Academic Catalog

2024-2025

Bachelor of Arts History (BA)

Robert Del Corso, Chief Departmental Advisor rdelcors@odu.edu

The Department of History offers a Bachelor of Arts degree that prepares students broadly for modern careers in business, government, and teaching, or for graduate study in history, law, library science, business, or education. The major requires 36 hours of course work. At least 12 hours of History at the 300 and 400 levels must be taken in courses offered by Old Dominion University.

Specialization options include Race, Gender, and Religion; War, Revolution, and Society; Mobilities and Migrations; History of Science and Technology; and Maritime History.