Why History @ Carleton
Our Students Make History, They Don’t Just Read It
Essays are just one way to explore the past. Students at Carleton also write scripts, curate online exhibits, construct immersive digital projects, and produce documentary films. They engage with history in the real world through co-op and practicum opportunities for undergraduates and paid internships for public history MA students. These experiences prepare students for employment in a wide variety of cultural institutions.
Explore history using a diversity of sources, methodologies and media. Improve your critical and analytical thinking.
Carleton’s Department of History offers an intellectually stimulating culture, encourages students to participate in their communities and provides opportunities unique to the national capital. When students graduate, they are well prepared for employment in various professions.
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View the Graduate Research Showcase website
The Graduate Research Showcase draws from the Carleton Institutional repository of student theses, and other sources, to bring all of our students’ degree work into one location.
The History Department as a Community
A fourth-year BA Honours History student explores what it looks like to be a student in history and how she and fellow students have found community and friendship through the program. By Madeline deJonge
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Interested in studying history at Carleton? Learn more about our BA and our BGInS program, or begin the application process.
Have questions about our undergraduate programs? Email the Undergraduate Supervisor.