{"id":11222,"date":"2015-03-18T16:59:46","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T20:59:46","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.carleton.ca\/history\/?page_id=11222"},"modified":"2025-04-03T13:55:00","modified_gmt":"2025-04-03T17:55:00","slug":"why-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/why-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Why History @ Carleton"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n            <div class=\"cu-textmedia flex flex-col lg:flex-row mx-auto gap-6 md:gap-10 my-6 md:my-12 first:mt-0 max-w-5xl\">\n        <div class=\"justify-start cu-textmedia-content cu-prose-first-last\" style=\"flex: 0 0 100%;\">\n            <header class=\"font-light prose-xl cu-pageheader md:prose-2xl cu-component-updated cu-prose-first-last\">\n                                    <h1 class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px text-3xl md:text-4xl lg:text-5xl lg:leading-[3.5rem] pb-5 after:w-10 text-cu-black-700 not-prose\">\n                        Why History @ Carleton\n                    <\/h1>\n                \n                                \n                            <\/header>\n\n                    <\/div>\n\n            <\/div>\n\n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"cu-section cu-section--white w-screen ml-offset-center px-6 md:px-8 lg:px-14\"><div class=\"cu-max-w-child-7xl space-y-6 md:space-y-10   cu-prose-first-last\"><figure class=\"cu-figure not-prose  max-w-full\"><div class=\"not-prose overflow-hidden bg-white shadow-lg max-w-full rounded-none\"><div class=\"relative none overflow-hidden w-full pb-[56.25%] border border-cu-black-100\"><iframe title=\"Videos Embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/cUJrpu_EKp8\" class=\"cu-embed-iframe\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div><\/div><\/figure><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 id=\"our-students-make-history-they-dont-just-read-it\" class=\"wp-block-heading\"><span class=\"s1\">Our Students Make History, They Don\u2019t Just Read It&nbsp;<\/span><\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><span class=\"s1\">Essays are just one way to explore the past. &nbsp;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 <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/your-future-in-history\/co-op\/\">co-op<\/a> and <a href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/undergraduate\/practicum-in-history\/\">practicum<\/a> opportunities for undergraduates and paid internships for public history MA students. These experiences prepare students for employment in a wide variety of cultural institutions.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Explore history using a diversity of sources, methodologies and media. Improve your critical and analytical thinking.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Carleton\u2019s 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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white ml-offset-center md:px-8 lg:px-14\">\n    <div class=\"space-y-6 cu-max-w-child-5xl  md:space-y-10 cu-prose-first-last\">\n\n                            \n\n\n<header class=\"mb-6 cu-pageheader cu-component-updated md:mb-12\">\n    <h2 id=\"learn-more\" class=\"cu-prose-first-last font-semibold !mt-2 mb-4 md:mb-6 relative text-2xl md:text-3xl lg:text-4xl lg:leading-[3rem] pb-4 after:w-8 after:absolute after:h-px after:bottom-0 after:bg-cu-red after:left-px\">\n        Learn More\n    <\/h2>\n\n    <\/header>\n        \n        <div class=\"cu-column cu-component not-contained mx-auto grid max-w-5xl md:grid-cols-3 gap-6 md:gap-10\">\n            \n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100   \">\n            <figure class=\"mx-6 mt-6 mb-2 overflow-hidden max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] rounded-md aspect-[4\/2.7]\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/ona-8.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\"><\/figure>\n        \n                        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        View the Graduate Research Showcase website\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    The Graduate Research Showcase draws from the Carleton Institutional repository of student theses, and other sources, to bring all of our students&#8217; degree work into one location. \n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                                \n            <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a  href=\"https:\/\/cuhistory.github.io\/grads\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    Visit\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100   \">\n            <figure class=\"mx-6 mt-6 mb-2 overflow-hidden max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] rounded-md aspect-[4\/2.7]\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/03\/Maddy-2-300x200.jpg\" alt=\"Maddy \" width=\"200\" height=\"133\"><\/figure>\n        \n                        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        The History Department as a Community\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    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\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                                \n            <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a  href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/cu-story\/the-history-department-as-a-community\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    Read Maddy&#8217;s Story\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\n\n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100   \">\n            <figure class=\"mx-6 mt-6 mb-2 overflow-hidden max-w-[45%] @xl:md:max-w-[25%] rounded-md aspect-[4\/2.7]\">\n            <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/71\/2025\/02\/Panoramic-view-of-downtown-Ottawa-with-Parliament-Hill-100913_016-Credit-Ottawa-Tourism-scaled-1-300x200.jpeg\" alt=\"\" width=\"200\" height=\"133\"><\/figure>\n        \n                        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h2 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 @sm:md:leading-8\">\n        The Ottawa Advantage\n    <\/h2>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n        \n                    <div class=\"flex flex-col px-6\">\n                <p class=\"text-base text-cu-black-700\">\n                    Canada\u2019s capital region is where you\u2019ll find opportunity. Get ready to start your career with the world\u2019s leading organizations, launch your big ideas in a thriving innovation ecosystem, and enjoy life where natural beauty and big-city excitement meet a safe, affordable and welcoming community. Discover what Ottawa has to offer.\n                <\/p>\n            <\/div>\n        \n                                \n            <footer class=\"px-6 pt-3 mt-auto text-white md:pt-5\">\n                <a  href=\"https:\/\/carleton.ca\/prospective\/capital-advantage\/\" class=\"cu-button cu-button--red cu-button--small\">\n                    Discover Ottawa\n                <\/a>\n            <\/footer>\n            <\/div>\n    \n\n        <\/div>\n\n        \n    <\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n\n\n<p>Interested in studying history at Carleton? Learn more about&nbsp;our <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/undergraduate\/undergraduate-programs\/\">BA <\/a>and our <a href=\"http:\/\/carleton.ca\/history\/undergraduate\/b-g-in-s-program\/\">BGInS<\/a> program, or <a title=\"Admissions and Applications\" href=\"http:\/\/admissions.carleton.ca\/\">begin the application process.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Have questions about our undergraduate programs? <a title=\"Email Undergraduate Supervisor\" href=\"mailto:history@carleton.ca\">Email the Undergraduate Supervisor.<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n    \n\n\n                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    \n\n\n\n<section class=\"w-screen px-6 cu-section cu-section--white 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in Public History \u2014 Jaime\u2019s Story\n    <\/h3>\n\n            <\/header>\n\n<\/div>\n\n            \n                    \n<div class=\"not-prose cu-card rounded-lg @container md:max-w-xl flex flex-col gap-3 bg-white shadow-lg shadow-cu-black-100\">\n                    \n                        \n            <div class=\"relative pt-[56.25%] bg-cu-black-800 mb-2 rounded-t-lg overflow-hidden\">\n            <iframe title=\"YouTube Embed\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/VDg6kUhaz0Y?autoplay=0&amp;mute=0&amp;controls=1&amp;origin=https%3A%2F%2Flocalhost&amp;playsinline=1&amp;showinfo=0&amp;rel=0&amp;iv_load_policy=3&amp;modestbranding=1&amp;enablejsapi=1&amp;widgetid=17\" class=\"absolute top-0 left-0 w-full h-full\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n        <\/div>\n    \n        <header class=\"flex flex-col gap-3  px-6 first:mt-6\">\n                \n        \n    \n    <h3 class=\"line-clamp-3 text-lg font-semibold text-cu-black @sm:md:text-xl leading-6 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