Glencairn Museum
With classes, tours, exhibits, events, and its long-standing education internship program Glencairn Museum provides a unique and enriching environment for history students.
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History Major
Welcome to the History Major
History majors at Bryn Athyn College explore the nature of human experience in a wide variety of cultures and time periods, ranging from the Ancient Near East and the Classical World, to modern America, Europe, Middle East, Asia, and Africa. Together, faculty and students investigate social, political, economic, intellectual and, above all, religious facets of human history. We believe that studying a society's religious climate and its relationship with other aspects of life encourages a deeper understanding of human existence.
As a history major, you will make connections between past and present by exploring the complex web of causes and effects in history. You will also develop valuable skills in oral and written expression as well as the ability to evaluate evidence and conflicting interpretations — all important attributes for workers in today's information age.
Increasingly, historians are using material culture as one means of understanding past societies. In addition to learning to examine textual evidence critically, you will learn how to analyze art, architecture, and artifacts as vital sources of historical evidence. Because of this aspect of the discipline, many history courses take place in Glencairn Museum, located on campus, and make use of its collections. (See “Medieval Faire Students Garner Rave Reviews” to read about what History 115, The Medieval World, does at Glencairn.)
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- Degree Requirements for B.A. in History and B.A. in History with Secondary Education Certification
- Faculty
- Internships and Trips
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