Bachelor of Arts in History
Experiential Learning
As a history major at URI, your experience will take you beyond the classroom and help you engage with the field in unique ways.
Capstones
Our capstone sequence is the quintessential history experience. You will go through the steps required to produce a history research paper, and then you will write it. You will learn research methods, historiography, and how to formulate your own hypothesis that will end in a thesis. You will work with primary and secondary sources. The end result of the capstone is a “professional” history paper.
Minors
Certain minors offer hands-on experience, most notably our Underwater Archaeology minor.
Archaeology Field Schools
Professors Bridget Buxton and Rod Mather periodically offer underwater archaeology field schools during summer or j-term. Some locations are Israel, Croatia, and Belize. Professors Rod Mather and Catherine DeCesare also offer an on-campus terrestrial field school in conjunction with the Department of Anthropology.
Courses
Students can complete directed studies on a topic of their choice. Some recent topics have included an oral history of WWII with local veterans, and the reading of medieval texts while learning Latin and paleography
Internships
The University’s Center for Career and Experiential Learning is a good place for students to begin their search for an internship.
Another option is for students to contact one of the Rhode Island Historical and Preservation Societies.