Prospective Students

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Hands-On Research

Students and faculty collaborate on research projects. Research grants support History majors in pursuing scholarly projects related to honors theses independent studies, and conference presentations.

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Create Your Path

Bucknell History majors create their own paths to develop essential intellectual skills. We encourage you to take courses from across place and time, with different ways of understanding the past.

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Faculty Leaders

Our award-winning faculty are leading scholars in their fields Excelling in research and in the classroom, our caring faculty will advise you on your academic journey every step of the way.

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What Classes will you take?

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