History

Get Your History Degree From a Christian University

Prepare for a successful career while earning your bachelor’s, master’s, doctoral, associate, or minor from Liberty University’s Department of History. With our history, social sciences, and military studies degree programs, your knowledge of these fields will be enriched as you explore exciting career options.

Courses are taught from a Christian worldview by experienced professors who share your passion for history and are grounded in their faith. Interested in a career in politics, education, or communications? A degree from our Department of History will get you ready for these career opportunities and more.

History Featured Areas of Study

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Earn a bachelor’s and master’s degree with our History dual degrees
Enhance your degree with a History minor
View certificate programs offered by the History department
For advising, contact history@liberty.edu

Featured History Faculty

Dr. Michael Davis

Associate Professor of History

Internship Coordinator
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Professor Donna Davis Donald

Director of Public History Initiatives

Adjunct Professor of History
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Dr. Christopher Jones

Associate Professor of History

Social Studies Education Coordinator
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Dr. Ash Melika

Residential Adjunct Faculty l INDS & History

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Dr. Samuel Smith

Residential Chair, History

Director of History Graduate Program, Professor
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Dr. David Snead

Professor of History

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Dr. Justin Stowe

Adjunct Faculty

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Dr. Justin Stowe

Adjunct Faculty

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Student Opportunities

Public History Projects

Chaplains Museum
Open Monday through Friday 12:00 p.m.-4:30 p.m. and Saturday 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. on the terrace level of the JF Library. Summer hours vary.

New London Projects
The New London projects give students hands-on opportunities in archaeology, historical architecture, historical interpretation, and much more.

Annual Civil War Seminar
Strongly connected to research and scholarship, the Civil War Seminar features LU faculty and students, from all levels and campuses, presenting research on Civil War era topics. Free and open to the public.

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"It was a lot of fun to work with the new public history initiatives launched by Liberty’s history department. It’s a great opportunity for students to get hands-on experience because historical archeology is something that you have to do. It’s hard to learn it just by being in a classroom, so the investment by Liberty has been great for students."

"The small tight-knit community that [the History Department] has, I think, is what made it a great experience for me. You get to know all your professors. They really guide you in not only what you are doing in your school work, but they guide you professionally."

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Learning isn’t put on hold during the summer! This is what one of our students has to say about his summer internship:

"Greetings, my name is Micah Velarde, and this summer, I am interning at the United States Naval Academy Museum as an education specialist assistant. I work on all sorts of projects, ranging from artifact rehousing to student outreach. My largest project is writing a new tour script for all the tour guides to learn from. I assist in teaching classes and assist students in research, as the museum houses over 63,000 artifacts that students at the Naval Academy use for their research projects. Every day is a new challenge, which is one of my favorite parts of the job."

Keep up the great work, Micah!

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Learning isn’t put on hold during the summer! This is what one of our students has to say about his summer internship:

"Greetings, my name is Micah Velarde, and this summer, I am interning at the United States Naval Academy Museum as an education specialist assistant. I work on all sorts of projects, ranging from artifact rehousing to student outreach. My largest project is writing a new tour script for all the tour guides to learn from. I assist in teaching classes and assist students in research, as the museum houses over 63,000 artifacts that students at the Naval Academy use for their research projects. Every day is a new challenge, which is one of my favorite parts of the job."

Keep up the great work, Micah!

#history #makeLUhistory #summerinternship #museuminternship

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Happy 4th of July from the History Department!

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Eight of our students had the opportunity to get hands-on archaeology experience during last week’s archaeology intensive class! Check out the link to the Liberty News article in our bio for more details about this amazing experience taught by our Director of Public History Initiatives, Prof. Donna Donald.

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