History

Program Benefits

• Participate in our robust undergraduate research programs.
• Learn from faculty who possess high degrees in their fields, who have relevant and valuable real-world experience and who make an effort to know you personally.
• Enjoy our small class sizes and supportive campus community.
• Take advantage of incredible internships and jobs available in the exciting Nashville market.

What to Expect

As a student in Trevecca’s Bachelor of Arts in history program, you’ll learn how your understanding of history shapes your perception of, interaction with and reaction to the present. Through challenging and engaging courses on societies around the world from all time periods, you’ll begin to see how history continues to affect our present social, historical and political experiences. The program offers incredible flexibility for tailoring your degree through course options that match your interests and goals. 

Your education continues beyond the classroom with special projects and research opportunities designed to provide hands-on field experience. Recent Faculty-Led Academic Research Experience (FLARE) projects have given students the chance to study local historical figures; create websites featuring online narratives developed from primary source materials; and conduct digital and oral history research to understand and chronicle the neighborhood surrounding Trevecca. Our Tennessee Intercollegiate State Legislature course allows you to participate in moot court competitions and mock legislature where you can write and debate bills before an audience of peers from around the state. You can also gain valuable internship experience in the thriving Nashville market. Past students have interned at local historic sites and museums like Belmont Mansion and the Frist, as well as at local law firms. 

The program also offers pre-law advising, which is typically organized around a history major with a public policy or criminal justice minor. Faculty members help pre-law students tailor their coursework to maximize their chances of earning acceptance to law school.

Why Choose Trevecca?

Founded in 1901 and a leader in online education for more than two decades, Trevecca helps students discover and pursue an individual calling by providing innovative instruction; cultivating a supportive, Christ-centered community; and establishing relationships that open doors.

Recognized nationally and locally for academic quality, Trevecca has earned a reputation for providing the world with servant leaders, problem solvers and difference makers. Trevecca’s holistic approach to education encompasses intellectual, social, emotional, physical and spiritual growth.

As a Christian university, we offer programs that explore the ways faith intersects with your field of study. This means you can gain your history degree in a supportive, Christian community with small classroom sizes and engaged faculty members who care about you and your goals.