Bachelor of History

Following instructions from Dr. Robert Jackson, President of Murray State University, the History Department is temporarily closed to the public to protect our community from the spread of Covid-19. Online or alternative instruction, effective Monday, March 23, 2020, will continue through the end of the Spring semester.

Please contact Dr. Kathy Callahan, Department Chair, if you have any questions or issues at kcallahan@murraystate.edu.

The history department at Murray State offers a passionate team of scholars that brings a wide range of world civilizations to life in the classroom. We love what we do, but why should you consider studying history?

This question “what is history?” has been answered poignantly so many times, but the greatest minds of their respective generations always come back to one major theme: knowledge of our past is the key to understanding our present.

An historian’s work requires the mastery of a number of skills—chiefly patience, attention to detail, thinking analytically and communicating clearly—that are highly beneficial across a range of career paths. History majors go on to become educators, researchers, lawyers, television and film writers, business people and government officials. History opens a door and you decide what career lies on the other side.

Welcome to the Arthur J. Bauernfeind College of Business. Here you will find traditional business disciplines such as Accounting, Finance, Marketing, Management, and Computer Information Systems as well as Economics, Journalism and Mass Communications, Organizational Communication and Leadership, and Computer Science.

Though we have a wide variety of disciplines, we share three key characteristics. First, we have faculty who are not only experts in their fields, but have a passion to see you learn, grow, and succeed in your chosen area of study.

Second, we believe in hands on learning. From our new finance classrooms to the Murray State News, to partnering in research and projects with faculty and community businesses, our students have many opportunities to apply outside the classroom what they are learning inside the classroom.

Finally, we are committed to students’ success in careers and community service. We work with the Murray State Career Service office as well as business and government agencies to help our students start their careers. Many of our students participate in internships, community service and outreach activities, and professional activities while at Murray State.