UMPI Online History Degree

Earn Your Online History Degree from a Top US University – University of Maine at Presque Isle

Aristotle once said that to truly understand something, we must explore its beginnings. At UMPI, our Online History Degree program offers you the tools to understand and shape our rapidly evolving world by examining global historical forces that continue to impact modern life.

Program Highlights

• Diverse Curriculum: Study contemporary conflicts, ancient civilizations, American and European history, Native American history, and more.
• Flexible & Accessible: Complete your degree on a schedule that fits your life, with courses available year-round, including summer sessions.
• Personalized Support: Each student is paired with a full-time advisor, ensuring personalized guidance from enrollment through graduation.

Why Choose UMPI’s Online History Degree?

The study of history allows human beings to put their own ideas and actions into a far greater context of human experience, and to compare themselves to peoples of other times and places. The discipline of history also teaches students to think rigorously, interpret, and communicate. It’s recognized as excellent training for many professions, including law and public service, policy-making in business and government, teaching and academics, and medicine.

Our online program is taught by the same professors who teach our online programs.  Thus, you’ll be doing coursework that develops your ability to interpret, analyze, and communicate in a wide variety of professional and academic settings, while the fact that the coursework is done online allows you to create your own schedule.

Our online program offers a wide variety of courses, so you’ll be able to select those best suited to your needs, whether they lie in local, contemporary, or ancient history, or even historical methods. You will find a detailed description of our program and its courses here.

Our online programs are offered twelve months out of the year, including two summer sessions, so you can concentrate or spread out your classes to fit your schedule.

You will be assigned a full-time advisor who both teaches your classes and ensures your ability to complete the degree within four years (as a full-time student)—just like students who take our classes on campus. Furthermore, your advisor can assist you in any questions of credit transferability or prior learning credit.  In addition, the online History major can be accomplished in only three years of study, including summer sessions—your advisor can help determine whether this is a suitable time frame for you.

An added benefit of UMPI’s online programs is that you experience the same student to faculty ratio as on-campus students. Expect to work closely with your professor and fellow students, just as you would in a live class.

Program Requirements

To earn your History degree, you’ll complete 120 credit hours:

• Core History Courses (48 credits)
• General Education (40 credits)
• Optional Minor Courses

  And all of these credits can be completed online at UMPI. You can click here to start the process.

Career Opportunities After Graduation

The History program provides you with the knowledge and skills you need to succeed in your future career. Your writing and communication skills will serve you well in a number of career paths. UMPI’s History graduates excel in diverse fields, including:

• Information management and library services
• Corporate, contract, or local history
• Nonprofit organizations
• Academia/ education
• Public service

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