The History Department at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo provides students with an understanding of the past and its application to the present. The curriculum leading to the degree of Bachelor of Arts in History is designed to develop broad historical knowledge, global understanding, and important skills in data analysis and communication crucial in many professional fields.
Students can apply a History degree from the History Department at the University of Hawaiʻi at Hilo in a variety of workplaces that encompass a myriad of job titles, including educator, researcher, writer, editor, information manager, advocate, businessperson, or simply as a professional historian. Modern professional historians rely on a diverse skill set as they often carry out multiple historical activities in the workplace. For example, historians in museums manage and interpret object collections but are also called upon to serve as researchers, writers, editors, and educators.