You'll benefit from hands-on experiences and one-on-one attention from faculty while earning a degree that is highly applicable to many career fields.
Are you interested in one of our programs? Then it's time to apply! Also, see the scholarships and graduate assistantships our department offers to help with the costs of your education.
Museums, law firms, insurance agencies—these are just a few of the employers who need people who can investigate past events with only fragmented evidence while constructing a narrative around it. Thanks to the insights and skills they gain at Ball State, our alumni go on to rich, fulfilling careers that also provide valuable services to society.
Go beyond the traditional classroom and gain hands-on experience working with our faculty and students from other departments as you help organizations around the state address their real-world needs.
Confirm that your major is the right choice for you while gaining valuable professional experience before you graduate.
Get to know your classmates and your future career field better by joining the History Club or one of our two honor societies. These are among more than 400 student activities Ball State offers.
The Ball State University Department of History is a coalition of people who reflect on humanity’s collective memory in order to serve others on this planet of ours. We are faculty and staff, current students and alumni.
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Written By: Brenna Large The Spring 2025 semester marks the opening of the first exhibit in the Public History Exhibit Works in the Burkhardt Building …
Written by Halle Pressler When you think of museum work, what jobs do you think of? What often comes to mind is a museum’s curator or even the collect …
By Elizabeth Hahn I am currently a Museum Studies Intern at the David Owsley Museum of Art (DOMA), as well as a student here at Ball State University. …
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