Bachelor of Arts in History (BA)

Career Outlook

A major in history can prepare you for a career in such fields as law, public relations, journalism, publishing, counseling, education, foreign affairs, and state and federal civil service. Many large international banks and major American corporations recruit history majors. Within 60 days of graduation, 90% of ULM History graduates have a job secured.

The Center on Education and the Workforce at Georgetown University reports that, undergraduate history majors go on to earn fairly respectable salaries. Looking at the median salary for everyone aged 18 to 64 years old with an undergraduate degree in any one of 171 different fields, the report finds that history majors do the best in the humanities, and better than students in a majority of the other fields.

Some career fields that History majors enter are:

• Library Services
• Teaching
• Law Professions
• Archivists, Curators, and Museum Workers
• Conservationists

Some Employment Opportunities and Networking for students who major in History are:

• State and Local Government
• The U.S. Department of State
• Public/Private Education Institutions
• American Library Association
• American Association of Museums
• American Historical Association

Curriculum

The Bachelor of Arts in History requires a minor and all students electing to pursue this degree must also satisfy the requirements for an academic minor.

To find the curriculum for this degree please view this degree plan.

_{NOTE: Transfer students must have completed a college-level English and a college-level Mathematics course, designed to fulfill general education requirements, with a grade of "C" or higher in both.}

Tuition

Sessions	Fall '19 A	Fall '19 B	Spring '20 A	Spring '20 B	Sum '20 A
beginning date	Aug 19	Oct 14	Jan 13	Mar 12	Jun 1
ending date	Oct 11	Dec 6	Mar 11	May 8	Jun 26

ULM Online is making it easier to calculate your education costs. The rate for students enrolled in an undergrad online degree program is $400.00 per credit hour. The rate for students enrolled in a graduate online degree program is $500.00 per credit hour. This rate includes mandated fees and tuition. No other university fees will be billed with the exception of course and professional program fees where appropriate.

When you register for classes, the course cost will automatically be added to your fee bill. Payments can conveniently be made online once the fee bill posts within 24 hours of registration.

Students enrolled in online math or medical laboratory science courses will be required to schedule two proctored exams during the course in which they are enrolled. Students may incur a fee depending on the proctoring method selected. Please visit our proctoring page to find more information about this process. 

Online sessions, for students enrolled in an undergraduate degree program, run in approximately 8 week blocks throughout the year with the exception of our courses in the summer. Generally the sessions will be as described in the graphic below. See the table above for specific session dates.

Job Skills

Some of the skills that you will gain by completing a BA in History with ULM Online are:

• Research Skills
• Critical Thinking Skills
• Communication Skills
• Writing Skills
• Problems Solving Skills
• Organizational Skills
• Understanding Population Studies
• Understanding Research Methodology
• Presentation Skills