Guided Pathways: U.S. History

The history of the United States is, like all history, constantly evolving in response to new questions, the discovery of new evidence, the introduction of new perspectives, and the shifting needs and demands of an increasingly diverse, mobile, and globally connected society. Training in the field leads to a wide variety of careers, including jobs in law, government, non-profits, business, medicine, technology, education, historic preservation, museums, publishing, and other public history fields. As students of U.S. history you can examine everything from the indigenous cultures and societies that thrived in North America before European contact to the present day problems and debates that influence our modern nation and world. You will gain new insights into the political, social, economic, diplomatic, religious, and cultural histories that inform the way we live in the U.S. today and the way we choose to remember the nation’s past. Beyond specific career training you will investigate important contemporary issues through a critical historical lens, training that will enable you to be an informed, engaged, and inquisitive modern citizen. With specialists in early and modern America, women, gender, military, African Americans, Latinas/os, American Indians, Asian Americans, the U.S. West, Utah, and Mormon histories, the History Department is well-equipped to help you explore the many different histories that, when combined, make up the American experience.