At USC, history connects the lessons of the past with the challenges of the present. Our students explore diverse eras and places, develop critical thinking and research skills and learn how historical insight can inform real-world understanding and action.
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Academics
Explore undergraduate and graduate programs that equip you with skills to pursue careers in education, law, museums, policy and other history-informed fields.
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Research
We investigate the past and expand public access to historical knowledge with archives, digital projects and collaboration with the History Center.
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Beyond the Classroom
Take your learning into the world through internships, study abroad, archival work and student publications. Build skills that prepare you for impactful careers and lifelong civic engagement.
The History Center bridges scholarship and public engagement through archival projects, exhibitions and digital resources that make the past accessible and relevant. Students contribute to preserving and interpreting history.
Explore the History CenterDepartment News
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3-time alumna tells the Early Republic’s story
Zoie Horecny, who earned her undergraduate, master’s and doctorate in history from USC, is now the Digital George Washington Papers editor at the Washington Presidential Library at Mount Vernon.
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History sophomore reflects on First-Gen LLC life
Eduardo Ajuech-Agreda talks about how his experience living in Maxcy Residence Hall, one of USC’s seven faculty-led living and learning communities, helped him as a first-generation student.
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Vatican synod opens wider roles for Catholic women
At the Vatican synod on “communion, participation, and mission,” women’s roles are on the agenda. History professor Carol Harrison writes in The Conversation about how Catholic women have long addressed church leaders, even when excluded.
