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Department of History

The History Department at Virginia Tech is comprised of active researchers and award-winning faculty members. We offer small, highly engaged classes and numerous opportunities for students to get involved in their education and the department. Explore our engaging community and learn more about our department and programs through the icons below.

Our Department of History publishes cutting-edge historical research, trains students to become critical thinkers and strong researchers, and shares our passion for history with the community. Classes are small, and our close-knit History majors and faculty hold regular social events and service activities through our award-winning history honor society.

At Virginia Tech, we offer a major that's flexible in content but rigorous in teaching skills of analysis, inquiry, and interpretation. Our talented faculty members specialize in a broad list of topics, and they're always mentoring students with independent research projects of their own.