History

You will enlarge your historical perspective and better understand the structure of society through research, writing, and cooperative education opportunities as you study history at Wright State. After graduation, you can pursue career opportunities in teaching, journalism, library and archival work, government, politics, law, or business. Choose an Associate of Arts at the Lake Campus only or Bachelor of Arts program, add a minor to your current major, or go on to postgraduate work and earn a Master of Arts degree.

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History

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Playing for keeps

Wright State alumnus Juan Muñoz finds success in New Mexico in social services and with Latino Outdoors
Juan Muñoz, who earned a history degree and M.B.A. from Wright State, combines his passion for the Latino community and the outdoors.
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Sound check

Wright State alumna Jocelyn Robinson on the hunt for historic audio at nation’s historically black schools
Wright State alumna Jocelyn Robinson is working with historically black colleges and universities to preserve audio recordings.
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Military expedition

Over 500 military veterans interviewed by Wright State alum Bridget Federspiel as part of history project
Bridget Federspiel works with both high school students and Wright State student veterans to interview U.S. veterans for the Library of Congress.