Bachelor of Arts [B.A] [History] From Loyola University

History majors who graduate from Loyola will:

• Have an appreciation of both change and continuity across time.
• Have a broad understanding of the major developments in Europe and the world from the Renaissance through the Cold War.
• Have a more specialized knowledge of particular events, time periods, and places in the United States, Europe, and the non-Western world.
• Have an understanding of how historians interpret the past and use and evaluate primary and secondary sources to construct arguments.
• Have an appreciation of historical methodologies and the ability to conduct research using library and web-based sources.
• Have the ability to craft arguments based on evidence and to present those arguments in well-written, analytical essays.
• Have an appreciation of the past as a source for reflection on ethical issues and social justice, informed by the Jesuit tradition.