Rammer Jammer p51 mustang crew from world war II.

Welcome to The University of Alabama’s Department of History

Department Overview

Undergraduate Program

BA Program Courses

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Graduate Program

MA/PhD Programs Why Choose UA?

Research Areas

Asian History

Explore pre-modern and modern Asia, including transformative change in China, empire and war in Southeast Asia, and revolutions and their aftermath.

United States History

Explore the social, cultural, and political forces that shaped the U.S., from military and diplomatic history to race, religion, economics, and gender.

Édouard Dubufe (1819-1883), Le Congrès de Paris

European History

Learn from faculty with a long history of excellence in German, central European, Russian, French, English, medieval, early modern and modern history.

Latin American History

Consider issues of cross-cultural relations, race and ethnicity, national and regional identity, politics and popular culture in Latin America.

Gender & Women’s History

Gain transnational and comparative perspectives on the diversity of gender roles and how a gendered analysis alters understanding of historical problems.

Historical image of White and Black farmers organizing in Alabama in the 1930s

History of Race

Investigate how racial identities have been constructed over time, shaping social interactions and setting the boundaries of inclusion and exclusion.

USS Alabama with tiger-stripe camouflage during World War II.

Military & Naval History

Study the full range of military conflict, from the ancient world to colonial America to contemporary problems.

Characters from Monty Python's No One Suspects the Spanish Inquisition.

Religious History

Explore the role of religious ideas, behaviors, people, and institutions of the past in a wide variety of subfields.

Bud Fields, a Hale Co., AL tenant farmer stands in a cotton field. Photo by Walker Evans.

Investigate Southern history with renowned specialists in the field. Study politics, labor relations, and the history of race, gender, religion, and the environment, in a location rich with archival resources.