Department of History

Why study history at Baylor? Cutting-edge scholarship. Caring community. Dynamic teaching. Research opportunities. Global outlook. Career preparation. Questions that matter. Tools to respond to them.

All in a program where you are known by name.

Undergraduate Programs

History is a versatile major that will develop your critical thinking skills and prepare you for a wide variety of careers or pursuit of a graduate degree. Explore our programs for undergraduates.

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Graduate Programs

Our department offers two graduate degrees: a Master of Arts (M.A.) in History and a Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) in History. Explore our programs for graduate students.

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Jun. 1, 2025
History Alumni Awards

We have two new Alumni Awards, and we are accepting nominations. Nominate a fellow alum or yourself today. Submissions are due June 1. 

Apr. 21, 2025
2024 Guittard Book Award for Historical Scholarship: Call for Submissions

We are now accepting submissions for our annual Guittard Book Award for Historical Scholarship. Baylor history alum and faculty are welcome to submit their book's that were published in 2024.  Submission are due April 21

Apr. 14, 2025
Baylor MOAS Team Represents Costa Rica in Washington, D.C. Summit

The Baylor Model Organization of American States (MOAS) team represented the Republic of Costa Rica at the Washington, DC MOAS Summit from April 7 - 11, 2025. 

Apr. 14, 2025
Baylor experts talk women’s history for Women’s History Month

Two Baylor experts on women’s history — Dr. Andrea Turpin, an associate professor and director of the Baylor history graduate program, and Amy Achenbach, a doctoral candidate and Baylor history teacher — sat down to answer the big questions about women in history.

Apr. 7, 2025
Sex and Communism: Renowned historian visits Baylor for talk on morality, dictatorships

Dr. Benjamin Cowan, a historian of Cold War-era Brazil, visited Baylor as the keynote speaker at the Charles Edmonson Historical Lecture, a lecture series that has brought renowned historians to Waco since 1978.

Apr. 3, 2025
Department of History Presents the Charles Edmondson Historical Lecture Series featuring Dr. Ben Cowan | "Mobilizing Morality"

In a two-day event, the Charles Edmondson Historical Lecture Series will feature the award-winning Dr. Benjamin Cowan, Professor of History at UCSD. His lectures will cover Brazil’s Cold War and the rise of Christian conservatism in Brazil, linking each to contemporary issues in our hemisphere.

Apr. 2, 2025
Baylor's Moot Court Team Shines in Regional Competition

Undergraduate students from Baylor University took part in the Eugene Scassa Mock Organization of American States (ESMOAS) Program’s Tenth Inter-American Court of Human Rights Moot Court (IACHR) Competition, held at St. Mary’s University in San Antonio, Texas.

Mar. 31, 2025
Former Baylor professor, Dr. Wallace Daniel, lectures on religious persecution in Russia

In the Armstrong Browning Library, Dr. Wallace Daniel gave a lecture based on his newest book, “Freedom and the Captive Mind: Fr. Gleb Yakunin and Orthodox Christianity in Soviet Russia.”