University of Florida, Department of History

History at UF starts with a creative and dynamic faculty, a community scholars engaged in a broad range of scholarship and teaching. Visitors to this site will find much more information about the activities of our faculty, whose work reaches audiences in nearly every corner of the globe—and right here in Gainesville, Florida.

The Department's undergraduate program is home to a diverse and talented group of over 350 History majors. History majors have a number of ways of enhancing their undergraduate experience, including completing a senior thesis in conjunction with our recently established honors program, an internship, or participating in a study abroad program.