Real-World Learning
Internships
Many students expand their knowledge and skill sets in the field of applied history through internship experiences off campus.
Oxford Study Program
Students have a unique opportunity to study literature, history, and society during the summer at St. Anne's College, University of Oxford in England.
Simulations & Lectures
Students participate in frequent role-playing experiments in many courses. They also help coordinate and implement the College's historical commemorations.
Summer Scholars Program
The Summer Scholars Program at Roanoke College is a grant program that enables qualified students to conduct intensive, independent research for eight to twelve weeks during the summer.
Departmental Honors Projects
Qualified students may apply for honors in the major by completing an honors project consisting of a program of independent study culminating in a paper, artistic creation, or performance.
Student Assistants
Every year the History department hires approximately ten students to serve as assistants for the department at large and individual faculty members. The duties of our student assistants range from clerical support to assisting with historical society events and other official department receptions.
Independent study
Independent studies provide students with a practical application of their particular majors or more specialized study in a particular area.
Study Abroad
Roanoke College offers many study abroad programs that allow students to earn academic credit while outside the United States.
May Term
May Term is approximately a three week period during which students can participate in a wide array of Intensive Learning opportunities, including travel courses as well as on-campus courses.
History Department Study Abroad Prize: Annual award to history major or minor of approximately $2,000 for May Term travel.
Roanoke College in Germany
History majors have the opportunity to study in Wittenberg, Germany with Dr. Rob Willingham and other German professors. The program will examine the experience of modern Germany from the Lutheran Reformation to the reunification of Germany after the opening of the Berlin Wall in 1989.