History (Military and Veterans Studies) ,BA
Disability, History Teacher, History of War, Public Service, Service, Social Justice, Society, U.S. History, Veterans Affairs, cultures, history, veteran
This program's name has changed effective Fall 2026. The previous name was History (Veterans, Society and Service).
Explore strategies that facilitate national and international military and civilian engagement in this veteran-friendly degree program.
In the military and veterans studies concentration of the Bachelor of Arts program in history, you explore war, military service and veterans as a means to investigate how violence, conflict, military service and trauma-bearing experiences have shaped political, social and cultural formations in the past and continue to do so in the present.
Along with military history, you take courses that place veterans as their subject for critical interdisciplinary investigation, which focuses on exploring scholarship and other narratives about military service, veteran journeys, war-making and social change; the impact of armed conflict and military service on individuals, communities, culture, politics and governments; and how societies remember.
The curriculum situates your study of the veteran and military subject from a historical perspective, while examining and explaining veteran identities and cultures as a sequence of sociocultural events influenced by a multitude of factors. In addition, a robust variety of elective coursework provides you with a systematic examination of veterans and military institutions as they evolve over time.
This program also provides you with critical thinking and analysis skills needed throughout your career. You develop skills in:
- analyzing and assessing ideas and problems
- communicating effectively, orally and in prose
- finding and evaluating information
- presenting clear and logical arguments
- College/school:
College of Integrative Sciences and Arts
- Location: Polytechnic
- Second language requirement: No
- STEM-OPT extension eligible: No
- First required math course: MAT 114 - College Mathematics
- Math
intensity: General
What If: See how your courses can be applied to another major and find out how to change your major.
General university admission requirements:
All students are required to meet general
university admission requirements.
First-year | Transfer | International | Readmission
A current ASU student has no additional requirements for changing majors.
Students should visit the Change of Major form for information about how to change a major to this program.
ASU is committed to helping students thrive by offering tools that allow personalization of the transfer path to ASU. Students may use MyPath2ASU® to outline a list of recommended courses to take prior to transfer.
ASU has transfer partnerships in Arizona and across the country to create a simplified transfer experience for students. These pathway programs include exclusive benefits, tools and resources, and they help students save time and money in their college journey.
History transcends cities, states, provinces, countries and even continents. Studying abroad helps students dive deeper into their studies by enabling them to experience firsthand the cultures and places where history has taken place. Students are able to discover the interconnections of ideas and places at primary source sites.
Graduates are well prepared for careers in education, writing and other related fields. Prospects for careers as high school history and social studies teachers in Arizona are particularly strong.
With the skills gained in this program, graduates may find jobs in these fields (some require further education):
Education
- college and university faculty member
- high school teacher
- middle school teacher
Legal professions
- court reporter
- law clerk
- lawyer
- paralegal or legal assistant
Media and communication
- broadcast news analyst
- historian
- media and communication worker
- news columnist
- reporter or correspondent
- writer
Public history
- archivist
- museum curator
- museum technician or conservator
Public service
- community advocate
- nonprofit administrator
- veterans affairs organization manager
- veterans services and support organization manager
Graduates are also prepared for graduate and professional studies.
Example job titles and salaries listed below are not necessarily entry level, and students should take into consideration how years of experience and geographical location may affect pay scales. Some jobs also may require advanced degrees, certifications or state-specific licensure.
| Career | *Growth | *Median salary |
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6.4%
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$45,930
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3.8%
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$64,550
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-1.6%
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$72,040
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2.2%
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$76,750
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-0.2%
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$83,820
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4.1%
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$159,670
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-2.0%
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$64,370
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7.0%
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$63,420
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3.4%
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$73,010
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6.4%
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$80,390
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School of Applied Sciences and Arts
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CISA@asu.edu
480-727-1526
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