History
It’s a paradox: as a history major at McDaniel, you’ll spend countless hours exploring and investigating things that happened long ago, but you’ll also be developing a skillset—an instinct for research and critical reading, a knack for writing precisely and persuasively, the good judgment required to summarize large volumes of information—that’s more coveted in today’s workplace than ever before.
The McDaniel Commitment in Action

Students investigate history firsthand at Union Mills Homestead
In an experiential course called Hands-On History, McDaniel students conducted research at Union Mills Homestead in Westminster, Maryland, for the spring 2025 semester. The historical site and its archives offer a unique chance to study artifacts in person and learn about public history.

Meet a Green Terror Class of 2024: Sydney Lewis English and History

Undergraduate Research Senior’s research uncovers missing link in Native American nation’s history Applying Your Knowledge
Deep into a summer of research, senior Josh Irvin found the proverbial needle in a haystack — the one document, a letter written in 1805 by Revolutionary War general Jeremiah Slade, that detailed the deal that enabled the Tuscarora Indian nation to sell their reservation lands in North Carolina.
