George Washington University offers an exciting range of opportunities for the study of history. With more than thirty full-time faculty members, GW's History Department always offers its students a stimulating variety of courses, in topics ranging from ancient Greece to modern Africa. The university's location in the heart of our nation's capital gives students unequaled access to the original documents that lie at the core of historical inquiry and to unparalleled internship opportunities with the federal government, Smithsonian Institution museums, and some of the most prestigious archives in the nation.