As a prospective member of the Masters of Arts in History program at Liberty University I hope to accomplish several things. I am currently serving as a high school history teacher and this program will benefit both my students and myself alike in the foreseeable future. This includes reaching the goals of earning my master’s degree which will result in a higher level of professional knowledge in my content area, while increasing my income simultaneously. This is not the only positive factor, Liberty’s program will also contribute directly to growth in regards to my relationship with Jesus Christ. History learned through the perspective of a biblical lens will be a refreshing and enlightening change in my post-secondary academic life. The concentration of American and European studies has been a favorite of mine throughout my undergraduate and now my professional career. This focus has provided me with insight into the modern world we live in and helped to shape my perspective as a contemporary student of history …show more content…
in History and Liberty’s graduate program will serve as a respectable and valued stepping stone on my way while allowing me to continue my professional career and support my family. This is invaluable to me as military service member serving in the United States Navy Reserves and a secondary educator in the world of professional development. As a student I enjoy research and have a thirst for knowledge however I also enjoy serving as a contributor to that research as well. During my undergraduate time at the University of South Carolina I elected to write an undergraduate thesis on Theodore Roosevelt’s Great White Fleet predicated on the fact that I truly enjoy research based learning. As a historian I believe that we should not only be able to be regurgitate information but also contribute to our field through the creation of new content and information we uncover through academic and field