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Value of a History Degree• Ability to find information • Ability to read, understand, evaluate,
and synthesize information• Ability to explain complex ideas • Ability to put events in a larger
context• Ability to adapt and learn new skills• Ability to recognize ethical issues
Career Clusters for History Majors
• Public History
• Teaching and research
• Pre-professional preparation
• Humanities
Public History• Museum Studies
– Master’s of Public History desirable
– Internships available for undergraduates and recent graduates
– Manage collections
– Stage exhibits
– Provide outreach to community
Public History• Historic preservation
– Master’s of Public History desirable, internships available
– Preserve and maintain buildings, archaeological sites, historic landscapes
– Provide community outreach– Research significance of sites
Public History• Archival Management
– Masters in Public History desirable, internships available
– Preserve fragile documents– Organize documents– Help public access documents– Community Outreach
Public History• Other employment opportunities
– Genealogical research
– Consulting
– Digitization of collections
– Making documentary films
– Living history
Teaching and Research• Public High Schools:
– Teacher licensure usually required
– Emergency or special certification sometimes an option
– Master’s or doctorate desirable for advancement
Teaching and Research• Private High Schools
– Teacher licensure not usually required– Graduate study often desirable– Pay less but resources and teaching
conditions sometimes better
Teaching and Research• Community Colleges
– M.A. in History required
– M.Ed. sometimes acceptable
Teaching and Research• 4-Year Colleges and Universities
– Ph.D. in History required– Substantial publication desirable for
research schools– Evidence of some publication desirable
for teaching schools– Should be willing to relocate
Graduate and Professional School
• Law
• Business
• Library Science
• Public Administration
Jobs for Humanities Majors
• Diplomacy, international relations• Intelligence (CIA, FBI, etc.)• Non-profits• Business• Consulting
Jobs for Humanities Majors
• Writing– Journalism
– Publishing
– Free-lance writing (articles, newsletters)
– Writing non-fiction (books)
– Writing fiction (novels)
Famous History MajorsTheodore Roosevelt
Franklin Roosevelt
W. E. B. du Bois
Newt Gingrich
Wolf Blitzer
Martha StewartJaneane Garofalo
Conan O'Brien
Kareem Abdul-Jabbar
Seymour Hersh
Antonin Scalia
Jackie Joyner-Kersee
Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Chris Berman
Lee Iacoca
Carly Fiorina
Web Resources• faculty.tnstate.edu/edachowski/careers_in_history.htm• www.tnstate.edu/careers/ • www.tnstate.edu/oce/ • www.binghamton.edu/cdc/ugrad/majors/pdf/history.pdf• www.historians.org/jobs/index.htm • www.beyondacademe.com/ • www.publichistory.org/• [email protected]
