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Careers in History

Careers in History. faculty.tnstate.edu/ edachowski/ careers_in_history.htm. 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

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Careers in History

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  1. Careers in History faculty.tnstate.edu/ edachowski/ careers_in_history.htm

  2. 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

  3. Career Clusters for History Majors • Public History • Teaching and research • Pre-professional preparation • Humanities

  4. 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

  5. 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

  6. Public History • Archival Management • Masters in Public History desirable, internships available • Preserve fragile documents • Organize documents • Help public access documents • Community Outreach

  7. Public History • Other employment opportunities • Genealogical research • Consulting • Digitization of collections • Making documentary films • Living history

  8. Teaching and Research • Public High Schools: • Teacher licensure usually required • Emergency or special certification sometimes an option • Master’s or doctorate desirable for advancement

  9. Teaching and Research • Private High Schools • Teacher licensure not usually required • Graduate study often desirable • Pay less but resources and teaching conditions sometimes better

  10. Teaching and Research • Community Colleges • M.A. in History required • M.Ed. sometimes acceptable

  11. 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

  12. Graduate and Professional School • Law • Business • Library Science • Public Administration

  13. Jobs for Humanities Majors • Diplomacy, international relations • Intelligence (CIA, FBI, etc.) • Non-profits • Business • Consulting

  14. Jobs for Humanities Majors • Writing • Journalism • Publishing • Free-lance writing (articles, newsletters) • Writing non-fiction (books) • Writing fiction (novels)

  15. Theodore Roosevelt Famous History Majors Carly Fiorina Wolf Blitzer W. E. B. du Bois Conan O'Brien Newt Gingrich Jackie Joyner-Kersee Seymour Hersh Janeane Garofalo Martha Stewart Kareem Abdul-Jabbar FranklinRoosevelt Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Chris Berman Antonin Scalia Lee Iacoca

  16. 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/ • edachowski@tnstate.edu

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