History
Major Information
The study of history has long been recognized as central to a liberal arts education and has served as a foundation for successful careers in many fields. Although the study of history is most often associated with careers in law, public service, teaching, and the academic world, the skills learned through historical study have proven useful in a great variety of other settings. Students should attempt to emphasize to employers the skills that were gained through the study of history, particularly the ability to conduct independent research, to analyze and integrate large amounts of information, and to present ideas in clear and logical writing.
General Information
Degree(s) Offered:
- Bachelor of Arts in History
- Master of Arts in History
Sample Occupations
- Business Education
- Archivist
- Careers Involving
- Historical Trends
- (Banking, Finance, Insurance, Stock Analysis)
- Copywriter
- Information manager
- Librarian
- Market Research Analyst
- Public Relations Manager
- Publishing
- Radio/Television
- Records Manager
- Travel Agent/Guide
- General Education
- Anthropologist
- Antique Dealer
- Archaeologist
- Architectural Historian
- Art Appraiser
- Auctioneer
- Biographer
- Critic (Book, Drama, Film)
- Demographer
- Document Restorer
- Dramatic Arts
- Historian
- Folklorist
- Genealogist
- Historical consultant Information
- Specialist
- Oral Historian
- Public Historian Training &
- Development
- Specialist
- Writer (Prose,
- Fiction, Non
- Fiction)
- Government
- Foreign Service Office
- Intelligence Analyst (CIA, FBI, NSA, Homeland Security, State-Level)
- Legislative Aide
- Lobbyist
- Political Analyst
- Political Campaign Worker
- Collections Manager
- Collections Manager
- Conservator
- Curator
- Exhibit Designer Guide
- Park Interpreter
- Program Director
Sample Work Settings
- Air, Bus, & Rail Lines Archives
- Banks
- Brokerage Firms
- Chambers of Commerce
- Colleges and Universities
- Consulting Agencies
- Corporations
- Exhibits
- Federal Government Agencies
- Film Companies
- Historic Preservation Boards
- Historical Societies
- International
- Government
- Agencies
- Insurance
- Companies
- Law Firms
- Law Enforcement
- Libraries
- Magazines
- Historians Film Committee
- Museums
- National Parks
- Non-Profits
- Political Campaigns
- Publishing
- Companies
- Travel Agencies
- TV & Radio
Sample Employers
- Delta Air Lines
- Department of State
- Environs Design Studio
- Gwinnett County Public
- Schools
- Hillary for America
- Key West to Alaska
- MDG News Media
- Museum of Art
- Museum of Natural History
- Odyssey
- Pirate Charters of the
- Caribbean
- Telfair Museums
- WSAV-TV
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Internet Resources
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To explore occupational outlooks and salaries:
National Compensation Survey
National Association of College and Employers (NACE)
Professional Organizations
American Association for State and Local History
American Historical Association
American Studies Association
Historians Film Committee
Organization of American Historians
National Council on Public History
Georgia Southern Student Organizations
- Phi Alpha Theta Honor Society
- Southern Creative Anachronists
- History Club
- Phi Alpha Delta
Last updated: 7/1/2013
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