Opinions on History as a Major?

I don't want to teach..

dont take the classes

I dunno work for a museum or some shit.

Be a historian or some shit like that.

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NickPSH wrote:

I don't want to teach..

guidance councilor?

i duno, you could prolly teach.

Frehya wrote:

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..?

You can do lots of things, but many of them don't necessarily have a really big connection to history matters.

Write - lots of historians write books or become journalists/textwriters

Write/research/PR - many historians get jobs in the communications business, be it for companies, publishers or whatever. Dealing with media, dealing with internal communications, etc etc.

Museums - I can't speak for the States but jobs in that area are extremely limited here, and we have lots of museums. Also: you have to have a very specific area of knowledge. If you really want to work in a museum, go study arthistory.

One of the great adantages of studying history is that you will have a broad knowledge about a lot of things - and in many jobs this is appreciated. At the same time this can hamper you because you are not thoroughly specialised in something.

If you asked my advice I would say if you really have a love for history, go for it, but at the same time try to acquire another skill you can use in combination with (or apart from) it. Something a little bit more practical. Like learning how to write (well). Or something in the field of archiving. Or something like PR/communications - learning how to operate a job like that in a business.

Good luck.

I always liked history.

Only time will tell...

history channel?

anywho, My old man took history as a major and became a landscaper.

put simply kbarr's taxes pay for my tuition so that I can make up for his decision to chose a major he actually liked as opposed to a major that enables you to actuallly provide to society.

where are you going/going to go to school at?

Someone wrote:

Only time will tell...

Do-Do - Bing!

History majors can also get into law school very easily.

Callaren wrote:

Someone wrote: Only time will tell... Do-Do - Bing!

Thank you Callaren. Thank you.

wellspoken wrote:

I always liked history.

Ditto, in which a history major would be something interestingly possible in my future.

I thought about a history major for a bit, but I talked to a few people and basically discovered that the only practical use for a history degree is ... teaching history, unless you have leet connections to get into archaeology or museum work.

one of my old friend has history degree and didn't want to teach either
he has spent last 10 years or so being a manager a differnet places,
from food to music stores.
his wife, also a friend of mine before they were married, majored in business -hotel/resturant managment nad i don't think ever had a job as a manager
alway found that odd.

anyway
his best use for his degree was telling 20 min stories of some russin event know one had ever heard about while drinking around a campfire

Trebel wrote:

History majors can also get into law school very easily.

It's important in an algebra and calculus kind of way.