What Can I Do with a Major in History?
The skills necessary for the study of history are highly practical and prized by graduate schools and employers. Recent Dominican history graduates have been accepted into graduate programs at the University of Chicago, University of Virginia, Stanford University, University College (London), Sonoma State University, San Francisco State University, California Western School of Law, and Syracuse University -- to name only a few. Below are some examples of career paths that history majors can pursue. This information comes from the American Historical Association web site at http://www.historians.org/search/.
History is one of the liberal arts that historically has been defined as the arts suited for a free people, designed to encourage wisdom and virtue.
Historians as Educators
- Elementary Schools
- Secondary Schools
- Post-secondary Education
- Historic Sites and Museums
Historians as Researchers
- Museums and Historical Organizations
- Cultural Resources Management and Historic Preservation
- Think Tanks for Corporations, Governments, and NonProfit Organizations
Historians as Communicators
- Writers and Editors
- Journalists
- Documentary Editors,
- Producers of Multimedia Material
Historians as Information Managers
- Archivists
- Records Managers
- Librarians
- Information Managers
Historians as Advocates/Agents of Change
- Lawyers and Paralegals
- Litigation Support
- Legislative Staff Work
- Legal Foundations
Historians in Businesses and Associations
- Historians in Corporations
- Contract Historians
- Historians and Nonprofit Research Foundations
