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Careers with a History Major College graduates with History degrees have a wide range of career choices in education, government, and business. History is also perfect preparation for law school and for graduate studies in history, journalism, economics, political science, area studies, geography, and related fields. History majors learn research and writing skills that are in demand in a variety of different occupations, including positions in private business. Some of those are listed below. Law: Lawyer, paralegal aid, legal researcher Politics: Elected official, speech writer, lobbyist, town manager Public History: Historical park guide, museum curator, historical society director Government: Intelligence agent, military historian, administrator, investigator Foreign Service: Career officer, cultural attaché, information officer Publishing: Journalist, editor, writer, researcher Libraries: School librarian, archivist, reference librarian, university librarian Teaching: University professor, private academy teacher, public school teacher Business:
Researcher, claims
adjuster, investigator, manager Some
of these positions require
further
training, special licenses, or certification.
For further information, talk
with your
advisor, a counselor in Eastern's Career Services Office (Student
Services
Center), or the chair of the department. |
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and maintained by Emil Pocock,
pocock@easternct.edu. Last
modified January 17, 2003.
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