Social Sciences

Careers

Professional Societies

American Historical Association

Organization of American Historians

Society for the History of Technology

American Association for State and Local History - Career Center

Careers for History Majors

Careers for Students of History

History Graduate Programs

H-Net, an on-line set of discussion lists for history faculty and students

What to do with a History Major

“The study of history serves as excellent pre-professional training in a very wide range of career fields that require skills in the processing and presentation of complex information. Research, analysis, and writing skills, together with intercultural understanding and the ability to come to balanced judgments of conflicting claims are perhaps better developed by the study of history than by any other discipline. For these reasons, the major in history is highly valued as a foundation for graduate coursework in fields ranging from law to business and public administration. When combined with the appropriate technical skills, the study of history provides a superior foundation for a lifetime of achievement in almost any professional career…."

History Students and the Job Market

“Most history majors obtain jobs in the business world. History majors offer employers a broad range of skills: the ability to write effectively, research thoroughly, organize materials effectively, and solve complex problems... Joined with technical skills in such areas, the solid foundation of traditional skills developed by the major in history will command a hearing in a greatly expanded job market.”

from http://www2.oakland.edu/history/advising.cfm