Text Box: What Can I  Do With a Major in…? History Text Box: What Can I Do With a Major in…? History Text Box: The study of the past broadens our perspective and allows us to discover the essential elements of human existence. Besides preparing students for careers in government service, law, teaching, business, advertising, and journalism, an education in history can lead to a variety of enriching careers.  Positions that attract history majors will likely require some of the following qualifications: experience, extensive knowledge of a particular time period or region, the ability to communicate with diverse groups of people, and good writing and research skills. The term historian covers a broad range of career options and job settings.  In general, historians study, assess, and interpret the past to determine what happened and why.  They examine court documents, diaries, letters, and newspaper accounts; they conduct research, write, teach evaluate, and make recommendations.  They interview individuals and study archeological and artifactual evidence.  Schools, universities, libraries, and museums, government offices, and private enterprise are some of the job settings for history majors.  The following list contains a representative sample of job titles of former graduates with a math or computer science major. Use this as an idea list, and remember that it represents some, but certainly not all, of the careers you might consider, some of these jobs also require education beyond a bachelors' degree. 

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