History
| What is History? | Related Career Titles |
| Related Major Skills | Job & Internship Search Links |
| Career Planning Links | Professional Association Links |
| Miscellaneous Resources Links | UNCW. Dept of History |
What is History?
The discipline trains both the mind and the imagination of those who study it. History imparts the vital skills of discernment and synthesis through critical thinking, reading, and writing skills. In particular, History confronts students with worlds, times, places, and cultures-including their own-in ways they never before considered.
To study history is to affirm the commitment to exploring issues of diversity within both a national and global context. To study history is to engage intellectually in the confrontation of peoples, ideas, and values in part because the past, no matter the society, is a foreign country.
Related Career Titles
Some of these jobs require education beyond the bachelor's degree.
| Anthropologist | FBI / CIA Agent | Journalist |
| Archeologist | Foreign News Corresp. | Lawyer |
| Archivist | Foreign Service Officer | Lecturer |
| Biographer | Genealogist | Legal Assistant / Paralegal |
| Clergy | Government Official | Librarian |
| Community Relations Dir. | Historian | Lobbyist |
| Congressional Aide | Historic Preservationist | Market Research Analyst |
| Consumer Advocate | Historic Site Tour Guide | Media Consultant |
| Counselor | Historical Society Staff | Museum Curator |
| Criminologist | Indicter | Museum Tech. & Specialist |
| Demographer | Insurance Agent / Broker | Park Ranger |
| Economist | Intelligence Analyst | Peace Corps / Vista Worker |
| Editor | International Relations | Political Scientist |
| Psychologist | Teacher, Social Studies | Urban Administrator |
| Public Relations Specialist | Technical Writer | Urban Planner |
| Research Assistant | Travel Agent | Writer / Author |
| Sociologist |
Some Employers of History Majors:
| Advertising | Broadcasting |
| Business and Industry | Central Intelligence Agency |
| Department of State | Media |
| Paralegal Profession | Peace Corps / Vista |
| Public Interest Groups | Campaigns |
| Research foundations | Schools and Universities |
| Travel and tour services | Administration & Legislation |
| Education | Health and Human Services |
| Library | Parks & Recreation |
| Social & Welfare Services | Transportation |
| Bureau of the Census | State and Local Governments |
| Federal Bureau of Investigation | Corrections & Court Systems |
| Museums & Archives | Housing & Community Development |
| Political Parties | Police & Fire Protection |
| Legislators |
Related Major Skills
| Explaining Ideas | Interpreting events and ideas |
| Writing and presenting information | Examining evidence |
| Analyzing ideas and information | Developing a world view |
| Explaining the present by referring to the past | Decision making |
| Seeing relationships between factors |
Job & Internship Search Links
- Handshake -- UNCW's Online Job & Career Portal
- Job Search Resources
- Careers in Public History
- Careers for Students of History
- Humanities and Social Sciences Online
- Government jobs
- Jobs in Archeology
- Society of American Archivists
Career Planning Links
- Candid Career Videos
- Occupational Outlook Handbook
- O*NET OnLine
- NC Tower
- National Council on Public History
- AHA Today Blog
- AHA Career Paths Blog
- AHA - Careers for History Majors
- UNCW History Department Careers Page
Professional Association Links
- American Historical Association
- American Association for State and Local History
- American Alliance of Museums (AAM)
- North Carolina Association of Historians
- North Carolina Literary & Historical Association
- Oregon Historical Society
- Organization of American Historians
- Society of American Archivists
