History

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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

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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

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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