A Major With A Future

 

 

 

 

 History offers a broad range of career options. Below is a list of common careers for history students:

Archivist*
Arts Conservator*
Attorney**
Banker*
Clergy**
Congressional Aide
Consultant
Consumer Advocate
Editor/Indexer*
FBI/CBI Agent
Foreign Service Officer
Journalist/News
      Correspondent
Genealogist
Government Official
Historic Preservation Specialist**
Historic Site Administrator/Tour
      Organizer/Guide*

Historical Society Staff Member
Human Resources Manager
Insurance Agent/Broker
International Relations
       Specialist*
Legal Assistant/Paralegal**
Librarian*
Lobbyist
Movie/Television Historical
      Consultant*
Museum Curator**
Producer of Historical
      Documentaries*
Professor of History**
Public Relations Specialist
Public Administrator*
Research Assistant
Teacher
Writer/Author

* These occupations may require study beyond the Bachelor's Degree.
** These occupations will require training beyond the Bachelor's Degree.

Moreover, training in history makes a student marketable in administrative positions. Businesses and agencies often look for people who can synthesize large amounts of material and isolate the important parts and who can organize and find patterns in seemingly jumbled masses of documentation. Employers also prize communication abilities. All of these skills will be developed through the history program at Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi.

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