Majors in History??
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its basically a universal degree, like english. It shows that you are well rounded and most importantly not a one-track person. Many people with a high powered degree like some obscure engineering degree can only apply for a few jobs, but english and history majors can apply for a ton of jobs in a lot of places. Your choices will become available to you later on in college. Just because you majored in history doesn't mean you are going to be a teacher or archeologist.
I don't know of many Cultural Resource Management firms who would hire a person with only a major in History. Most Archaeologists have majored in Anthropology or Archaeology (In North America most schools lump Archaeology in with Anthro). Most Job descriptions even state "Must have a BA in Anthropology or Archaeology".
A history major or any other social science major can do a wide variety of jobs. Because it's a bachelor degree it shows you have a well rounded education, are a hard worker and can stay dedicated to something. If you want a job that focuses on history you can work in a Library, maybe a museum, etc. If you want to become an archaeologist maybe think of majoring in Anthro with a minor in history. And remember like any other social science degree it will come in handy in the future for a variety of jobs you just have to sell it right to the potential employer who will be more interested in the applicant with a university degree then the one without.
A history major or any other social science major can do a wide variety of jobs. Because it's a bachelor degree it shows you have a well rounded education, are a hard worker and can stay dedicated to something. If you want a job that focuses on history you can work in a Library, maybe a museum, etc. If you want to become an archaeologist maybe think of majoring in Anthro with a minor in history. And remember like any other social science degree it will come in handy in the future for a variety of jobs you just have to sell it right to the potential employer who will be more interested in the applicant with a university degree then the one without.
You're not gunna do shit with a History BA/BS.
If you want to teach go to school and get an education degree and specialize in history if that is what you're into.
Letters and Sciences degrees are broad and give you depth of knowledge, but they don't lock you down a well paying job. You'll be looking for a job for weeks before you get some lame office job in a cubicle somewhere.
The main thing you can do to help you avoid such trouble is to get internships during the summer. Problem is most are unpaid.
Getting a BA/BS in education and then a Masters in History would be the way to go if you want to teach.
I went through this with a Political Science & International Relations BA and my brother is going through it now with an Economics BS and Minor in Africology.
If you want to teach go to school and get an education degree and specialize in history if that is what you're into.
Letters and Sciences degrees are broad and give you depth of knowledge, but they don't lock you down a well paying job. You'll be looking for a job for weeks before you get some lame office job in a cubicle somewhere.
The main thing you can do to help you avoid such trouble is to get internships during the summer. Problem is most are unpaid.
Getting a BA/BS in education and then a Masters in History would be the way to go if you want to teach.
I went through this with a Political Science & International Relations BA and my brother is going through it now with an Economics BS and Minor in Africology.
Y'all are definitely speaking some truth in here. The thing is, if you are going to make it through college without losing your mind, you should major in something that you love (or at least hella like). If that's history, do that, and don't feel bad about it. Getting a job is gonna depend on your hustle anyways. Getting through college with a degree in anything is going to make your hustle way sharper than someone with some technical degree. That's why white people invented liberal arts colleges and send all their kids there.
If you get good grades in -anything- while you are in college, you can hustle your way into grad school for cheap/free and study something -there- that's gonna get you a big salary.
The main thing that a history degree will get you (besides smarter in general which should not be underestimated) is making you highly skilled in writing, talking and reading which is a very versitile and valuable skill in business or a lot of things.
If you get good grades in -anything- while you are in college, you can hustle your way into grad school for cheap/free and study something -there- that's gonna get you a big salary.
The main thing that a history degree will get you (besides smarter in general which should not be underestimated) is making you highly skilled in writing, talking and reading which is a very versitile and valuable skill in business or a lot of things.
you gotta be careful taking a career in something you really like as a hobby because and one point or another that shit is gonna become a day in day out job, i know a lot of people that love working on cars and shit and they go to school and get stuck doin oil changes and body work everyday and their sick of it afterawhile. My thought has always been get the best job you can apply yourself to, hustle it for as much cash as possible, and enjoy your hobbies outside of work.
