<p>For some reason I don't see those around here too much. If you are one, name your concentration, career hopes, and the reason why you're pursuing a degree in this subject. Ok? :)</p>
<p>I'd like to be a history major but I don't feel confident in enough in my ability to get a high paying job post-grad, so I can't take the plunge into changing from an economics major to a history major. If I weren't so concerned about my post-grad salary, I'd pick history in a second.</p>
<p>Started off college at Computer Science, then Management and Administration, and half way through my sophomore year I decided to major in History, which I've always had a huge passion for. I concentrate on mostly American History, especially Colonial.</p>
<p>As for career prospects, it's something I think (and sometimes stress) about everyday. I've been looking at the public sector and government jobs, and there seems to be quite a bit of opportunities for liberal arts majors. Granted a majority of them start at around $30-35K a year, but it's a start nonetheless. I'm also taking some coursework in Sociology so hopefully the two combined will open some doors. And after maybe a couple years I think I might consider graduate work in Public Administration or Education. </p>
<p>Overall, the history department at my school isn't the strongest in the world, but I love the university, and I'm marrying the love of my life in the summer, so I haven't a single regret. Majoring in history is one of the best choices I've ever made so far in my young life. It makes for a little uncertainty for the future, but pursing what you love and enjoy is a great feeling.</p>
<p>^I'm guessing both Student35 and quirky are both females, right?</p>
<p>To anyone that might read this comment...Is history a major that has more men than women or vice versa or is it about even?</p>
<p>^I'm guessing both Student35 and quirky are both females, right?</p>
<p>Nope. </p>
<p>I think there might be a bit more men than women. In the fall I had a politcal history course on Cold War Liberlism which was dominated by females, and I had a junior level history reserach methods course which only had one female. So it varies I guess. It seems to me like a larger percentage of female history majors are also education majors, whereas there are more males who aren't looking to be teachers and the secondary level.</p>
<p>I'm a History major with a concentration in European History: my main interests are in Classical, Medieval, and Pre-Modern Western Europe. Specifically: Rome, England, and Prussia/Germany respectively for the three periods. In regards to a future career, I wouldn't mind going for a PhD and becoming a professor and eventually getting into post-secondary education theory and leadership with a focus on becoming a consultant or dean. I am very interested in international affairs, government, and politics, so I may pick up a job in one of those sectors if something interesting presents itself. I am reasonably interested in the business world and have considered management consulting, again if a good opportunity comes up. If all else fails, I wouldn't mind law school.</p>
<p>I'm going to be entering as a history major in the fall, and my rough concentration is in late 17th-19th century European history (ancien regime France, the Habsburg monarchy, German states, Spain to a smaller extent, also Britain to some extent). I'm looking at probably going on to grad school and stay for my PhD. But if there aren't any jobs at the time, I'll probably go back to get my certification and teach secondary school.</p>
<p>I am a History major modified with Medieval and Renaissance Studies (which is an interdepartmental modification). Technically my concentration within history is medieval/early modern, but I think the modification makes that essentially moot. I study history because I it's a great way to understand the world. George Santayana once very famously said, "Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it," and a solid grasp of history means that you have the tools to evaluate what your place in history really is. It's beautiful the way that human history is a series of recurring trends and patterns. Take what are seemingly the most alien and remote periods of time, like the Middle Ages or ancient Egypt - on the surface it would appear that we in the 21st century can have no connection to these times, that people that lived then thought and acted in completely different ways from how we do today and their social, political, and economic institutions have nothing in common with our own. Yet ultimately when you study them in depth you discover that those are all simply superficialities, different ways of expressing the same thoughts, feelings, emotions, and beliefs that we experience today and that the human race will always experience. It's really fascinating, and it let's you connect with those ancient people (at least the ones worth connecting with) in ways that you might never have thought possible.</p>
<p>Career hopes - I'm a senior and I'll be attending law school in the fall. This was the plan all along, history is simply not a practical career and while studying an incredibly amazing subject like medieval history for four years is a lot of fun I have a feeling academia isn't all that it's cracked up to be. And law isn't just a cop out either - it's analogous to history in many ways and the skills that I learned studying history will be put to good use.</p>