<p>I'm a transfer student interested in majoring in history at a four year. With just a BA or BS, what are some types of jobs one can apply to with a history major? I don't want to teach at all.</p>
<p>You can do pretty much any office job that doesn’t require a specialized degree - banking, human resources management, sales, etc. are all open to you.</p>
<p>Agh, sounds awful!</p>
<p>ask a councelor. your options are probably slim if you dont want to teach</p>
<p>History majors usually advance to graduate school.</p>
<p>So it seems.</p>
<p>Too bad, because its so interesting.</p>
<p>You can work at Starbucks or be the Vice President of the United States, but outside of that your options are kind of limited.</p>
<p>Haha, quite the difference there. I suppose if I get more open to teaching then a BA or BS in History is good backup.</p>
<p>conservator
conservation restoration technician
historical preservation planner
historical projects coordinator
volunteer coordinator (museum / living history site)
historical museum administrative assistant
preservation / restoration assistant
genealogical assistant<br>
history writer<br>
foreign service worker<br>
historic site information officer
carriage tour operator
archivist assistant
historical research assistant
program analyst
institutional researcher
political consultant
survey assistant
historic interpreter
heritage assistant
museum curator
director, heritage and culture agency
legislative correspondent
tour guide / operator
antique dealer</p>
<p>(from u of manitoba’s website)</p>
<p>also depending on the program, some Master of Library Science programs will admit you with a History degree instead of an English degree so you can be a librarian.</p>
<p>You can do just about anything with a history degree. If history is your passion then definitely major in it. You won’t be disappointed.</p>
<p>If you want to “do” history (ex. public history), major in history and get volunteer/internship experience in museums and historical societies. Graduate and see where things go from there. You could apply for entry level jobs in museums and maybe later on get a master’s in history, public history, museum studies, etc. </p>
<p>Seriously, the possibilities are endless. I can’t think of a better major than history :)</p>
<p>PM me if you want to talk more about this.</p>
<p>Thanks for your posts.</p>
<p>I’m just not too sure what my “passion” is academically. For instance, I like philosophy just as much as I like history. Only with philosophy, you almost have to advance onto graduate school if you don’t want to end up with a random business job. And so I’m leaning towards history in that respect. I certainly like it, I enjoy the lower level classes that I’m taking now at community college. I always liked it in high school. </p>
<p>After doing some research, I could see pursuing something like public history. Some of the schools I’ve been looking at offer a public history concentration. But even if the school doesn’t, they still offer internships as you said. </p>
<p>I’m just not too sure how to tell family members that I want to major in history, that is if history is my only major. I feel obligated to double major with something else, like economics, which I only have a mild interest in.</p>
<p>Don’t major in something that doesn’t interest you. If you do, once you get into higher level courses that bore you your GPA will certainly reflect this. It is always best to stick with subjects you are passinate about.</p>
<p>I’m a high school senior considering between Rice and UVa for a degree in history. Which would you pick and why?</p>