History
Though we can never fully understand the past, the study of history provides us with a unique opportunity to learn from people and events from other times and places. Historians help interpret the past and can help us draw a roadmap for the future to deal with vital contemporary problems, including the interrelationship between human society and the environment, issues of war and peace, and the processes of decision making. Those who choose to major in history have numerous career opportunities including careers in writing, research, historic preservation, museum and archival curatorship, and governmental research. History is one of the top choices of undergraduate majors for students wishing to enter law school. History students also make excellent political advisors, working on political campaigns as researchers, speech writers and policy analysts. History majors often pursue careers in education at all levels, working in secondary and post-secondary institutions.
Related career titles
Archeologist
Archivist
Biographer
College/university faculty
Curator
Foreign service officer
Genealogist
Government official
Historian
Historic preservationist
Historic sites supervisor
Political scientist
Related history links
K-State Department of History
http://www.k-state.edu/history/
Advisory Council on Historic Preservation
http://www.achp.gov/
American Association for State and Local History
http://www.aaslh.org
American Historical Association
http://www.historians.org/
Organization of American Historians
http://www.oah.org/
American Alliance of Museums
http://www.aam-us.org/