History is the study of the human record of the human past. As an academic discipline, history is comprehensive insofar as it records and explains the development, causes, and effects over time of all other disciplines. Thoughtful study of the past provides a necessary perspective for making judgments in the present. It instructs the student in human possibilities and limits. Course offerings include studies in American, European, and world history...
The courses offered within the History major allow students the chance to gain a wide range of historical insight, and to narrow their focus to the study of one particular geographical region. The regional emphases offered by the department are Asia (including the Middle East), Africa, the Americas and Europe.
In addition to teaching at the high school, college or university level, history majors can find careers in diplomacy and humanitarian organizations.
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A Bachelor of Arts in History will prepare you for fulfilling careers in both the private and public sectors. As a student of history, you will develop critical thinking and problem-solving skills, as well as strong communication skills, which will prepare you to be an exceptional employee. You can also choose to continue your academic studies at the graduate level.
Career Opportunities
* Documentary editor
* Foreign Service Officer
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History graduates often pursue graduate work in the social sciences, law and church vocations; they're equally well prepared to begin careers in teaching & administration, media reporting, library science, archival work, genealogy, public administration, and museum studies.
Cal Lutheran's History Department offers a challenging curriculum that explores all aspects of history. In the Department's program, lower-division courses center on the acquisition...
As a discipline that documents and interprets continuity and change through time, California State University Channel Islands‘ History Program prepares students to search into the human experience, as well as to communicate and analyze historical interpretations and ideas, verbally and in the written form. An emphasis of the program is to examine events from local and global perspectives. In this regard, a defining aspect of the History Program consists...
Professional degrees in art, emphasizing problem-solving and creativity, lead to a variety of career opportunities. CSU, Chico alumni teach at all levels, own galleries, work as studio artists, museum curators, arts administrators, muralists, illustrators, and fashion designers. Some become designers for design companies, architectural firms, or department and furniture stores. Others work as renderers, set or kitchen designers, wholesale market representatives,...
Students who pursue work in History benefit in a variety of ways. Their studies afford them entree to the riches of the recorded past and understanding of the process of historical change. At the same time, a History major enables them to develop critical reading and writing skills which are valuable in life and in any employment field they choose to enter.
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