Department of 历史 and Philosophy
文理学院
The Department of 历史 and Philosophy welcomes you to its home page. Here we introduce our talented and student-friendly faculty, our undergraduate and graduate degree programs, 我们的组织, 俱乐部, 事件, 活动, 和项目.
历史 is a pathway to the future
T在这里 are many professional career paths that students majoring or minoring in history can pursue. 我们提供课程, 学习课程, and academic programs that prepare students to live insightfully, 推进专业, and lead confidently in the 21st century. Students who major in history are well-prepared to enter many professional careers. For example, students planning a career in law often select history as a major. An interesting chart displaying the many career paths taken by historians is 在这里.
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The study of history your marketability
Students in other disciplines, such as mass communication, 政治科学, 和业务, study history and increase their marketability in America’s evolving workplaces. Employment possibilities for history graduates include positions with government agencies and departments at the federal, 状态, 以及地方层面. Within the federal government, historians in the Departments of Education, 状态, 和国防, serve as analysts and researchers. Diplomats and members of their entourages often have backgrounds in history. Federal and 状态 legislatures also hire historians as staff members to work and investigative committees.
Teaching at the primary, secondary, or collegiate level is another option for the history graduate. T在这里 are also private sector jobs available to history majors. These opportunities are found at museums, 档案, 历史的社会, and assorted research facilities.
访问 the following websites for more information:
- 凯瑟琳·布鲁克斯, “为什么要主修历史??” in 今日心理学.
- Best Careers for 历史 Majors 在BestColleges.com.
- 为什么要学习历史? by the American Historical Association.
- 保罗B. Sturtevant。”历史 is Not a Useless Major: Fighting Myths with Data” in 历史透视.
学习 BY 做
The department offers a Bachelor of Science degree for students who wish to be 老师.
Students in this degree program combine history and education courses and finish as licensed
老师. The department also offers a Bachelor of Arts degree for students interested in careers
beyond teaching, including public history. BA students may choose to pursue a general degree or
select a concentration in African Diaspora history or Public 历史. 我们也提供辅修课程
历史.
“Challenging Minds, Changing Lives.”
运用你的知识
Students will contribute to historical knowledge through original and ethical research using primary and secondary sources. Students will analyze scholarly historical texts and synthesize multiple historical works. Students will create historical arguments and narratives. Students will communicate their historical research clearly, in oral and written form.
职业生涯 机会
历史 and Philosophy majors have a plethora of career options:
| 公园管理员 | 记者 | 图书管理员 | 博物馆档案管理员 |
| 历史教授 | 历史学家 | 作家或编辑 | Research员 |
PERSONNEL
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For more information, please contact us at (601) 979-2191. We look forward to meeting with you and seeing how our program can help you achieve your goals.
