In the fall semester of the Senior year students take a seminar in historiography followed by comprehensive exams or a senior thesis. Interdisciplinary areas of concentration may be developed to combine other fields, such as political science, literature, philosophy, or religion. One such program in American studies has been particularly popular with pre-law students. Eckerd offers excellent preparation for graduate study in history. Occupations which are closely related to history may be found in libraries, archives, museums, historical sites and reconstructions.
Businesses occasionally employ historians to manage their records and archives.
History is an excellent undergraduate preparation for law, the ministry, and journalism. A wide range of government positions are open to historians, including governmental historical research, diplomatic and foreign service, and intelligence work. Some graduates have continued their study of history in graduate schools at such universities as Duke, Virginia, Johns Hopkins, Emory, Indiana, Florida, Florida State, Michigan, Brown, Wisconsin, George Washington, North Carolina, Wake Forest and California at Santa Barbara and have chosen to become college teachers. Other history graduates have attended law schools. Still others have pursued successful careers in high school teaching, librarianship, the ministry, business, and public service.