As DOD employees, they teach on U.S. military bases around the world. Some history majors go on to specialized professional training in graduate schools around the country. Our majors have competed successfully in such programs as law, business administration, library science, social work, and public administration. They have been successful because they planned their undergraduate program carefully, developing not only their basic intellectual skills, but also acquiring the technical knowledge which is a prerequisite for most professional degree programs. A few of our history majors pursue graduate training in history in order to obtain positions in the private or public sectors.
Private businesses employ history majors in a number of ways.
For example, large and medium-size corporations with record centers often employ archivists and assistant archivists to oversee records management. Some large corporations, such as Eli Lilly, Corning, and Coca-Cola, build and manage their own museums, so they regularly employ curators, assistant curators, and site managers. A history major will not guarantee you the skills and success described above. You develop intellectual skills by seeking challenging courses, not avoiding them. You gain breadth of knowledge by taking courses in areas where you are weak, not concentrating your course work in familiar fields.