History - After Graduation
With a degree in History, there are several careers you can explore. Here are just a few of the career opportunities available to you after graduation.
Future Careers
MHCC Career Coaches are here to help you explore your career options after graduation. Below are a few common paths graduates can pursue.
Historians
As a Historian, your daily tasks will include conserving and preserving manuscripts, records, and other artifacts. You will also gather historical data from sources such as archives, court records, diaries, news files, and photographs, as well as from books, pamphlets, and periodicals.
History Teachers, Postsecondary
As a History Teacher, you will prepare and deliver lectures to undergraduate or graduate students on topics such as ancient history, postwar civilizations, and the history of third-world countries. You will also initiate, facilitate, and moderate classroom discussions.
Archivists
As an Archivist, you will prepare archival records, such as document descriptions, to allow easy access to information. You will also establish and administer policy guidelines concerning public access and use of materials.
Curators
As a Curator, you provide information from the institution's holdings to other curators and to the public and negotiate and authorize purchase, sale, exchange, or loan of collections.
Museum Technicians and Conservators
In roles such as these, you are responsible for determining whether objects need repair, choosing the safest and most effective repair method, and preparing artifacts for storage and shipping.
Middle School Teachers, Except Special and Career/Technical Education
As a Middle School History Teacher, you will prepare, administer, and grade tests and assignments to evaluate students' progress and prepare materials and classrooms for class activities.
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