What jobs could I do with a BA in English & History?

Answer 1

You can do so much more than teach! I have a degree in English too and there are a lot of options:

Technical Writer
Editor (start as an associate, work your way up)
Communications Specialist/coordinator
Public Relations
Marketing Writer
Copywriter
Freelance writer/editor

The best thing you can do is put together a strong portfolio from your classes of your best projects and papers that relate to the job you're applying to. I worked in marketing writing and freelanced before I started my own resume writing business, which I now run from my home full-time.

Answer 2

I have a BA in English Literature with Educational Studies, and I work as an account manager.

Unless you want to teach, or take your studies further, your degree is valuable in the experience and the education, rather than directly. The chances are, you won't get a job that requires an English degree, but rather one that requires a degree.

Good luck!

Answer 3

I graduated with a BA in English with Classics. I am an English Language tutor, but you don't have to teach. Fellow graduates from the same course work in advertising, publishing, editing and as a PA. one has set up a website design business and another works as a photographer as a second job. Others have ended up working for companies in office jobs, but we have a fairly varied range of jobs between us.

Answer 4

It depends on what kind of history you specialized in.

You could become an anthropologist, a writer, a teacher or university lecturer. You could combine anthropology and writing (e.g. write books about your adventures studying the origin and characteristics of different civilizations). You could also write for magazines or you could be a museum curator or a tour guide at historical places, e.g. caverns (those last two suggestions came from my 8 y.o.).

You could also work in the government looking at the history of other countries to see what they've done in the past and figure out what they might do in the future. You could also be a CIA caseworker - a handler for spies from the part of the world you specialized in the history of.

You could do law or be a librarian.

Answer 5

Good Luck -- I have a BA in English Literature with minors in Theater, Writing, and Psychology. I am currently working in the Mental Health field.

Answer 6

You could teach k-12 or College classes......you could be a journalist, you could get into LAW SCHOOL.....You will be more desireable to any company just because you have a 4 year degree, and will get paid more than someone who doesn't have a degree.

Answer 7

With those qualifications, you could be trained to do almost anything!

Seriously, a lot of employers are looking for educated people without any specific skill set, to be trained in their field. What are your passions? Look around for something to apply your talents to that you will truly love.

Answer 8

Write a novel about your favourite historical era, centred around actual historical facts...... nothing new has come out of the middle ages....for ages. Refer to Perfume...Name of the Rose etc.

Answer 9

If you have to ask this question after gaining those BAs, I think there is something wrong.

Answer 10

Teacher
Librarian
Researcher for news organizations
CIA
FBI
Armed services in the intelligence branches
Museum staff
Stay at home mom