history careers?

Question

i'm interested in doing something in history for a career... but i don't want to be a teacher... anyone know of any careers?
i'm probably going to try to do something with medieval history and/or medieval warfare...
any suggestions?

Answer 1

I used my History degree for records & title research until I became a stay-at-home mom. I also did an internship for a preservation trust, verifying the historical signifigance of buildings in a local city. There are historic places, the national parks, museums, writing, teaching, archives, antique market, etc. I would suggest looking at taking what are called "applied" courses in History, if you want to do something other than teaching. My applied studies minor covered everything from transcribing olde English, to using maps to interpret history, to archival, curation and restoration processes.

History also pairs nicely with anthropology, archaeology, and is a great prep for law school. Lots of fun stuff to do. Good luck!

For an internship, or seasonal type thing, look into the Pennsylvania Rennaisance Faire. Its ALL midieval, runs for a couple months each fall in eastern PA.

Answer 2

You could always do reserach and write books! That's what I wanted to do (19th & 20th century Russian is my passion by the way) until I found how much I love teaching. You could also be a professor at a collge or university. Being a professor is not like being a teacher, trust me. You could be a historian of a town, citry, etc. You could also work in libraries or museums. You could go into law as well. I know medieval isn't exactly the most helpful in current law study, but it's worth a shot. You could work for documentary film companies. You could work for one of the many historically based television companies (History Channel, History Channel International, Discovery [some programs], Military Channel. etc) There are many options for you, so don't get discouraged. Ask a guidance counselor, mentor, professor, or major advisor. I'm sure they would be happy to give you a long list of careers.

Hope this helps!

Answer 3

there are a number of appropriate careers for historians. apart from the obtrusive line of an academic profession in history (for which you will definitely particular tiers), you will possibly be able to desire to do almost something with a history degree. Many graduates could be latest in political and diplomatic careers, interior the militia, in journalism, publishing, broadcasting and different components of the media. you will possibly be able to desire to artwork for a museum, ultimately turning out to be a curator, for a think of tank or any form of lobbying team or NGO, or interior the part of Public family members. those are basically a number of the obtrusive selections, yet there are a number of extra. i'm a historian myself. After serving interior the army, I worked for a on a similar time as as a journalist, did some section-time coaching and wrote various books. Then I became a representative and meanwhile i'm editor and director of a publishing business enterprise. I additionally nonetheless write plenty, for papers and magazines besides as books of my own.

Answer 4

Many people work in the field of historical preservation relating to buildings and entire neighborhoods in older cities, and most big cities have a local historical society (some with paid staff). With appropriate architectural training, you can document historic buildings.

But I think what would really be fun is to work as a historical consultant in film or theater, assuring the authenticity of setting, costumes, language, etc. and avoiding anachronisms.

Answer 5

Sounds like you could just stay in school. Be a teacher and keep taking classes yourself. There are lots of research grants out there if you get your PHD too. Staying in school will only open more doors down the road too.

A lot of people also go into law school w/ a history degree.

Answer 6

I really wanted to study history but I realized the only think you can really do with it is teach so I became a Library Technician. If you work in a College or University you can study all you want and it is actually useful.