History major

Has anybody here majored in history?

>ITT

Minor; but yeah I studied History at a fairly prestigious institution.

>like Military History
>apply for History Major
>have to study economical and social issues
dropped out pretty fast

Graduated with my BA in 2015. Got my MA this year. Starting my PhD in September researching Canadian military presence in Sussex during WWII.

Military History is basically dead in academia.

Yup, B.A in history. Just as useless as you think

Currently in my third year of majoring in history. Don't really know what I plan on doing with it. I guess in a pinch I could be a high school teacher or something like that, but I'd really prefer to get a masters or doctorate; however, that's probably going to be really hard.

This isn't the case at all.

>really prefer to get a masters or doctorate; however, that's probably going to be really hard.

Depends. If you're a solid 2:1 student then you should be able to transition fairly easily.

>work for history channel
>explain to them that the arms and weapons of the late roman army looked nothing like early imperial legionaries
>told it doesn't matter because its cheaper to use stock footage for their special on alien influence in the roman world

>a solid 2:1 student

What does this mean?

Can you do that? In my country we have to study the subjects and then 2 years of pedagogy and didactic.

I am currently in my second year; minoring in Spanish and picking up Portuguese soon too.

There isn't too much to do right out of the gate with a history degree, but I'm just doing it to HAVE a degree. I don't care what my job is (for the most part) as long as I can stand what I'm doing and survive.

What major would I need to be a high school history teacher? Also, do I need to get a MA or can I slide by with a BA? Not planning on getting married so I won't need to feed a family.

Right now I'm a History major but a friend of mine a while back said I would need some kind of degree in Secondary Education too?

In North America you need to go to teacher's college which is a 2 year degree in addition to your B.A.

If you have a degree in an in-demand subject like Computer Science or Mathematics you can usually get away with just an undergraduate - usually a Masters is required as a substitute.

A degree is a degree. Most people don't even get a job related to their degree, what matters is being able to put 4 years into something.

Any anthropology/archaeology majors here? How is it?

You probably would have been a shit Military Historian if you're literally unwilling to study economic or social history.

That sounds interesting. Can you tell me a bit about that?
(I am Canadian and am more aware of the Canadian presence in WWI than in WWII)

Yes. Masters level with two publications. Gave up before Phd because the humanities are absolutely fucked.

Going to med school instead.

What you write nigger?

Majored in History and International Relations.

Minored in Women's/Gender Studies, Political Science, and Anthropology.

Works as a manager at McDonald's.

Currently working towards a minor in history while majoring in Cyber Security.

>like Military History
>don't like why wars are caused

Won't get too specific because I don't feel like having anyone find out my name.

First publication was on medieval understanding of classics and church doctrine regarding pagan writers. Second was on the religion and political leadership.

Found out pretty quickly that there is absolutely no place in the humanities for someone who isn't a marxist/jew. Glad I figured it out before I started the Phd process, would have been a lot of wasted time.

That's cool, user. Your voice speaks louder than these faggots'

Got my undergrad, currently working on a master's degree.

how is the thesis going lads?

Same reason i switched from History to chemistry.

Yeah, did my undergrad in 2012, worked for a few years as assistant secretary to my country's Minister of Justice, now that I've got some cash saved up I just started doing my master's

History channel is garbage now anyway, jump ship to AHC while you still can

>dedicating your career to learning history superficially
It's a hobby at best.

Me.
Now I'm a civil servant working in a conservation and tourism organization while I study for my MA, and I will very likely keep doing it till I retire or I'm fired.
It's a nice job, tho honestly the pay is low.

>being retarded
die in cancer fag
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Admit it, most people in Veeky Forums never go deeper than main Wikipedia articles and try to use this as knowledge.

Most people don't major in history either.
I really hope you don't think history coursework doesn't require you to study anything more in depth than wiki, the level of depth in what are essentially case studies to make a professor's point about arguments almost invariably verges on obsessive.

Of course I am aware that history coursework demands you to dig deeper.
I am just stating that the majority here tries to major it without thinking that far.

Majored in Ancient History (the university I go to has classics, history, and ancient history with crossover from ancient history with both history and classics). Stopped during my honors to be a writer.

I love history and took some history classes my freshman year and genuinely was exited to go to lecture.

But I fell for the STEM meme and am now in my junior year and want to kill myself.

Same. I hate the fact that humanities can't put food on the table in this type of economy/culture

BA in World History 2016
Master's in Public Administration 2018 (still in school)

have taken a ton of history and political science courses
wrote my BA capstone paper (30 pgs) about the Jesuits in China
nailed a 4.0 twice during undergrad studies

fite me

Military history is literally the most boring thing on the planet.

>majoring in history instead of an actually useful subject

The crash course on Canadian participation in world war 2 is that they generally stuck with british forces, mainly participating in the Italian campaign where they were constantly bogged down (mainly by italian troops surrendering en masse and delaying the whole divisions while they tried to get the POWs squared away by the thousands) but Canadian doctrine focusing on rough terrain with lots of mountaineering brigades was handy because when the Germans had to defend Italy for them, their strategy was to hunker down in mountain ridges.

No, but I did foreign affairs so kind of similar.

Basically just use all the math skills (graduate program so lots of stats) since I'm now a financial analyst at a casino.

Looking into National Guard commission now that I struck out on the State Department due to them basically not hiring anymore. At least I can part time what I enjoy.

Married and own a home with a kid on the way so active duty is out.

History is hobby for me not a job. Thou I consider studying it if i can find good university near me sometime.

You can always try to get into the Foreign Service. Very good pay and you travel all over the world.

Depends on if you are going to actually major in history and want to work in a history field? Then take my advice stick with the masters don't go for the doctorate, the doctorate does almost laughably nothing to help a masters is fine

But be aware a museum curator or history teacher/professor is dime a dozen and you'll probably be fighting 6 guys for the same underpaying role. If you think you can get some glorified luxurious job that just requires you to spout historical tales or facts you are in for a rude awakening when you step out the gates.

Otherwise you can make do with it by just getting a generic salary man job because people severely over estimate how much employers give a fuck about the degree past "I can sit in college for 6 years and get it done"

Or buy double majoring but it'll have to be a much more specific double major, probably a business one to give you a leg up. Two liberal arts degrees will mean barely more then one.

I honestly think it's fine getting one as long as you know what you are going into and are ok with your options, just don't go in with rose tinted glasses or assumptions it's an easy swing to get a job as a professor

BA in History, currently employed as an emergency services dispatcher

Yes, I has.

not exactly a growth industry at the moment

and what would that be

Peter Parker was a faggot who single handedly tanked the cause of chinese christianization by drafting unequal treaties for the state department. Although I suppose Hong Xiuquan helped too.

Are you me?

The worst part is that I absolutely adore the history of science and technology but abhor practicing it.

LIBRARY SCIENCES MASTER RACE

This.

Currently finishing my MA dissertation on 'artisanal epistemology' in the music theory found in a diary of a early 17th C. craftsman/scientist.
I guess it's mostly about the so-called scientific revolution and the importance of tacit knowledge.

finished my history degree this year and i've been accepted onto an investment banking grad scheme for september

worried its going to make me blow my brains out though

STEM
Economics
Law

Do you think the semantic web will alter the way in which we handle information significantly?

>Found out pretty quickly that there is absolutely no place in the humanities for someone who isn't a marxist/jew. Glad I figured it out before I started the Phd process, would have been a lot of wasted time.
Can you elaborate? I just finished my undergrad with a double major in history and classics and I'm terrified this is true

I did History in UNI. Now I work in a bank and Im not even in a top-tier country about jobs.

Just study what you really want.

My ex brother in law was an anthropology major and became an archaeologist.

He currently works as a social worker helping groids get welfare gibs because there was literally zero money to be made in his chosen field. He had a doctorate and lived on ramen.

>STEM
>Economics
>Law
>useful

It's not true at all. Just don't be openly racist or political and you're fine. This guy is a coward who wouldn't stand up to the status quo and resorted to medicine as a cop out. You might have to make friends with Marxists or Jews because some of your professors may be Marxists or Jews but that's no guarantee and if it ends up being the case then just fake it till you make it.

In North America you need an undergrad before you can pursue a law degree.

History fits this requirement very well.