What We Do?

The Department of History identifies knowledge of the past as essential to cultivating an empathetic understanding of the human experience. The study of past peoples and places, whether ancient or modern, familiar or alien, reveals the divergence of the human condition, generating an expansive worldview that is the hallmark of an informed, global citizen.

What Can You Do?

The essential historical skills of researching, evaluating and interpreting evidence, and writing are applicable to many job environments. JMU history majors have pursued careers in a wide array of fields. Among the many possible careers tha await history majors:

  • Academic Counselor
  • Advocate
  • Archivist
  • Art Historian
  • Biographer
  • Business Executive
  • Citizen Outreach Director
  • Community Relations Director
  • Consultant
  • Consumer Advocate
  • Corporate Counsel
  • Costumed Interpreter
  • Cultural Affairs Director
  • Economist
  • Editor
  • Employment Consultant
  • FBI/ CIA Agent
  • Financial Services Specialist
  • Foreign Service Officer
  • Genealogist
  • Government Official
  • Historian
  • Historical Archaeologist
  • Historic Preservation Specialist
  • History Teacher
  • Investigator
  • Lawyer
  • Legal/ Litigation Assistant
  • Legislative Assistant
  • Librarian
  • Lobbyist
  • Management Trainee
  • Market Researcher
  • Museum Curator
  • Museum Interpreter
  • News Reporter
  • Paralegal
  • Professor
  • Public Administrator
  • Public Affairs Director
  • Public Relations Specialist
  • Publishing Assistant
  • Recruitment Officer
  • Regulatory Analyst
  • Researcher
  • Supervisor of Historic Sites
  • Technical Writer
  • Television/Film Consultant

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