History majors can get jobs — really
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ISSUE: 11/08/07 > NEWS > History majors can get jobs — really
Be prepared to plan the rest of you life! Those are words that send a cold shiver down the back of students majoring in degrees that are typically unconventional. Yet, there is hope once again for history majors and those interested in a degree in history, especially here at Belmont.
Bob Beatty from the American Association for State and Local History will visit Belmont Nov. 14 as part of a convo by Belmont’s History Society.
The event is set up to talk about the graduate programs and options that are available for history majors in their near future. There will also be information available for internship opportunities that reach beyond the history department.
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Bob Beatty, of the American Association for State and Local History, will speak about careers in history and graduate programs in a convo at 10 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 14, in Wheeler 313. |
“While most history majors feel an impending sense of doom as graduation approaches, they search for opportunities but are often left in the dark with ideas on how to move forward with their specialty,” Tara Hamlin said.
Hamlin, a senior history major and current president of Belmont’s History Society, says she feels much pressure as graduation draws nearer. “This convocation will be a chance for the students to find a sense of direction and purpose in their field of study, before it is too late.”
The convocation will emphasize the importance of internship opportunities and will give an overview of how to network into the workplace.
“It will be a golden opportunity for history majors to hone in on their skills and learn how to portray them to potential employers,” Hamlin said.
“We want History Society to be an effective outlet for history majors and those interested in a degree in history,” Tiffany Hill said. “It should be a club that people participate in because it is fun and connects them to the world inside and outside of Belmont.” Hill is the vice president of History Society and helps to plan many of the events.
There will be emphasis on not only the American Association for State and Local History internship opportunities, but also on several graduate and educational opportunities available following life at Belmont.
Beatty will hopefully clear up most of the fallacies that surround getting a degree in history. As mentioned, the convocation will give majors a look into all aspects of their future and will dismiss the common misconceptions that surround a degree in history.
“The convocation will be good for not only history majors, but will also give those who may be undecided in their studies a sense of direction, as well,” Hamlin said. The convocation is open to all of campus and is intended to help those students who simply do not have access or knowledge about jobs and careers that are out there or that may be a little unconventional to their field of study.
“This event will remove the stigma surrounding degrees in humanities and especially those stigmas surrounding history,” Hamlin said. If this convocation doesn’t serve its purpose then the old saying is true: History does repeat itself.
