Careers

What will I learn? 

A degree in History can equip you with:

• Knowledge of a broad spectrum of historical events and trends
• Understanding of how historians study the past
• Knowledge of how political, social, economic, and cultural change occurs
• Understanding of the relationship between history and current events
• Oral and written communication to communicate ideas through writing and present research to a group
• Analytical skills to make judgements based on available historical evidence
• Research skills to synthesize large amounts of material and identify relevant information
• Attention to detail to analyze texts and historical arguments
• Problem solving to develop systematic procedures for investigating a problem
• Resource and time management

What can you do with a History degree?

The Canadian Historical Association maintains a blog that profiles the career paths of real people with History degrees. Visit their website to learn about careers such as:

• Immigrant and Refugee Lawyer
• Director of Research for a University
• Canadian Forces Operations Analyst
• International Relations Advisor
• Reporter for CBC News
• Hip-Hop Artist and Public Speaker

Visit the American Historical Association’s website to learn more about the following professions:

• Historians in Classrooms: Schools, Colleges, and Universities
• Historians in Museums
• Historians in Editing and Publishing
• Historians in Archives
• Historians in Historic Preservation
• Historians in Federal, State, and Local History
• Historians as Consultants and Contractors

Listen to the Department of History's Alumni Archives podcast to hear from real Queen's History grads! Interviewees' careers include:

• Museum Manager
• Historian at Parks Canada
• Management Consulting