Emphasis Area - History

If you are interested in completing a bachelor’s degree in this emphasis you should consider taking 12 credit hours from the courses listed below as part of your AA degree in Liberal Arts.

Not all courses may be required for your future major.

Consult with an advisor in Student Services or a faculty advisor to select courses, make a transfer plan, and periodically review your progress towards your degree completion.

Courses

Career Opportunities

• Historians as Educators in schools, historic sites, and museums.

• Historians as Researchers in museums, historical organization, history preservation, and think tanks.

• Historians as Communicators as documentary editors, information managers, archivists, record and information managers.

• Historians as Advocates in the legal profession, legislative staff work, and foundations.

• Historians in Business as corporate historians, and as historians in nonprofit associations.

Check out the American Historical Association for more information on history careers.