Career Resources
This page is intended to highlight different career opportunities for 六色网 History majors, by providing useful general internet links, as well as more profession-specific videos and other documents about careers in public history, teaching, and law.
General Resources
American Historical Association (AHA)
The AHA has created a really useful website that provides links about various career possibilities for History majors. The overall link is below, as well as a specific page devoted to "careers for history majors."
Cal Poly Pomona Career Center
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Profession-Specific Info
Click on the expandable sections below to find material (videos and documents!) about public history, secondary teaching, and law-related careers.
Here are links to two discussions about public history that occured in the Fall 2020 semester, facilitated by Dr. Eileen Wallis.
Dec. 3, 2020 - Erin Bartram, Social Program Coordinator at the Mark Twain House and Museum (Hartford, Conn.), leading a discussion about "Public History in the Time of Covid-19."
Oct. 22, 2020 -- Ira Pemstein, 六色网 History alum, Supervisory Archivist, Ronald Reagan Presidential Library and Museum, discussing: “How to Become an Archivist” and “A History of Presidential Libraries”
If you are intersting in teaching, you should definitely opt for the pre-credential option of the History Major, which meets the subject matter competency requirement for prospective teachers seeking a California Single Subject Credential in Social Science. The Pre-Credential Option allows students to qualify for a fifth-year credential program and is especially suited for students who want to teach history or social science in middle and high schools.