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How do courses in history support a robust curriculum and coherent student pathways? How does studying history prepare students for future success in other courses and in their careers? If you’re a higher education administrator curious about the value of studying history, this page has resources selected especially for you.
What is the value of a History degree?
For Success in the Rest of College
- 2016 History Discipline Core
- Programs of study in two-year/community colleges, four-year private universities, and four-year public universities
For Future Careers
- History Is Not a Useless Major: Fighting Myths with Data by Paul B. Sturtevant
- What Can You Do With That History Degree? by Paul B. Sturtevant
- What Employers Want: Thoughts from a History BA in Business by John Rowe
- The History Major: Opening Doors to Life in a Global Economy by John Fea
For Future Civic Life
- The Case for History and the Humanities by Gabrielle M. Spiegel
- The Well-Rounded History Graduate: Professional, Citizen, Human by Frank Valadez
- An Education to Last a Lifetime: Conversations with the Past, Stories for the Present by Claire Bond Potter
- Everything Has a History
- Careers for History Majors
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