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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  maintains a blog that profiles the career paths of real people with History degrees.  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

  • 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 ¾ÅÐãÖ±²¥ History grads! Interviewees' careers include:

  • Museum Manager
  • Historian at Parks Canada
  • Management Consulting

Employment Opportunities for Current Students

Heritage Job Search Resources

Kingston Area Jobs

Each year, local businesses and organizations offer a variety of summer student positions that are often of interest to History students. 

Currently Hiring:

    • Deadlines range from February 13th through April 8
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    • Includes:
      • Up to 36 hours/week at $16.72-17.73/hour (Summer) 
      • Deadline to apply: March 31
    • Includes:
    • 35-40 hrs/week at $16.55/hour (Summer)

Gain Experience

Department of History, Queen's University

49 Bader Lane, Watson Hall 212
Kingston ON K7L 3N6
Canada

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Please note that the Department of History phone line is not monitored at all times. Please leave a voicemail or email hist.undergrad@queensu.ca and we will contact you as soon as we can.

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