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 Queen's 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.
