HST 300

Career Development in History

Dr. Janet R. Bednarek

FA09

Website: http://academic.udayton.edu/JanetBednarek

e-mail: Janet.Bednarek@notes.udayton.edu

phone: 229-2824

office hours: M, W 1:00-2:45 and by appt.

office: HM 464

This course is designed to introduce you to the many career options open to history majors. While it will focus on “Careers in History” – such as archivist, records manager, museum curator, and so on – it is also explore other options in the corporate and not-for-profit world.

By the time the course is over you will have explored how to “game plane” your job search, produced a working resume, and drafted a cover letter for a job application. You will also have had the opportunity to meet with a number of individuals currently employed in history and history-related careers (archivist, records manager, public historian, librarian). In addition, you will also work with the instructor and career services to identify and contact someone in another career field of interest to you. And you will be fully registered with UD Career Services and introduced to all the services that the office can provide for your job search both before and after graduation.

The purpose of this course is to provide you with the information to fully and in great detail answer the burning question: What can you do with a history major?

Grading:

This is a pass/fail course. The final grade – pass or fail – will be based on attendance (you may miss no more than one class period) and completion of your job portfolio (resume and cover letter).

Class Schedule and Assignments

September 9: Introduction and “25 Reasons Why You Didn’t Get the Job”

September 16: Reading Assignment/Take Myers-Brigg by 17Sep (instructionsin print syllabus)

AHA On-Line Publications:

Careers for Students of History

http://www.historians.org/pubs/careers/index.htm

Careers for History Majors

http://www.historians.org/pubs/Free/careers/Index.htm

Careers for the Liberal Arts Major

http://www.quintcareers.com/marketing_liberal-arts_degrees.html

http://www.placement.pitt.edu/resources/pdf/Liberal%20Arts%20Career%20Guide.pdf

http://cspd.rice.edu/emplibrary/Liberal%20Arts%20Job%20Search%20Guide.pdf