What Can History Do for You

I like History but what can I DO with it?

Business leaders tell us that they want graduates who can:

• Think critically
• Write analytically
• Speak before groups
• Show a global perspective

The MSMC History Major Offers

• Lively and friendly classes
• Accesible faculty in American, European, World and non-Western history
• Designed to build writing, critical thinking, speaking and research skills

What can MSMC grads DO with a History Major?

• Attend law school
• Pursue graduate study in history, library science and information technology, historic preservation and other fields.
• Work in a museum
• Teach at ALL levels
• Work in government and public service
• Work in journalism, public relations and advertising

Famous History Majors

United States Presidents

• Theodore Roosevelt (Harvard University)
• Woodrow Wilson (Princeton University)
• Franklin D. Roosevelt (Harvard University & Fisk University)

Athletes

• Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (UCLA)
• Jackie Joyner-Kersee (UCLA)

The Business World

• Carly Fiorina, former CEO of Hewlett-Packard (Stanford University)
• Lee Iacocca, CEO of Ford-Chrysler (Lehigh University)

Entertainers

• Katharine Hepburn (Bryn Mawr College)
• Conan O'Brien (Harvard University)

Civil Rights Leaders

• W.E.B Dubois (Harvard University)