History
About this Major
The history program focuses on the values, as well as the ideas, personalities, and institutions that existed in the past and shaped the present. Concerned with perceptions of reality and historic reality itself, the history program attempts to exploit all forms of information concerning the past-myth, folklore, legend, and works of art, as well as conventional manuscript and published sources.
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While the department attempts to assist all students in acquiring that knowledge of the past that is essential to the educated person in the modern world, it is especially concerned with developing the methods and techniques unique to historical inquiry,
By consistently raising questions regarding “how we know” as well as “what we know,” the department aims at the development of fundamental intellectual skills that will be of lifelong utility.
By consistently raising questions regarding “how we know” as well as “what we know,” the department aims at the development of fundamental intellectual skills that will be of lifelong utility.
Related Career Paths
• Historian
• Curator • Archivist • Preservationist • Tour guide • Travel consultant or coordinator • Librarian • Biographer |
Key Workplace Skills
- Work in a team structure
- Make decisions and solve problems
- Plan, organize, and prioritize work
- Verbally communicate
- Related technical knowledge
- Create and edit written reports
- Persuade and influence others
- Analytical and investigative skills
- Detail-orientation
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Regional Internships
Participate in the Public History Intern Program with agencies in the Seattle area including museums, historical societies, archives, and similar institutions Museum of History and Industry Museum of Flight Council on American Islamic Relations |
Organizations and Leadership
Attend popular film series, coffeehouse discussions, and brown-bag lunch seminars coordinated by Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society
Join one of the numerous cultural heritage or religious student clubs
Attend community events to see a variety of speakers through Town Hall Seattle
Visit the American History Association
Attend popular film series, coffeehouse discussions, and brown-bag lunch seminars coordinated by Phi Alpha Theta, the national history honor society
Join one of the numerous cultural heritage or religious student clubs
Attend community events to see a variety of speakers through Town Hall Seattle
Visit the American History Association
Potential Employers
• Museums
• Historical societies
• Archives
• Local, regional, and national governmental agencies
• Tourism and travel
• Educational institutions
• Historical societies
• Archives
• Local, regional, and national governmental agencies
• Tourism and travel
• Educational institutions
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