Career Zone
Careers for History graduates - factsheet
Mark Armitage, Careers Consultant for History
Jenny Clark, Careers Consultant for History, Penryn Campus
See what your fellow History students and graduates say about their paid internships, with the UoE Internship Schemes.
The Career Zone have produced a guide: Careers for History graduates
With a History degree from the University of Exeter, you'll be able to:
- Use critical reasoning and analytical skills, including problem solving and creative thinking
- Conduct research using different types of tools, such as information and communications technology, and sources, demonstrating intellectual rigour throughout
- Negotiate, question, summarise and construct an argument by selecting and ordering relevant evidence, and communicate findings in a structured, clear and persuasive manner
- Discuss ideas in groups, accommodating different ideas and reaching agreement
- Think objectively and approach problems and new situations with an open mind
- Appreciate the different factors that influence the activities of groups and individuals in society
A brief look at some graduate destination information can be found on the following webpages:
Professional Institutions and Organisations relating to History
- Archives and Records Association (ARA)
- Arts and Humanities Research Council (AHRC)
- Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP)
- English Heritage
- The Institute of Conservation (ICON)
- Institute of Historical Research (IHR)
- Museums Association (MA)
- National Trust
- National Trust for Scotland
Broader information can be found on our Sector Pages.
History in the Workplace
The Prospects website offers links to job options, career areas, and research into what other History students have done 6 months after graduation within a variety of sectors.
