History Handbook

Internet Resources for History Majors

There is a wealth of information available on the Internet about all of these different career options for history majors. You may wish to investigate possible career paths by consulting any of the below Web sites. Of course, these sites are by no means exhaustive.

• Museum jobs
• Jobs at historical societies
• Jobs in the federal government
• Internships in Intelligence Analysis
  • Central Intelligence Agency (CIA)
  • Defense Intelligence Agency (DIA)
  • Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI)
  • Department of Homeland Security
• Jobs in state and local government
• Archive jobs
• National Council on Public History
• Society for History in the Federal Government
• Public History Employment: "The Humanities at Work"
• "Careers for Students in History" AHA publication
• General Information on Public History
• Advice for Getting into Law School (with links to lots of sites)

Contact: Dr. Marc L. Harris
Associate Professor of History
Office: 129D Smith Building
Phone: 814-949-5242
E-mail:
WWW: http://www.altoona.psu.edu/fpages/mlh6/mlh6.htm