History

Dartmouth Alums With This Major

• Producer of "Good Morning America," ABC News
  (NY, Dartmouth '00)
• Military Instructor, U.S. Military Academy
  (NY, Dartmouth '00)
• Marketing Manager, Pfizer (pharmaceutical)
  (NY, Dartmouth '01)
• Administrator, Los Angeles Philharmonic
  (CA, Dartmouth '01)
• Vice President, Cougle Commission Company (food packing/processing)
  (IL, Dartmouth '02)
• Senior Editor, cloudmom.com
  (NY, Dartmouth '02)
• Commercial Coordinator, Chevron
  (TX, Dartmouth '03)
• Professional Triathlete, Self-Employed
  (FL, Dartmouth '04)
• MBA Candidate, Michigan Ross School of Business
  (MI, Dartmouth '04)
• White House Reporter, ABC News
  (DC, Dartmouth '05)
• Editorial Board Member, Wall Street Journal
  (NY, Dartmouth '05)
• Foreign Service Officer, U.S. Department of State
  (DC, Dartmouth '05)
• Product Specialist, Google, Inc.
  (CA, Dartmouth '05)

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Major Description

Students pick an area of concentration within the major, such as "political history," "Medieval & Early Modern history" or "history of Asia."

Skills Acquired

What is this?

• Critical and analytical reasoning
• Creative thinking and problem-solving
• Research skills
• Written and oral communication
• Historical and cultural understanding of ourselves in a world context
• Ability to work independently

Possible Career Paths

• Law
• Finance/Business
• Education (K-12-University)
• Health/Science
• Arts/Entertainment
• Government/Military
• Consulting
• Journalism/Broadcasting
• Communications/Advertising
• Non-Profit
• Curatorial and Archival management

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