What to expect from History courses in college?

[Derfasciti]

Although I am only almost a senior in high school, I have heard the same that everyone has been saying: it depends on you and/or your professor.



I, myself am going to be a history major. I hope to study as long as possible european history(can one go more in depth in his area of concentration?) and get a doctoral degree. While I am not particularly adverse to teaching history (at an advanced level) I do fear that it might be hard or get very dull. I also am afraid of those radicals that seem to be flooding our colleges. I am a confessed conservative and this might be a big problem with some activist professors.

Therefore, I have to hope for either a job where I can study what I want to study, mentioned above, and/or write for my life. Any ideas? I too am a very big fan of Harry Turtledove.

[Marshal Murat]

I am interested in taking history courses in college. I wanted to know.
What American schools would you recommend as having good courses?

[Derfasciti]

If you are asking me then I must say from what I know of this subject(which is not terribly much) if you are studying colonial America, William and Mary in Virginia is supposed to be very good. What specifically are you looking to study?

[Marshal Murat]

1) Military History without military service
2)European History
3)Asian History
4)American Civil War History
5)Pre-WW1 History of Conflicts.

[Derfasciti]

I don't have an answer for that but I would love to know the answer myself.

[Redleg]

1) Military History without military service
2)European History
3)Asian History
4)American Civil War History
5)Pre-WW1 History of Conflicts.

Many of the Universities in the states have decent to excellent history programs. Depending on what aspect you are wanting to study the most of.

As before it is not so much the University but the professor that you have to find. I know a few schools that have good History programs - but that is not always conclusive for what you are looking for. For instance last I heard Texas A&M and Baylor both have good history departments. So does the University of Texas. But where they rank in the nation I am not aware of.

New Mexico has some decent Native American history courses but not sure about their overall program. Same for Colorado.

[yesdachi]

I am interested in taking history courses in college. I wanted to know.
What American schools would you recommend as having good courses?

Aquinas has one of the best history departments I have encountered. This years courses.

[Alexanderofmacedon]

I would much like to get a history major in college, but like you I fear that teaching is just not the job for me. See if you can get connections to people who have history majors who aren't teachers, so you can get those kinds of jobs. That's what I'm going to do.

[Seleukos]

What did we learn in history lessons?
How to sit quiet at the back of a class.
With so many things open to question,
it's too late to cry - there's no one to ask.

Look what you get for following leaders,
who lead form the rear - where are they now?

The path of least resistance - a bland text book existence,
don't expect to find the answers printed at the back.
the only sound advice that's carried me through life -
when the cards are stacked against you - play the joker in the pack.

"History lessens" -Skyclad :)

[yesdachi]

I would much like to get a history major in college, but like you I fear that teaching is just not the job for me. See if you can get connections to people who have history majors who aren't teachers, so you can get those kinds of jobs. That's what I'm going to do.

I know one, he is a smart guy, always asks if I want paper or plastic. Ha Ha! JK! Actually I do know one, he is a pharmaceutical salesman, we joke that he knows the “history” of the job better than anyone.