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    I did a BA and studied about half medieval Europe and half modern Europe and Asia.

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    Fourth. Played God of War,then got hooked on ancient Greek mythology,which lead to ancient Greek history. Now,here I am in a world of hoplites,Spartans,dorata,and aspides. Despise those darn Trojans,though.

    Good luck with your degree,Count.
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    Yes good luck. I don't like to discourage you but you had better be good at history if you want to make a career out of it. One of my lecturers, who had studied in the UK, was pretty frank about it- it is great to research and/or teach something that fascinates you but due to the dearth of jobs in the field (especially in Australia) you won't get one unless you are really outstanding.
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    Thanks guys

    Well fortunately, I am going to the most prestigious arts-related University in Australia (Sydney), which should hopefully give me a leg-up. I'll probably end up teaching or something, but I remain optimistic about a professorship (Pending completion of a PhD of course...).
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    Good luck! I'll describe my curriculum, but since the german university system is a bit different I can only try.
    I have a Magister Artium (roughly equivalent to todays Master, I think) in Medieval History, currently working on my doctoral thesis (finishing it with Dr. phil., which should be roughly equivalent to PhD). I was lucky to get a 3-years-scholarship for this. What comes after this, I don't know. In order to teach properly, I would have to take a second qualification (called "Habilitation", I think only Germany has this, it's another 6 yrs.). I'm not sure about taking this. I'll try to take a route into museums or publishing industries maybe.

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    I took AP European History in High School earlier this year. Otherwise, most of my knowledge is gained from books or from other people.

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    BA in History with Honors, but nothing beyond that. I've contemplated a PhD before, but the time commitment is simply absurd for someone who has to work full time. I'll stick with my armchair history education, rather than another 5-7 years of schooling.


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    Quote Originally Posted by I of the Storm
    finishing it with Dr. phil., which should be roughly equivalent to PhD
    PhD is the abbreviation for Doctor of Philosophy.

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    I have choosen history on my mature exam and I passed it very well.
    Then I had history of law in the world and history of polish law at my studies.
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    Quote Originally Posted by CountArach
    Well fortunately, I am going to the most prestigious arts-related University in Australia (Sydney), which should hopefully give me a leg-up. I'll probably end up teaching or something, but I remain optimistic about a professorship (Pending completion of a PhD of course...).
    USyd? That's one nice Uni, especially in Arts/Law/Med.

    Mostly I just have the History Channel on all the time or a good book on Loan from the State Library.

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