Key Skills & Knowledge
Verbal communication: Deliver presentations, mediate in disputes and conflicts; listen objectively, compare and contrast ideas and information
Written communication: Explaining ideas, writing and presenting information; compiling carefully reasoned reports and essays
Synthesis of information: Synthesize a large amount of information and draw conclusions based on that information, thorough, precise and attentive to detail, reading comprehension
Research: Interdisciplinary methodology and perspective, conduct and explain research clearly, forecast possible future trends
Organization: Carry out tasks with thoroughness, precision, and attention to detail, meet deadlines, manage projects
Degree specific: History of various geographical areas and time periods as well as geographical areas and time periods, understand and interpret the past and the influence of “perspective” on facts
Historical knowledge: Appreciation and awareness of cultural differences, exposure to different cultural environments, an appreciation and awareness of cultural difference through the influence of different historical factors
Analysis and evaluation: Understand the sense of “sequence” and interrelationship between events, evaluate historical data, critical and analytical thinking
Problem solving: Develop systematic procedures for investigating a problem, making sound judgments based on research and analysis of data, approaching topics and problems from various perspectives; analyzing multiple dimensions of a problem; identifying problems and developing solutions; decision-making skills through logical reasoning
Computer skills: Word processing
Keen, critical eye: Assess the validity of sources and the impact of bias on our perception of past events
Sample Job Titles
Admissions Officer
Archivist / Archivist Assistant
Bibliographer
Biographer
Cataloguer
Conservator
Cryptologist
Curator
Cybrarian
Educational Program Coordinator
Exhibit Designer
Foreign Service Officer
Genealogist/ Genealogical Assistant
Heritage Assistant
Historian
Historic Interpreter
Historic Site Administrator / Officer
Intelligence Officer
Librarian / Reference Coordinator
Museum Educator
Photograph Cataloguer
Policy / Program Analyst
Preservation/Restoration Assistant
Projects/Program Coordinator
Researcher / Research Assistant
Restoration Assistant
Tour Guide / Director
Writer
Potential Industries
Aboriginal Relations
Antiques & Appraising
Archives & Libraries
Art Galleries & Collections
Business/Market Research Firms
Communications & Media
Community Development
Conservation/Restoration
Culture and Heritage
Database / Records Management
Economic Development
Exporting / Importing
Government
Historic Sites/Societies
Immigration/Multiculturalism
International Organizations
Museums
Non-profit & NGO organizations
Parks & Recreation
Policy Planning
Post-Secondary Institutions
Preservation
Research and Development
Teaching
Tourism
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