Hey
I recently finished my degree where i achieved a 2:1. I have never had a career path or plan, university was a last minute decision and I picked a topic that I knew would love. The last 3 years have been great, reconfirmed my love of exploring the past and the modules that i have studied have been varied and lectures engaging.
However, now that I am finished i feel a bit lost. What does one actually do with said degree? I have been told that it is a bit tricky to turn a history degree into a job. I had considered a masters, possibly in culture studies (which blends history, religion, film studies, marketing etc) or a masters in the First World War. My question is, where do these degrees and masters actually take you career wise? I have looked on many graduate job sites and i have struggled to see any jobs that I could actually apply for, never mind it being something that I would want to do. I am open to any career path, just nothing to do with teaching.
Before I consider a masters, i want to make sure that it will take me down the right path and i will not waist another year on study that will not make me more marketable to a potential employer.
If anyone has any thoughts or ideas I would be grateful. Or any other courses that i could take now i have a history degree that could take me in a completely different direction.
Sooo. To sum up, I am a bit lost, could use a bit of help or guidance if anyone has any to give.
Thanks chaps.
I'm not sure if this post will get moved since it's not necessarily a history question, but I'd love to help either way. So...
When in doubt, wait.
I did my undergraduate degree in archaeology with the intention of continuing on to a PhD, eventually. After a year of working, I actually decided to go to law school for a degree specializing in cultural heritage law; I felt that this was the best way of applying my degree to helping people, and at the risk of sounding crass there has been no shortage of working opportunities.
There's no rush. My significant other rushed into his master's (archaeology) and hasn't had much success using the degree; in the end, he decided he didn't even really like archaeology too much anymore. The most important thing to think about is what you actually want to do. Imagine a job that would make you happy waking up every morning, and go do it. Maybe it has nothing to do with your degree, but there's nothing wrong with that.