Does a Bachelor of Arts (History) lead anywhere? (1 Viewer)

[Socialism]

idk if the @Socialism fans will believe this but this is the first thread i've started since Socialism's Thread all the way back at the start of feb!
I'm evaluating my options right now and i'm looking for something I might actually enjoy...
This degree has the promise of something i'd find fun, but i'm not sure if it has the guarantee of a job that something like a Bachelor of Software Engineering offers. i'm not super keen on the second one because although i know there's good money there i'm not sure if i could handle working the rest of my life in that field.

Alternatively, what other history (or i guess english) focused degrees are there?
also, what kind of jobs can you even get in those fields?

 

[Study to success]

idk if the @Socialism fans will believe this but this is the first thread i've started since Socialism's Thread all the way back at the start of feb!
I'm evaluating my options right now and i'm looking for something I might actually enjoy...
This degree has the promise of something i'd find fun, but i'm not sure if it has the guarantee of a job that something like a Bachelor of Software Engineering offers. i'm not super keen on the second one because although i know there's good money there i'm not sure if i could handle working the rest of my life in that field.

Alternatively, what other history (or i guess english) focused degrees are there?
also, what kind of jobs can you even get in those fields?

umm Idk but maybe like research or investigating like ancient stuff or stuff relating to history

 

[its_ace21]

ik a big option would be to do this as a double degree with education then teach history or do a pdh to be a professor at uni/researcher

tbh i dont think there are that many options, ik some work at museums but i think ur just best off doing a double if u want to major in history

 

[Socialism]

@jimmysmith560 how much do u know about this sort of thing?

 

[Socialism]

maybe i do a phd and do somehting in research??? i just dunno...

i dont REALLY want to be a teacher - it seems pretty shit honestly

and idk that you'd make more than 5000 a year working at a museum or if not then like jobs would be snapped up or somethign

 

[Study to success]

maybe i do a phd and do somehting in research??? i just dunno...

i dont REALLY want to be a teacher - it seems pretty shit honestly

and idk that you'd make more than 5000 a year working at a museum or if not then like jobs would be snapped up or somethign

Yeah I kinda want to do something in research too but I was thinking like science or smth psychology related but i don't wanna be a psycholgist

 

[Socialism]

Yeah I kinda want to do something in research too but I was thinking like science or smth psychology related but i don't wanna be a psycholgist

actually tho u could totally do this i have a cousin who works as a researcher in psychology

 

[Study to success]

actually tho u could totally do this i have a cousin who works as a researcher in psychology

I just don’t know if there’s a good job market for it but I really do wanna do something research related

 

[quokka]

idk if the @Socialism fans will believe this but this is the first thread i've started since Socialism's Thread all the way back at the start of feb!
I'm evaluating my options right now and i'm looking for something I might actually enjoy...
This degree has the promise of something i'd find fun, but i'm not sure if it has the guarantee of a job that something like a Bachelor of Software Engineering offers. i'm not super keen on the second one because although i know there's good money there i'm not sure if i could handle working the rest of my life in that field.

Alternatively, what other history (or i guess english) focused degrees are there?
also, what kind of jobs can you even get in those fields?

unrelated are u doing 8 subjects???

 

[Socialism]

unrelated are u doing 8 subjects???

sorry my notifs turned off for this thread??? idk why it unwatched....

anyway
i'm doing software and IDT accelerated (although idt is a vet (tafe) course)
and for the 2026 i have ee1 and ee2 in there so thats only two units

 

[Ilikedrivingbymycarandthe]

maybe i do a phd and do somehting in research??? i just dunno...

i dont REALLY want to be a teacher - it seems pretty shit honestly

and idk that you'd make more than 5000 a year working at a museum or if not then like jobs would be snapped up or somethign

I would not recommend doing arts ( history) if you don’t want to be teacher. Every person I know who’s taken that degree has become a teacher. You could try to enter other fields with that degree but you might as well do a different degree then. It sucks bc history is interesting, but there just isn’t enough jobs relating to research for it. My own history teacher wanted to become a historical investigator/ an academic ( who failed trying)

I don‘t know what job to recommend u though bc most humanities jobs r cooked- ig u can try psychology

 

[Socialism]

I would not recommend doing arts ( history) if you don’t want to be teacher. Every person I know who’s taken that degree has become a teacher. You could try to enter other fields with that degree but you might as well do a different degree then. It sucks bc history is interesting, but there just isn’t enough jobs relating to research for it. My own history teacher wanted to become a historical investigator/ an academic ( who failed trying)

I don‘t know what job to recommend u though bc most humanities jobs r cooked- ig u can try psychology

... fuck

anyone else?

(bump i guess)

 

[Study to success]

... fuck

anyone else?

(bump i guess)

Idk maybe journalism

 

[Socialism]

hrmmm surely there must be someone with a more positive opinion
()

 

[quokka]

there is literally no other use for degree of arts in history unless u wanna become a secondary teacher (which is what i want to become) because its done in a double degree with bachelor of teaching

 

[quokka]

look like down the path of becoming a professor or archaeologist which is more extensive/more time

 

[Socialism]

why does it gotta be so hard

 

[quokka]

why does it gotta be so hard

yeah i wish there was something more simple/better career for history because i wouldve done it but thats why im becoming a teacher

 

[cristal]

hrmmm surely there must be someone with a more positive opinion
()

maybe get a rough idea of what other careers interest you/ are you more into careers abt humanities or science, and also remember that you might have a large shift in your desired degree between now and when you can accept uni offers, so aiming for a higher ATAR will open up more options (don't let this pressure you!! also I'm sure you'll do great ) and then since you don't have any more exams after the end of HSC you can have a proper think about career choices before and after you receive your ATAR while deciding on the degree you're going to do (this is my opinion, does not mean it is good advice)

Hopefully this is a positive and motivational opinion for you, bc this stuff actually takes a lot of effort to write (for me at least)

 

[idkkdi]

idk if the @Socialism fans will believe this but this is the first thread i've started since Socialism's Thread all the way back at the start of feb!
I'm evaluating my options right now and i'm looking for something I might actually enjoy...
This degree has the promise of something i'd find fun, but i'm not sure if it has the guarantee of a job that something like a Bachelor of Software Engineering offers. i'm not super keen on the second one because although i know there's good money there i'm not sure if i could handle working the rest of my life in that field.

Alternatively, what other history (or i guess english) focused degrees are there?
also, what kind of jobs can you even get in those fields?

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