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career prospects in history

Octobrist · 2010-01-29 19:16:41

doing the leaving cert and wondering if there were any career prospects whatsoever in history??? and does anyone know just how difficult it is to become a lecturer in history...?

29-01-2010 7:16pm

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Octobrist

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doing the leaving cert and wondering if there were any career prospects whatsoever in history??? and does anyone know just how difficult it is to become a lecturer in history...?

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#2 29-01-2010 7:59pm

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lol there aren't many career prospects directly related to history, the main ones would be jobs like curators. Indirectly maybe journalism, teaching, stuff like that. To become a lecturer you'll need to do a BA, an MA or MLitt, and a PhD. That's 8 or 9 years of study, maybe more. For some that isn't difficult for others it is. After that however there are only a limited number of history departments in the country and thus a very limited number of jobs available, so you most likely would not go directly from doctorate to lecturer.

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#3 31-01-2010 3:20pm

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yeah thats what I thought.. thanks anyway!

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