Join us for one or all of these upcoming information sessions for History majors, presented in collaboration with the History Club and Phi Alpha Theta honors society!

These information sessions will connect History students with alumni, faculty, administrators, and other professionals in the region. We will allow Zoom attendance and we will record the sessions and share the recordings. If you have any questions in advance that you would like covered in any of these sessions, please feel free to email them to me (jmurray@csusb.edu) and I'll share them with our guests.

Future History Teachers Information Session

Wednesday October 18, 4:00pm in SB-357, History Lab, and on Zoom (https://csusb.zoom.us/j/388207496)

Are you interested in teaching history or other social sciences at the 7- to 12-grade level? Don't wait until the last minute to learn how to best prepare for this work and join us to hear from CSUSB alumni now working as teachers in the region, administrators, faculty in the credentials program, and more! This document (link) includes an accumulation of resources and recordings of similar past events, including your application to the single-subject credentials program, working as a substitute, teaching at the 7-12 level and teaching at regional community colleges, and much more.

Graduate School Information Session (History)

Wednesday October 25, 4:00pm in SB-357, History Lab, and on Zoom (https://csusb.zoom.us/j/388207496)

Are you interested in possibly attending graduate school in History or a related subject (Sociology, Political Science, Literature, Geography, Anthropology, Ethnic Studies...)? Join us for an information session that will help you learn more about grad study, the application process, and prepare you to make the best decision. This video recording (link) is from a similar session 2 years ago, and this conversation with the advising center (link) gives an introduction to our History MA program, and here is the History MA homepage (link). We will also hear from CSUSB alumni who are now in PhD programs around the region and the country.

Careers for History Majors After Graduation

Wednesday November 1, 4:00pm in SB-357, History Lab, and on Zoom (https://csusb.zoom.us/j/388207496)

Join us for a wide-ranging conversation about careers for History majors. We will be joined by faculty and guests working in a number of fields, ready to share their insights and advice about how to best prepare for different jobs and careers for History majors. You might be interested in these previous sessions on work in State Parks (link), Archives (link), Museums (link), and again find the future teachers materials here (link). We'll discuss these and more, so join us and bring your questions!