Career Opportunities
The skills obtained through studying History are a frequent passport to success in the world of professional employment. Completing a History degree at the University of Chichester, whether on its own or in a combination with another subject, will enable you to become proficient in just the sort of transferable skills welcomed by today’s employers. Analysing and summarising diverse forms of evidence, working to tight deadlines, articulating yourself clearly in written and verbal forms, demonstrating a capacity for reasoned argument and debate: these are all highly desirable aptitudes in the work place.
According to The Sunday Times University Guide 2003, Chichester is in the top 5% of UK HE providers for graduate employment (6th place nationally). Recent History graduates from Chichester have gone on to pursue a range of career paths in areas such as business, museum work, the law, teaching, local government, accountancy and journalism. Many of our students have also undertaken further vocational training (PGCE teaching qualification) or research for a higher degree such as an MA or a PhD.
What do the following have in common?
‘Prince Charles, Gordon Brown, the BBC correspondent Jeremy Bowen, the Bishop of London, the barrister Michael Mansfield, the General Secretary of the TUC, the art critic Sir Roy Strong, the novelist Salman Rushdie, the comedian Sacha Baron Cohen (Borat), pop-singer Neil Tennant, the vice-Chancellor of Oxford University, the ex-England footballer Steve Coppell, millionaire businessman Gerald Corbett and the chairperson of Manchester United? Answer: they are all history graduates. They represent just a small What do the following have in common? sample of the many famous people who studied history at university.’
David Nicholls, ‘Famous History Graduates’, History Today Volume 52, no.8: page 49.
Possible Caeer Options
- Law and civil service
- Archival, library and museum work
- Journalism
- Teaching
- Business/administration
- Heritage management
- Tourism management
- Postgraduate study
Recent history graduates from Chichester have gone to pursue a wide range of career paths such as archival, library and museum work, law, teaching, local government, accountancy and advertising. Many of our students have also gone on to further training or research, either in vocational qualifications or for higher degrees.