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Discover Career Opportunities

Sample Career Options

Note: Additional training and education may be required.

  • acquisitions editor
  • advertising and promotions manager
  • arts administrator
  • communications specialist
  • cultural tour guide
  • curator
  • diversity officer
  • foreign service officer
  • fundraiser
  • human resources coordinator/manager
  • immigration officer
  • journalist
  • lawyer
  • librarian
  • lobbyist
  • market research analyst
  • political aide
  • post-secondary education administrator
  • professor
  • project manager
  • public policy analyst
  • public relations specialist
  • recruiter
  • social media specialist
  • social policy researcher
  • student life/residence coordinator
  • teacher
  • technical writer
  • tourism consultant
  • training specialist
  • underwriter

Sample Industries / Types of Employers

  • chambers of commerce
  • community development associations
  • educational institutions
  • financial institutions
  • government
  • heritage foundations
  • historical societies
  • insurance companies
  • legal services
  • market research firms
  • media organizations
  • municipalities
  • museums/archives/libraries
  • national parks    
  • non-profit organizations
  • political parties
  • publishing companies

Career Resources

Check out more resources available in the Career Centre and through Navigator.

Laurier Grads are Successful

Laurier Graduate Survey Results (2021)

Respondents from the Laurier Graduate Survey conducted by Career Centre. Graduates were surveyed within 12 months of graduation.

45 History Graduates:

  • Employed: 22.7%
  • Pursuing Further Education: 72.7%
  • Other: 4.5%

Sample Jobs within the First Year After Graduation

  • communications assistant
  • event coordinator
  • intellectual property law clerk
  • logistics coordinator
  • mortgage agent
  • residence life coordinator

Sample Further Education Programs within the First Year After Graduation

  • JD: Law.
  • Master’s degree: History, Counselling Psychology, English and Film Studies, Global Politics.
  • College program: Museum Management and Curatorship, Human Resources, Marketing - Corporate Account Management, Sports Journalism.
  • Bachelor’s degree: Education.

Careers of Alumni Two-Five Years After Graduation

  • anti-human trafficking coordinator
  • campus and talent operations specialist
  • collections assistant
  • digital content specialist
  • director of business innovation
  • lawyer
  • policy analyst
  • teacher

Develop Your Transferable Knowledge and Skills

At Laurier, develop these competencies through both curricular and co-curricular opportunities to help you achieve your goals for the future.

Functional Knowledge

  • Research and interpret past and present events and forecast possible future trends.
  • Understand, compile and apply diverse historical and cultural perspectives to a situation.
  • Gather, synthesize and analyze historical and contemporary information.
  • Identify precedents for policy development, decision making and strategic planning.
  • Interpret and compare historical and contemporary information (e.g., demographics).
  • Authenticate materials, information and data for the purpose of ensuring accuracy and integrity.
  • Discover how information is sourced, valued and used in creating new knowledge.

Collaboration & Teamwork

  • Work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and contributing, leading, teaching, motivating and/or encouraging others for team success.
  • Oversee, lead and/or contribute to a project including determining goals, planning details, making decisions and completing tasks.
  • Demonstrate professional behaviour and an understanding of individual perspectives and diversity.

Communication 

  • Produce well-researched material, integrating current and past interpretations and perspectives while ensuring accuracy of historical information.
  • Develop interesting and effective presentation material to communicate information to various groups using current technology.
  • Explain information, ideas and opinions effectively, both verbally and in writing.
  • Probe for information by asking questions and listening, and engage in constructive conversations.

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving 

  • Identify and access a wide range of relevant information and resources.
  • Learn, understand and critically interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations.
  • Set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time, data and resources.
  • Make well-reasoned decisions, think creatively, identify and consider all sides of an issue.
  • Analyze and evaluate data to discuss, support and/or question ideas, opinions, reports, theories and proposals.

Discover Career Opportunities

Sample Career Options

Note: Additional training and education may be required.

  • archivist
  • bibliographer/librarian
  • consultant
  • cultural advisor
  • cultural tour guide
  • curator
  • curriculum designer
  • cybrarian/historian
  • development officer
  • foreign service officer
  • fundraiser
  • journalist/writer
  • lawyer
  • management consultant
  • museum administrator
  • program developer
  • project manager
  • public policy researcher/analyst
  • public relations specialist
  • tourism consultant

Sample Industries / Types of Employers

  • chambers of commerce
  • community development associations
  • educational institutions
  • government
  • heritage foundations
  • historical societies
  • legal services
  • market research firms
  • media organizations
  • municipalities
  • museums/archives/libraries/galleries
  • national parks    
  • non-profit organizations
  • publishing companies

Career Resources

Check out more resources are available in the Career Centre and through Navigator.

Laurier Grads are Successful

Laurier Graduate Survey Results (2021)

Respondents from the Laurier Graduate Survey conducted by Career Centre. Graduates were surveyed within 12 months of graduation.

51 History and Ancient Studies Graduates:

  • Employed: 24%
  • Pursuing Further Education: 68%
  • Other: 4%
  • Looking: 4%

Sample Jobs within the First Year After Graduation

  • client advisor
  • interpreter
  • lesson coordinator
  • special investigation desk staff
  • underwriting assistant

Sample Further Education Programs within the First Year After Graduation

  • JD: Law.
  • Master’s degree: Ancestral Studies, Near and Middle Eastern Studies, Museum Studies, Cultural Heritage and Resource Management, Information Studies.
  • College program: Museum and Cultural Management, Project Management.
  • Bachelor's Degree: Education.

Careers of Alumni Two-Five Years After Graduation

  • assistant museum curator
  • community programs advisor
  • cultural heritage specialist
  • law clerk
  • senior policy analyst

Develop Your Knowledge and Skills

At Laurier, develop these competencies through both curricular and co-curricular opportunities to help you achieve your goals for the future.

Functional Knowledge

  • Demonstrate knowledge of literature, myth, politics, philosophies and laws of the first civilizations including Egypt, Greece, Rome, China and Mesopotamia.
  • Gain an understanding of how philosophy, culture, history and the context of a time influence present and future culture, society, community relationships and social/political development.
  • Understand and examine the historical/cultural roots of modern social institutions and other cultural phenomena and make recommendations for future planning and development.
  • Research and identify the basis and development of artistic and literary styles.
  • Acquire skills to assess the accuracy of historical information, culture and context, and provide direction and input on the development and use of historical reference and materials.
  • Discover how information is sourced, valued and used in creating new knowledge.

Collaboration & Teamwork 

  • Work effectively as part of a team by identifying your role and contributing, leading, teaching, motivating and/or encouraging others for team success.
  • Oversee, lead and/or contribute to a project including determining goals, planning details, making decisions and completing tasks.
  • Demonstrate professional behaviour and an understanding of individual perspectives and diversity.

Communication 

  • Explain and communicate the development of key modern social and cultural changes and developments to others, both verbally and in writing.
  • Probe for information by asking questions and listening, and engage in constructive conversations.
  • Prepare interesting and informative reports and presentations for diverse audiences using current technology.

Critical Thinking & Problem Solving 

  • Identify and access a wide range of relevant information and resources.
  • Learn, understand and critically interpret information and apply knowledge to new situations.
  • Set priorities, meet deadlines and manage time, data and resources.
  • Make well-reasoned decisions, think creatively, identify and consider all sides of an issue.
  • Analyze and evaluate data to discuss, support and/or question ideas, opinions, reports, theories and proposals.