Ideal Major for Liberty Minded Career?

[Patriot123]

I have my B.A. in history; it was a good major. I chose it long before I was converted to liberty, but still, it was a good choice. You need to be careful, though, for anti-Constitutional professors, but I suspect that sort of thing happens even more in political science.

Economics was mentioned; that might be good, but it depends on what you want to do. If you're thinking of working on general policy for a liberty organization, I suppose poli sci would work well, but I suspect that most of what you'll hear there is typical socialist v. neocon debate. At least with history you get to study context and use the past to draw your conclusions. Look at Dr. Thomas Woods; his Ph.D. is in history.

Well what real careers can you go into with a degree in history, aside from teaching or becoming a historian?

 

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[idiom]

Black Hat, Special Ops... Military History...

 

[nate895]

I intend on becoming a Professor of American History.

 

[Imperial]

I have my B.A. in history; it was a good major. I chose it long before I was converted to liberty, but still, it was a good choice. You need to be careful, though, for anti-Constitutional professors, but I suspect that sort of thing happens even more in political science.

Economics was mentioned; that might be good, but it depends on what you want to do. If you're thinking of working on general policy for a liberty organization, I suppose poli sci would work well, but I suspect that most of what you'll hear there is typical socialist v. neocon debate. At least with history you get to study context and use the past to draw your conclusions. Look at Dr. Thomas Woods; his Ph.D. is in history.

What can you do with a histor major though beside teaching?

 

[nate895]

What can you do with a histor major though beside teaching?

It can be useful in business because there is a history, so if you combine economics and broad historical knowledge you can do a lot in that sector.

 

[malkusm]

FWIW - I am graduating tomorrow with a B.S. in Statistics, because I am mathematically minded. However, I plan on pursuing an M.A. in Economics after a year off. I think that, given the current political landscape, an Econ degree is going to be a HUGE leg up in pursuing public office, should that be a future goal of yours.

 

[ladyjade3]

I still vote for HVAC installation and repair.

And I HAVE a history degree. It was interesting, but it has been a struggle at times to make the degree work for me.

 

[anaconda]

FWIW - I am graduating tomorrow with a B.S. in Statistics, because I am mathematically minded. However, I plan on pursuing an M.A. in Economics after a year off. I think that, given the current political landscape, an Econ degree is going to be a HUGE leg up in pursuing public office, should that be a future goal of yours.

Awesome. Fantastic. A lot of Econ is about analyzing data to determine the validity of the mathematical models. Did you take the undergraduate, upper division micro and macro courses yet? Those are all you need to move ahead into graduate studies. Your math and stats will serve you well. Usually there are econometric type courses required in the graduate programs, and you will be unusually well prepared.

 

[Uriel999]

So to get straight to the point, I'll be applying to colleges in a year. I'm an incoming junior in high school, and I guess my ideal career would be working in the liberty movement. A job with the NRA. The Campaign for Liberty. [if they even employ?] Running for public office. Working as a legislative aid for liberty minded politicians/organizations. Something political. I'm interested in history, but I don't know if that would be an ideal major for a job for the career I'm looking for. I was thinking political science, constitutional law, public relations... so my question is this. What majors would be ideal for a career in the liberty movement? Would majoring in history get me anywhere for this sort of career, as well?

History was my major (I just graduated 2 weeks ago) and I loved it. It is good if you either want to go into law, or teach. Personally I want to curropt the youth and be a professor. History will make you know way more than the average American in politics and many other avenues of thought. It is a very analytical major. You will also become a proficient write in history. The major provides many good qualities but a BA is not sufficient. You will need to continue your education. I minored in religion and also studied a lot of philosophy (thinking about it now I wonder why I didn't get a minor in that two as it wouldn't have taken much a semester at most...damn't).

Learn a practical skill though.

What can you do with a histor major though beside teaching?

Law school.

 

[CMoore]

Chemistry

You will learn to think logically and you will gain a deeper understanding of how the material world works. You will be better prepared to conform material things to your needs when things really hit the fan. Plus from there you can go on to law or medicine both of which can be very useful fields in hard times. Especially medicine. Right now the chemical industry in the U.S. is moribund, so don't look for a job in the chemical industry. However people with math and science backgrounds have an easier time finding jobs teaching. Once America figures out that we need to actually produce something of value, I expect our chemical industry to rebound. Then you will be ready to step into that also.