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Georgia College & State University offers a Liberal Arts
program that provides a sound foundation for a variety of
professions including law, business, teaching and government
service. While
flexibility and fun are important strengths of the history
major, employability and practicality are equally valued. As
a history major it is important that you consider future
"profits" in more ways than just starting salaries or the
immediate state of the job market.
Indeed, there are many
aspects of your total college experience that will prepare
you for employment. Your chances for employment will be
enhanced more by the experiences that enable you to develop
marketable skills, than by the courses you choose. Moreover,
the benefits of education do not come automatically. To
build skills for employment, you must be an active
participant in the total educational process, rather than
only passive recipients of college degrees and courses.
With this in mind, the
value of a history or social science degree becomes clearer.
Consider, first of all, that very few people stay in the
same line of work over a lifetime. Most switch jobs an
average of seven times and even change entire careers. Thus,
what is initially crucial for advancement is not specialized
training, but a field of study that emphasizes general
understanding, intellectual inquiry and a cultivated
curiosity.
People need knowledge
that teaches them how to learn and how to set goals that
they can attain. The ability to think critically and judge
wisely are skills that are at the heart of a
traditional liberal arts degree. Because of the difficulty
of predicting which skills will be in demand even four years
from now, let alone over a lifetime, a student's best career
preparation is one that emphasizes the basic skills of
initiative, literacy, analytic thinking, and an adequate
understanding of human behavior and world events.
The preparation to meet
that challenge is what the History & Philosophy Department offers you.
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