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Undergraduate Enquiries

Christine Dundas

Tel:
+44 (0) 1524 593155

Fax:
+44 (0) 1524 846102

history@lancaster.ac.uk

Room: Bowland B122

What will you do with your History degree?

A Lancaster History degree is a gateway to an exciting and rewarding career. History graduates are able to think critically, analyse evidence, structure an argument, and communicate effectively. As a result, our students have gone on to achieve highly in many different fields. Some have told us more about their experiences below.

Government

Christopher Watson, Project Co-ordinator for Global London, UKTI (graduated 2008)

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"My time at Lancaster gave me an excellent grounding for my future"

Business

Ben Goodwin, Analyst for Rio Tinto (graduated 2007)

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"The analytical skills I learned are vital to my current role"

Recruitment and HR

Adrian Phipps, HR Director for Personal Insurance, RSA (graduated 1999)

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"History teaches you to challenge your way of thinking"

Museums, Archives, and Heritage

Jenny Aldridge, Visitor Services Manager, National Trust (graduated 2005)

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"The job is very varied, which I love, it is interesting and rewarding, and very busy"

Higher Education

Helen Glew, Lecturer in History (graduated 2002)

"I often think of the teaching I benefited from at Lancaster when teaching my own students"

Schools

Samantha Bennett, Teacher (graduated 2006)

"The way the historians at Lancaster teach has influenced by own teaching style, and I am still in awe of their knowledge!"

Communications and PR

Helen Rudd, Account Director, PR Agency (graduated 2004)

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"Studying history gave me the skills in need including writing, researching, evaluating and presenting"

Publishing

Hannah Hawes, Music Publishing (graduated 2007)

"The key skills I learnt at university have stood me in good stead for the complex, stressful but thoroughly rewarding world of music"

Journalism and Television

Andrew Buncombe, Asia Correspondent for the Independent (graduated 1989)

"Studying history and politics encouraged me to read deeply, and eclectically"

Law

Julia Krier, Trainee Solicitor (graduated 2007)

"The ability to analyse large amounts of information, identify the key issues and communicate these coherently is crucial. I use these skills on a day to day basis"

Administration

Collette Caffrey, Campus Services Manager (graduated 2002)

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"As a Lancaster graduate, I feel immensely proud of the University"

Police and Armed Forces

Rachel Higson, Police Officer, Lancashire Constabulary (graduated 2007)

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"I have learnt through history that everybody is different and has their own needs"

Producing top quality graduates since 1964

A Lancaster History degree has been a valuable asset in the job market for over 40 years. When our current graduates enter the world of work, they still benefit from the reputation our earliest graduates helped to establish. Some of the university's History graduates from the 1960s and 1970s - including professors, authors, architects, chief executives, and commercial directors - tell us about their careers. Read more»

Boosting your CV

When you are studying at Lancaster, there are lots of things you can do in your free time to boost your employment prospects after graduating:

Many of the societies and clubs you can join will develop skills which will help you get a job. For example, you can write for SCAN, the student newspaper, or work on Bailrigg FM, the student radio station.

You can look into volunteering and enterprise opportunities at Involve. With a range of enterprise support and a large number of both community and environmental volunteering available to Lancaster students, Involve is one of the leading volunteering units in Higher Education institutions in the UK.

In addition, we have a careers centre, the Centre for Enterprise, Employability and Careers (CEEC), which runs careers fairs, workshops, and employer presentations to help you get a job.