{"id":243,"date":"2015-04-23T08:58:07","date_gmt":"2015-04-23T12:58:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/history\/?page_id=243"},"modified":"2025-02-20T12:45:55","modified_gmt":"2025-02-20T17:45:55","slug":"why-history","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/history\/why-history\/","title":{"rendered":"Why History?"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3>Why History?<strong><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-244\" src=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/history\/files\/2015\/04\/kitchener-1-300x300.jpg\" alt=\"kitchener (1)\" width=\"250\" height=\"250\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/history\/files\/2015\/04\/kitchener-1-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/history\/files\/2015\/04\/kitchener-1-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/history\/files\/2015\/04\/kitchener-1-345x345.jpg 345w, https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/history\/files\/2015\/04\/kitchener-1.jpg 1000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 250px) 100vw, 250px\" \/><\/strong><\/h3>\n<h4>Why Not!<\/h4>\n<p>The study of history has long been a core part of a liberal arts education. Students of history learn more than the past. They gain an appreciation of those around them, of various experiences and of the many factors that shape political, social and cultural change. Additionally, history majors develop skills that prepare them for work in any field: how to conduct research, analyze findings, draw evidence-based conclusions and present their findings to the public.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>See the <a href=\"https:\/\/historians.org\/teaching-and-learning\/why-study-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">American Historical Association&#8217;s response to this question<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h4>See how you can use your history degree in the workforce:<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"list-style-type: none\">\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.highpoint.edu\/careerinternships\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">HPU Career and Internship Services<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/historians.org\/jobs-and-professional-development\/career-resources\/careers-for-history-majors\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">What can you do with an undergraduate degree in history?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.historians.org\/jobs-and-professional-development\/career-resources\/careers-for-students-of-history\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Careers for Students of History<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Why History? 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