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Social Sciences Division

 

History

 

What Skills Can I Learn From Taking History?

Do History Classes Address Any of Shoreline's General Education Outcomes? Yes, history courses address the following General Education Outcomes:

Do History Courses Meet AA Degree Distribution Requirements?

Yes, history is a social science and all history courses fulfill the social science distribution requirement.  Some history courses may also meet additional requirements.

 

Do Shoreline History Courses Transfer to Four-Year Schools?

Check with your advisor.  Generally, all history courses taught at Shoreline transfer to four-year institutions for social science credit.  Most history courses also meet degree, major, and minor requirements at transfer institutions. 

 

What Kinds Of Jobs Can Historians Get?

A background in history can be a great platform for many careers, including  law, the foreign service, politics, intelligence, non-profits, publishing, consulting, journalism,  business, and, of course, teaching and research.  You can find more information about careers for historians at these sites:

Sure, But Can You Give Me Any Examples of Famous Historians?

U.S. Presidents: Richard Nixon, Theodore Roosevelt, Woodrow Wilson

 

Government: Henry Cabot Lodge (Senator), George McGovern (Senator), George J. Mitchell (Senator, Antonin Scalia (Supreme Court Justice)

 

Athletes: Kareem Abdul-Jabbar (NBA), Andrew DeClercq (NBA), Grant Hill (NBA), Jackie Joyner-Kersee (Olympian)

 

Entertainers: Sean Astin (Actor), Ellen Barkin (Actress), Lauryn Hill (Singer), Conan O'Brien (Comedian/TV Host), Michael Palin (Monty Python)

 

Journalists: Chris Berman (ESPN Sportscaster), Wolf Blitzer (CNN Reporter)

 

Entrepreneurs: Carly Fiorina (CEO Hewlett Packard), Lee Iacocca (Automobile Executive)

 

As a student at SCC, you will have the opportunity interact directly with our outstanding, award-winning faculty who are interested in your education goals.