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The university's history department has developed a major that can be completed by taking "Track B" at CSUSB's Palm Desert Campus. This track includes courses that provide surveys of United States and world history and an introduction to the nature of historical study.

Historians research and analyze the past through writing, teaching, and study.

 
For more information on the new history major, contact Becky Botting at the CSUSB Palm Desert Campus at (760) 341-2883, ext. 78110 or bbotting@csusb.edu.
 
 

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Historians as Educators: To teach at the elementary or secondary level you need a single subject teaching credential, a B.A. in history or social sciences, and to pass the CBEST and CSET. Plan early -there are a few education classes that you can take as an undergraduate. To teach at a community college you need an M.A. as a minimal requirement.
 
Historians as Managers: The study of history provides a context within which to understand how people interact with each other in a wide variety of social/political/economic situations. Some academic fields “train” students for narrowly defined careers in specialty areas. History “educates” students to be effective generalists in a multitude of settings. The term “managers” suggests people who know how to deal effectively with other people, provide necessary leadership in difficult situations, and accomplish goals with purpose and intelligence.
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