What You Need to Know Before Your History Degree

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[CoynieReads]

Oh, DATES! 🙈 When I was at university whenever I would mention that I was studying history I would be asked “oh, so you know a lot about history? Well what happened on X date?!” And I’d be like 😶 I may not be able to regurgitate facts and figures at the drop of a hat, but that’s not the skill my degree was serving. My ability to overanalyse and overthink everything? THAT’S what my history degree was for 😂

[katehall]

I just finished my first week studying Ancient History and this has been so reassuring. Thankyou!

[childfreegamer]

I'm about to start a history degree with the open university. It's so sad to hear that the government is discouraging people from pursuing the humanities. I could ask why but I could have a good guess. Thank you so much for this video. I'm nervous but I'm very excited to see where this takes me.

[lilymarie]

I'm getting my second (dream!) arts degree but this was just such a nice refresher. There's nothing better than sharing our passions with ppl who have then too! (Also, I've been a silent viewer for a couple of years now, but took a break, so it's nice to see you again!)

[thefrancophilereader]

I've also been in higher education for 13 years. Fingers crossed I will pass my defense in June.

[mcc]

Thank you for this video! I also appreciate you pointing out that a history degree isn't about memorizing every single date and event. I've been putting a lot of pressure on myself to memorize every detail since starting my degree this year. It's reassuring to hear that historians don't have everything memorized. That really takes the pressure off!

[blademaster]

I am trying to get my degree in history but also transfer that to work as a ww2 historian because in todays society (sorry in advance if you feel offended) but todays generation tends to forget how the mistakes of the past tends to be repeated in todays world. We need to teach that generation on how not to make those old mistakes.

[gailgilchrist]

Not to diminish the content of this video, which is an important subject, but I'm not sure what you did with your hair, but it looks stunning--gorgeous shade of auburn!

[ellenkarlsson]

12:35 I have a year and a name in the title of my master's thesis, I can't for the life of me remember what they are. Every time I write the title I have to open up my thesis to check what it is. Of course I know the content of my thesis, I just can't remember the title.

[kjo]

def should've watched this before reading over 50 books in preperarion for my first year majoring in US history😬

[seevaratnamnarentrakumar]

In year 13 doing A level history and hoping to do a history degree! Thanks for the advice I’ve always felt quite distant with the usual uni experiences of others as majority I know have a science/maths background. So thank you so much for this insight on what doing a history degree would be like. Definitely has made me even more motivated to study what I doing in class, but also like you and teachers have said, to take in the world around us as that gives us a huge insight to what history is about as well, and not everything is about knowing everything perfectly. ❤

[mimishimaineko]

I retired early during lockdown, the last tenured faculty member in my humanities discipline--two years later, the program graduated its remaining student.💔

[sunnys]

Oh I am SO SO SO excited for thiss! Thank you ❤ 🥹

[uktlcty]

Thank you for making this video! It definitely would've helped me when I started studying history. I dropped out eventually though, so maybe in another life I'll take that advice lmao

[haniyalatheef]

I'm currently a 3rd year student doing BA History (hons). I'm in my 5th semester and I'm researching on what I want do after finishing my course. I absolutely love doing this degree and it has taught me of skills. I do not regret my decision for getting my bachelors in history but I am a bit concerned about the next steps. Although I would love geting a Masters in the same field, I am questioning my job prospects and the relevance of getting one. My main query is regarding what else could I do with my course other than the traditional BA-MA-PHd route? I'm struggling to find guidance on this matter because most people I know who did history are currently or were professors or teachers or went on to become lawyers. Any advice would be appreciated!

I really loved this video. The points regarding not worrying about dates, doing independent research and gaining reading and analysing skills is something I'm gaining real time as I'm writing this and it hits close to home haha 💜

[Mary_galaxy]

Thank you so much for this video, it is really helpful! I`m thinking about doing a history degree and I would be sooo grateful, if you could recommend me some history books!

[capturetheloss]

Im thinking of doing the history degree but not sure what path. Im interested in the greek ans roman history but not sure if ibwant fo do fhat or more modern hustory

[keyboarddancers]

Are there "forbidden references"? What happens if a you use quotations/references from a well known historian who up until yesterday was extremely popular but today is not popular at all? Is there a list of historians who are not/no longer allowed to be referenced?

[cameramanceltic]

I am hoping to go to university here in Ireland as a mature student next year for a honours degree in English and history, I am 63 and my biggest fear is Essay writing / academic writing . have no really educational background . left school very early . however I do alot of reading . fiction and non fiction . Although I understand the difference between primary and secondary sources as well as Harvard referencing . not bad for a 63 year old lol but when it comes to actually having to answer a history or English question by writing a 2000 word essay I just seem to have a mental block. I am not sure should I go ahead and do this degree or maybe try a short course beforehand .

[usamashabbir]

I completed my Bachelor's in Business Administration. Can I pursue a Master's in History? Which UK university would be ideal for this transition?