I went to grad school out of fear of working and all I got was a this lousy anxiety.
Masters in History
Bachelors in Education.
Highest degree right now is an MA (in history). I'm currently in grad school again, working on the PhD and will hopefully be done by 2021. I love school though and hope to keep working in academia.
Just out of curiosity, what were your research interests or concentrations for your M.A.?
Mine was in ancient history and classical antiquity. I went to a Catholic high school where they still taught Latin and placed a heavy emphasis on classics. It's where my interests in history and literature emerged. In fact I almost considered majoring in Classics, but decided on teaching at the secondary level where it just didn't seem practical. (It was hard enough finding work as a dual-certified English/History teacher, you know?) Still, that interest never left me.
Hello, fellow Latinist! :hi:
Broadly speaking, I'm a historian of the Middle Ages in Europe. My dissertation will probably focus on some aspect of Italian religious culture in the High Middle Ages but have secondary interests in France and England. I was an early medievalist when I got my master's with a particular interest in the Merovingian Gaul—it was a PhD program but I was battling depression at the time and had a hard time sticking with it so I ended up leaving with an MA. Back in grad school again (a different one though) for the PhD.
The practicality of my decision occasionally haunts me particularly because the job market is so terrible right now. That said, my department has pretty good placement rates so I'm just gonna keep doing what I have to do and hope for the best. I've put most of my eggs in this basket so I have to keep going now, lol.
BAs in Political Science, Sociology and Spanish
don't use any of them except some spanish
3 BAs in one BA?
I got 3 BAs in one go through college... also had 4 minors in that time
it's possible, but most people have more sense than to do it
I went to a public high school that still taught Latin - took 3 years of it. Sad that it is so seldom taught any longer. It really does provide a solid foundation for any language study, and much of history as well.Mine was in ancient history and classical antiquity. I went to a Catholic high school where they still taught Latin and placed a heavy emphasis on classics. It's where my interests in history and literature emerged. In fact I almost considered majoring in Classics, but decided on teaching at the secondary level where it just didn't seem practical. (It was hard enough finding work as a dual-certified English/History teacher, you know?) Still, that interest never left me.
One of my favorite classes as an undergrad was called Medieval Drama in its Social Context. We studied things like the Play of Daniel (went to see a live performance of it as well), and I wrote my term paper on three plays about St Nicholas - handed it in just before Christmas. Later took a class on medieval and early modern Russia - Alexander Nevsky, etc.Broadly speaking, I'm a historian of the Middle Ages in Europe. My dissertation will probably focus on some aspect of Italian religious culture in the High Middle Ages but have secondary interests in France and England. I was an early medievalist when I got my master's with a particular interest in the Merovingian Gaul—it was a PhD program but I was battling depression at the time and had a hard time sticking with it so I ended up leaving with an MA. Back in grad school again (a different one though) for the PhD.
So close to that diploma...
Broadly speaking, I'm a historian of the Middle Ages in Europe.