Program Overview
Program Requirements
Potential occupations
Universities studies lead to multiple occupations. Furthermore, certain professions require talent, special aptitudes, additional skills and experience beyond degrees themselves. By targeting a profession, it can make decisions easier during your schooling, throughout your job search and, finally, when choosing among job offers. The choices can change over time based on academic, personal, and professional paths and on the knowledge of occupations and of the labour market.
In order to list your choices, visit the Job Bank Canada website and, using the National Occupational Classification (NOC) codes, view job postings, wages, employment prospects and other important information that can help you make a decision. If need be, additional and complementary information can be found via two online career exploration tools (Careercruising and Choices Planner)* also designed to facilitate your career advancement. The occupations found below are examples derived from the National Occupational Classification. They are presented by their occupational group title, in bold, followed by bulleted occupational titles specific to the program of study. Immediately after the occupational titles, the hyperlinked NOC code for the occupational group is provided. Overall, the occupations are presented side by side with their employment requirements and the establishments where to find a job.
The National Occupational Classification (NOC) 2016 is the authoritative resource on occupational information in Canada providing a standard taxonomy and framework for dialogue on Labour Market Information. It gathers more than 30,000 occupational titles into 500 Unit Groups, organized according to skill levels and skill types.
Occupations related to this program
Secondary school teachers
- History teacher, secondary school
Technical occupations related to museums and art galleries
- Heritage interpreter
- Historical interpreter
- Historical site interpreter
- Museum interpreter
Journalists
- Researcher
Post-secondary teaching and research assistants
- Research assistant
- Teaching assistant
Archivists
- Archivist
Library, archive, museum and art gallery managers
- Archives manager
Librarians
- Librarian
College and other vocational instructors
- History teacher – CEGEP
- College teacher
Conservators and curators
- Curator
Other professional occupations in social science, n.e.c.
- Historian
Administrators – post-secondary education and vocational training
- Assistant dean
- Dean
- Faculty administrator
Acquiring experience
Experience is acquired by participating and trying new personal, educational and professional activities, where it is possible to discover preferences, increase confidence and improve skills. As for professional experience, it is acquired through volunteering, internships, self-employment and full-time or part-time jobs. And certainly, experience working on campus or in other settings adds to the set of skills acquired in your degree (see Acquired Skills section). The Employability Skills 2000+ presenting the skills employers look for in their employees as well as its complementary checklist can help target experience opportunities that will improve your skill set necessary for employment. In addition to developing these skills, performing work related to your program of study can strengthen your expertise and increase your employability.
Volunteer opportunities
In addition to providing an opportunity to apply theories and knowledge learned during your university studies outside the classroom, in real world situations, volunteering is a way to help the community and its many organizations. The Community Service Learning also allows students to contribute to their community by participating in projects that are related to their program of study.
Directories
- Centraide Outaouais
- Center for Global and Community Engagement - University of Ottawa
- E-Blue Book Community Information Centre of Ottawa
- I-Volunteer.ca
- United Way Ottawa
- Volunteer Ottawa
- Volunteerabroad.com
Potential employers
The following examples of employers can offer internships or employment opportunities related to students program of studies. The examples are presented according to geographic location: Ottawa and Gatineau, Ontario, Quebec and other provinces.
In Canada
- Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Developpement Canada AANDC
- Canada’s History Magazine
- Canadian Heritage - CH
- Canadian Heritage Information Network
- Canadian Museum of Civilization
- Canadian Museum for Human Rights
- Canadian War Museum
- Citizenship and Immigration Canada
- Joan Holmes & Associates
- Library and Archives Canada - LAC
- National Capital Commission -NCC
- Office of the Pirivacy Commissoner of Canada
- Ottawa Public Library
- Parks Canada
- Public Health Agency of Canada
- Public History
- Public Works and Government Services Canada
- Transports Canada
- Canadian Institute
- CBC Radio-Canada
- Lang Pioneer Village Museum
- Ontario Heritage Trust
- Royal Ontario Museum - ROM
- Sainte-Marie among the Hurons
- Thunder Bay Museum
- Aanischaaukamikw Cree Cultural Institute
- Bibliothèque et archives nationales du Québec - BANQ
- Groupe PVP
- McCord Museum
- Société de développement des entreprises culturelles - SODEC
- The Gazette
- The National Battlefields Commission
- Archives of Manitoba
- Ecofor
- Gabriel Dumont Institute of Native Studies and Applied Research - GDI
- Heritage North Consulting Ltd.
- Manitoba government
- North Vancouver Museum & Archives
- Royal British Columbia Museum - RBCM
- University of British Columbia
- Yukon Historical & Museums Association
Abroad
The requirements for working abroad consider factors like administrative laws, professional standards and work permits in some countries. To learn about requirements in various countries, visit Skill Clear or MyWorldAbroad (registration with a @uOttawa.ca email is required to use MyWorldAbroad).
Job search resources
The job search resources are designed to stimulate networking activities, develop marketing strategies and facilitate access to job postings. Networking events offer employers the opportunity to learn about the available workforce, and they give students a chance to be considered in the recruitment process. Career Development Centre offers helpful tips on networking, interview preparation techniques and different tools that can also be used to help with the preparation of resumés and cover letters.
Professional organizations
Examples of professional organizations, presented by location, provide essential information on professional development opportunities and networking activities, the examples can also provide access to publications and job opportunities.
Canadian
Provincial
and territorial
- Association of Canadian Archivists
- Association of Manitoba Museums
- Canada's National History Society
- Canadian Association of Journalists - CAJ
- Canadian Association of Professional Conservators - CAPC
- Canadian Catholic Historical Association
- Canadian Historical Association
- Canadian Library Association
- Canadian Museums Association
- Canadian Society for the History of Medicine
- Conseil québécois du patrimoine vivant - CQPV
- Cultural Human Resources Council
- Historical Society of Ottawa
- Manitoba Historical Society
- Ontario History and Social Sciences Teachers' Association - OHASSTA
- Société des musées québécois - SMQ
- The Champlain Society
- The Heritage Canada Foundation
- The History Education Network
- The Ontario Historical Society
Job search sites
Here are a few websites posting jobs available in Canada and abroad related to this field of study.
Canadian
International
- Apply to education
- Jobs in Education
- CultureWorks
- Cultural Careers Council Ontario
- Media Job Search Canada
- ArtsHumanitiesJobs.com
Date modified: 2016-04-05