Learning Outcomes

The curriculum is designed to allow you to progress through the programme. As you work through your degree you should achieve the intended learning outcomes detailed below for each level of study in the Department of History.

Level One

• Acquisition of the basic skills of historical criticism.

• A developing ability to search for and to analyse secondary literature and some primary sources in order to write critically and cogently about historical issues.

• Recognising differing and conflicting interpretations of long periods of history.

• Attaining a heightened understanding of historical periodisation.

• A developing ability to present material orally and to discuss historical conclusions.

Level Two

• Acquisition of further generic and specific historical skills.

• Recognition of further chronological, geographical and theoretical perspectives.

• A developing understanding of contrasting approaches to the study of history.

• Acquiring familiarity with source criticism skills and the intensive analysis of primary source materials.

• Acquiring the skills necessary to research, complete and present a piece of independent writing. *

Level Three

• Developing further the skills necessary for the detailed and critical study of primary sources.

• Completing, under guidance, a sustained piece of independent research and writing.

• Learning to apply detailed knowledge of specific historical subjects in a broad, comparative and theoretically-informed manner.

• Reflecting upon the experience of studying History to degree level and its social and political uses. *

* Please note that these intended learning outcomes may not apply to all students studying for a dual degree.