Aims and Objectives
The general aims and objectives of all degree programmes in the department are set out below.
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1. To develop students’ interest in, and to promote their study of, the past.
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2. To promote historical (subject specific) skills including:
- the understanding of cultural, social, political, economic, intellectual and religious changes in the past, and their relation to the historical context of the period under study
- the effective presentation of complex data to demonstrate an understanding of historical problems and debates
- the evaluation and assessment of source material for particular topics, and the use made of them in the construction of historical argument
- the analysis of different views of, and approaches to, the past and the relationship between earlier historians’ views and their own historical experience and outlook.
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3. To promote transferable personal and intellectual skills of:
- analysing evidence qualitatively and quantitatively
- examining arguments critically
- defining and defending an independent point of view in argument
- communicating and presenting ideas orally and in writing
- participating constructively in the work of a group
- time-management and working to strict deadlines
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4. To extend students’ general intellectual development by improving:
- their comprehension of their own and others’ cultures
- their sense of proportion about current issues and problems
- their ability to recognise and question prejudice and to challenge orthodox views and socially accepted assumptions
- their readiness to assume responsible roles in society and to maintain anddevelop their own intellectual and cultural activity
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