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Student Learning Outcomes

This master's program is designed for students who have already completed a non-terminal baccalaureate degree with a major in history or a related field. Students may pursue this master's degree as a terminal degree or leave open the option of continuing to a doctorate. In this program, students will typically develop an in-depth knowledge of three fields of historical scholarship in their areas of interest, including chronology, bibliography, major themes and interpretations. Students may find that they develop these interests in the process of their interaction with the department faculty. In the process of developing this advanced knowledge, students will also be expected to master the skills of historical scholarship. They will learn:
  • How to think critically about and conduct effective research into the past.
  • How to compose this research into an eloquent story about the past on the basis of primary, secondary and theoretical sources in critical debate with other historians about historical events, interpretations, methodology, theory and historiography.
  • How to communicate their histories in a variety of oral and written modes appropriate to professional historians (in book reviews, articles, conference-style presentations, peer debate and with academic honesty).

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