Historical Inquiry and Practice

Description

The Bachelor of Historical Inquiry and Practice focuses specifically on the professional development of historians.As it is recommendedfor professional historians to engage in the study of a cognate discipline relevant to their chosen professional speciality - and because historical inquiry is now widely accepted as elemental to various professions beyond those conventionally associated with history - this course also includes a field of study opportunity whereby the student's study and training in history may be purposefully combined with other disciplines, to facilitate education in, for example, historical fiction and writing, social history and criminology, family history and sociology, national history and languages, cultural history and music.

Career Opportunities

As a result of acquiring these skills, graduates are highly employable in a wide range of fields. Options include, but are by no means limited to: Teaching (especially for history and studies in religion graduates); Tourism; Publishing; Marketing and advertising; Public relations; Journalism and media; Professional writing; Heritage management; Defence and foreign service; Counselling; Museum management; Public service; Foreign affairs and diplomacy; Community and social work; Aid agencies; Libraries; Research; Legal work;

Professional history

Detailed Course Facts

Application deadline You are advised to apply as early as possible Tuition fee

• EUR 12080 Year (National)
• EUR 12080 Year (International)

Start date February,June,October 2015 Credits 144
Duration full-time 36 months Languages Take an IELTS test

• English

Delivery mode Online Educational variant Part-time, Full-time Intensity Flexible Attendance No Attendance Teacher support Continuous support with feedback on request

Course Content

Course Aims

History is not merely an academic discipline which is the preserve of historians; it is a field of human inquiry which impacts upon everyday life and underpins several major industries and occupations. The Bachelor of Historical Inquiry is designed to take the study of history at tertiary level into a more professional, vocational sphere, to cater for those students who work with, or seek to work with History in their myriad workplaces and careers. To this end, the degree has been designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of all the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of historical inquiry, and the many and varied methodologies that can be employed to shed light on the past, and to make use of that past for today's changing world. History is also by its nature a cross-disciplinary study, and the degree is structured to provide an understanding of the multidisciplinary applications and relevance of historical study across multiple fields.

Learning Outcomes

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

acquire an understanding of the development of history as both an academic discipline and a broader field of human inquiry, which is multifaceted and global in nature;

develop an understanding of the applications of historical inquiry in a variety of different occupations, industries and career-settings;

attain an appreciation for the global and multidisciplinary applicability of historical study, both as a support for other fields of human inquiry and knowledge construction, as well as in its own right;

develop the ability to employ various methodologies in pursuing historical inquiry, including methods of evidence-location, evaluation, interpretation and application; and

increase awareness of their status as global citizens, opinion-formers and knowledge-creators for the new century.

Graduate Attributes

Knowledge of a Discipline

Knowledge of the discipline of history will be taught through guided commentaries and specific questions based on them, set readings and podcasts. It will be assessed and practised through various types of assessments.

Communication Skills

In written work, students will communicate with well-organised and logical arguments the ideas they have developed in studying the various units within the program. The assessment process will focus on the communication skills of the student and how well they articulate knowledge in the area and its particular historical and present day problems. Students will also participate in online discussions and so practise communicating their ideas with other students.

Global Perspectives

The Bachelor of Historical Inquiry and Practice exposes students to various international issues and is designed to improve students' awareness of their status as global citizens. Contained within the degree are European, East Asian, Islamic, African and American perspectives, while the core units take transnational and multicultural approaches to the study of history.

Information Literacy

Students will be assessed on their skills in obtaining appropriate information for the written assignments, using books, journals and online sources.

Life-Long Learning

The education received in this program will allow students to continue learning about the global issues from their own observations, reading and other media. Students will develop a range of life-long learning skills such as how to seek out new information and critically analyse such information. Learning to work both independently and cooperatively with others is an important skill to develop. This program will stimulate students' intellectual curiosity and creativity.

Problem Solving

Students apply their skills of information literacy to develop a written argument about a particular issue. As individual essays elicit the student's own responses to a particular problem, students develop critical and creative thinking.

Social Responsibility

The material covered in this program challenges the social and ethical values of the past and present. Students are thereby taught to consider social responsibility, they practise that attribute in their essays and are assessed on the result.

Team Work

Teamwork is practised via the online environment in which students communicate their ideas. Students are taught this through the posing of questions online by staff and encouragement of group activity in considering these questions.

English Language Requirements

IELTS band : 6 TOEFL iBT® test : 79

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Requirements

For direct admission into undergraduate courses offered by the University of New England, international applicants must have completed an educational qualification considered to be at least equivalent to completion of Year 12 in Australia.

A candidate shall be qualified for admission (see Admission Rule Undergraduate Policy).

Work Experience

No work experience is required.

Related Scholarships*

• Academic Excellence Scholarship

  "The Academic Excellence Scholarship can provide up to a 50 % reduction in tuition per semester. These scholarships will be renewed if the student maintains superior academic performance during each semester of their 3-year Bachelor programme. The scholarship will be directly applied to the student’s tuition fees."

• Alumni Study Travel Fund

  Scholarships for students who are already attending the University of Reading.

• Amsterdam Merit Scholarships

  The University of Amsterdam aims to attract the world’s brightest students to its international classrooms. Outstanding students from outside the European Economic Area can apply for an Amsterdam Merit Scholarship.

* The scholarships shown on this page are suggestions first and foremost. They could be offered by other organisations than University of New England.