Historical Studies, BA

Program Learning Outcome 1

Identify and analyze arguments by others.

Program Learning Outcome 2

Generate important, open-ended questions and hypotheses about the past and devise research strategies to answer/test them.

Program Learning Outcome 3

Write clearly and use evidence to craft compelling arguments.

Program Learning Outcome 4

Understand situations from a range of perspectives especially those that have not traditionally been preserved, including Black, Indigenous, people of color, LGBTQ, and women, among others.

Program Learning Outcome 5

Appreciate historical origins, causation, and changes and continuities over time, space, and culture.

Program Learning Outcome 6

Use historical thinking both in their future professional endeavors and also as engaged citizens.