Overview
THIS STREAM IS FOR STUDENTS COMMENCING FROM 2016.
History is the study of humanity in all its dimensions. It explores the diversity of human experience, the richness of difference in ideas, culture and institutions. We look into many pasts to try to understand today's world, to recognize what we share … For more content click the Read More button below.
UNSW's History program is distinctive among Australian universities in pioneering Transnational history which concerns the circulation of peoples, ideas, technologies and institutions across national boundaries since the emergence of nation states as an important phenomenon in world history. History teaches clear thinking, analysis, written and oral communication skills. These attributes are the foundation of citizenship and ideal qualities for employment across a range of careers.
Learning Outcomes
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Exhibit initiative and self-direction
- Professionals
- Leaders
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Act ethically, respectfully and responsibly
- Scholars
- Global citizens
- Professionals
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Collaborate effectively with others
- Leaders
- Professionals
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Articulate a broad body of knowledge about past societies and cultures to understand processes of historical change
- Scholars
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Explain various dynamic approaches to interpreting the past, and the ways in which the past informs the present
- Scholars
- Professionals
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Describe how different forms of historical evidence are used to inform understandings of history
- Scholars
- Professionals
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Undertake rigorous and engaged scholarly enquiry and analysis
- Professionals
- Scholars
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Communicate and debate complex ideas in a range of different contexts using a variety of suitable media
- Scholars
- Professionals
- Leaders
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Critically and creatively employ disciplinary bodies of knowledge and appraise disciplinary perspectives in professional practice and/or scholarship
- Scholars
- Professionals
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Justify a position in relation to foundational aspects of society, culture and/or the arts
- Professionals
- Global citizens
- Scholars
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Engage proactively with complex problems in professional practice and/or scholarship
- Scholars
- Professionals
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Continuously acquire knowledge and skills and reflect on existing knowledge and skills for personal and career fulfilment
- Scholars
- Professionals
- Leaders
Available in Program(s) Single degree program(s) in which this specialisation is available:
Bachelor of Arts - BA3409 - Arts
Bachelor of Arts and Business - BArts (Bus)3444 - Arts and Business
Bachelor of Commerce (International) - BCom(Int)3558 - Commerce (International)
Specialisation Structure
Students must complete 60 UOC.
Level 1 Core Courses6 Units of Credit:
Level 1 Prescribed Electives6 Units of Credit:
Level 2 Region/Area Electives24 Units of Credit:
Level 3 Capstone Course6 Units of Credit:
Level 3 Region/Area Electives18 Units of Credit:
Arts/Education (Secondary) Students
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You are responsible for ensuring that you enrol in courses according to your program requirements and by following the advice of your Program Authority. myUNSW enrolment checks that you have met enrolment requirements such as pre-requisites for individual courses but not that you are enrolling in courses that will count towards your program requirements.
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