历史是对过去的研究。通过回顾过去，我们了解了我们今天生活的世界是如何出现的。同时，我们还提高了一些关键技能。历史学家研究复杂的历史过程和发展。他们学会处理模棱两可和矛盾的观点。他们在历史背景下阅读和分析文档以及其他主要的原始资料，并撰写基于事实的论文，以综合大量信息。因此，主修历史是在许多不同领域准备职业的绝佳方法，这些领域需要人们进行批判性思考并进行有效沟通，例如教学，新闻，法律，政治，政府服务，公共关系，图书馆和信息科学，出版或商业。学生可以解释历史的变化和连续性。学生可以撰写清晰的说明性散文，并根据
Program Overview and Student Learning Outcomes<br>History is the study of the past. In examining the past we learn about how the world we live in today emerged. At the same time, we also sharpen a number of critical skills.<br>Historians study complex historical processes and developments. We learn to deal with ambiguity and conflicting points of view. We read and analyze documents and other primary source materials in their historical contexts, and write fact-based papers that synthesize large amounts of information. Majoring in History is thus an excellent way to prepare for a career in any number of diverse fields which require people to think critically and communicate effectively, such as teaching, journalism, law, politics, government service, public relations, library and information sciences, publishing, or business.<br><br>In addition to these important skills, the History curriculum identifies the following specific student learning outcomes:<br>Students can explain historical change and continuity.<br>Students can write clear expository prose and orally present their ideas according to disciplinary conventions.<br>Students can identify, interpret and evaluate primary sources and other relevant information.<br>Students can identify the main historiographic issues in a specific area of concentration.