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The history program focuses on the values, as well as the ideas, personalities, and institutions that existed in the past and shaped the present. Concerned with perceptions of reality and historic reality itself, the history program attempts to exploit all forms of information concerning the past-myth, folklore, legend, and works of art, as well as conventional manuscript and published sources. While the department attempts to assist all students in acquiring that knowledge of the past that is essential to the educated person in the modern world, it is especially concerned with developing the methods and techniques unique to historical inquiry, By consistently raising questions regarding “how we know†as well as “what we know,†the department aims at the development of fundamental intellectual skills that will be of lifelong utility. Seattle University undergraduate History students should be able to develop: The ability to write and speak effectively to different audiences; The ability to identify and analyze a wide variety of primary sources, including artifacts, manuscripts, quantitative, oral and visual sources; The appreciation of the role that people of different races, ethnicities, gender and socio-economic experiences have played in shaping the human story; The ability to read secondary historical sources for underlying theories, assumptions and manners in which the choice of sources and approaches affects the historical argument; The understanding of the ethical dimensions of historical inquiry and presentation, including plagiarism and responsible research.
Programme overview
Main Subject
History
Degree
BA
Study Level
Undergraduate
The history program focuses on the values, as well as the ideas, personalities, and institutions that existed in the past and shaped the present. Concerned with perceptions of reality and historic reality itself, the history program attempts to exploit all forms of information concerning the past-myth, folklore, legend, and works of art, as well as conventional manuscript and published sources. While the department attempts to assist all students in acquiring that knowledge of the past that is essential to the educated person in the modern world, it is especially concerned with developing the methods and techniques unique to historical inquiry, By consistently raising questions regarding “how we know†as well as “what we know,†the department aims at the development of fundamental intellectual skills that will be of lifelong utility. Seattle University undergraduate History students should be able to develop: The ability to write and speak effectively to different audiences; The ability to identify and analyze a wide variety of primary sources, including artifacts, manuscripts, quantitative, oral and visual sources; The appreciation of the role that people of different races, ethnicities, gender and socio-economic experiences have played in shaping the human story; The ability to read secondary historical sources for underlying theories, assumptions and manners in which the choice of sources and approaches affects the historical argument; The understanding of the ethical dimensions of historical inquiry and presentation, including plagiarism and responsible research.
Admission Requirements
6.5+
120+
86+
58+
Students should have a minimum score of 580 on paper based TOEFL and a score of 62 on PTE.
48 Months
Jan-2000
Tuition fees
Domestic
0 USD
International
0 USD
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Programme overview
Main Subject
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Study Level
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Programme overview
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Degree
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Study Level
Undergraduate
Admission Requirements
Tuition fees
Domestic
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