History

Unit set code: AMIHIS | Study level: Undergraduate | Unit set type: Discipline Minor
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Knowledge of the past has always been central to human awareness. For more than a century, the study of History has underpinned the Western liberal tradition. History is connected with the search for meaning. It conveys communal memory, creating a sense of personal and group identity by locating individuals in time and space. The study of History offers each of us the chance to understand, even bridge, other cultures. The minor in History offers opportunities to sample this diverse human experience. Our aim is to both challenge and excite you as you move through the study of History, beyond your own lives to those of people in other times and other places. We also aim to develop an appreciation of the contributions historians make to an understanding of contemporary society.

Unit set structure

For a minor study students must complete 48 credit points consisting of:

  • 48 credit points of Minor studies
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