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Invites you to explore the human past Encourages responsible Christian citizenship through thoughtful critiques of past and present civilizations Equips you to pursue a variety of career endeavors in today's rapidly-changing econ
Distinctive Features The History major engages students in intellectual development through the challenging use of analytical skills, focusing especially on ideas and culture and how they mutually shape each other. Another distinctive feature is the study of religion in history. Personalized majors in specialized areas of history and classics may be proposed and presented to the History faculty for consideration. In recent years there has been significant interest in the areas of twentieth-century American history, Classical civilizations and languages, and internships in public history. The student's experience in the major culminates with an individualized project designed by students
Art in an interdisciplinary environment At the Department of Art History at the University of Aarhus, we work with art and visual expressions in a broad sense – from classical art to design, skyscrapers and commercials. As a Master’s degree student, you can largely shape your personal degree profile through your choice of elective subjects and practical training. The aim is to graduate with a distinct profile and we support this development by means of individual study progress interviews. Whether you wish to communicate information about art at a museum, teach at upper secondary school or work with design, a Master’s
History enables students to become proficient in skills such as researching, assessing evidence, and oral and written communication. History teaches critical thinking and the ability to develop an argument. The wide-ranging skills graduates thus acquire are highly relevant in the world of employment. Many leading politicians (current British Chancellor Gordon Brown, former British Prime Minister Winston Churchill, Tory MP Michael Portillo, and US President George Bush), business people (Anita Roddick of The Body Shop, Carly Fiorina the CEO of Hewlitt-Packard, and David Drumond the Vice President of Corporate Development at Google), journalists (Louis Theroux), novelists (Salman Rushdie and Don DeLillo)
HIST-05 Britain Since 1815 Michal Shapira (Section 01) HIST-07 Ecological Imperialism, c. 1492-Present Jill R. Payne (Section 01) HIST-08 Colonial North America Kevin M. Sweeney (Section 01) HIST-12 Black Diaspora from Emancipation to the Present J. Celso Castro Alves (Section 01) HIST-21 Race, Empire, and Transnationalism: Chinese Diasporic Communities in the World Richard T. Chu (Section 01) HIST-22 Colonial and Post-Colonial Africa Sean Redding (Section 01) HIST-28 People and Pollution, c. 1760-Present Jill R. Payne (Section 01) HIST-30 The European Enlightenment Margaret R. Hunt (Section 01) HIST-34 Nazi Germany Catherine A. Epstein (Sections 01 and 02) HIST-37 Material Culture of American Homes Kevin M. Sweeney (Section 01) HIST-53 Popular Revolution in Modern Mexico Rick A. Lopez (Section 01) HIST-54 Environmental History of
Studying History allows you to ask important questions about the past and the present, and encourages you to develop essential critical and analytical skills. Through reading and interpreting historical documents and comparing the lives of different people, you will come to understand more about the forces and events that shape our current world, and be able to evaluate and communicate your own ideas in an effective way . History opens up new worlds and allows you to explore revolutions, slavery, wars and battles, the making of great leaders, the rise of the middle classes and the suffering of the poor.
Studying History allows you to ask important questions about the past and the present, and encourages you to develop essential critical and analytical skills. Through reading and interpreting historical documents and comparing the lives of different people, you will come to understand more about the forces and events that shape our current world, and be able to evaluate and communicate your own ideas in an effective way . History opens up new worlds and allows you to explore revolutions, slavery, wars and battles, the making of great leaders, the rise of the middle classes and the suffering of the poor.