Bachelor of Historical Inquiry and Practice
Bachelor of Historical Inquiry and Practice
The Bachelor of Historical Inquiry and Practice focuses specifically on the professional development of historians. As it is recommended for professional historians to engage in the study of a cognate discipline relevant to their chosen professional speciality – and because historical inquiry is now widely accepted as elemental to various…
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COURSE DESCRIPTION
The Bachelor of Historical Inquiry and Practice focuses specifically on the professional development of historians. As it is recommended for professional historians to engage in the study of a cognate discipline relevant to their chosen professional speciality – and because historical inquiry is now widely accepted as elemental to various professions beyond those conventionally associated with history – this course also includes a field of study opportunity whereby the student’s study and training in history may be purposefully combined with other disciplines, to facilitate education in, for example, historical fiction and writing, social history and criminology, family history and sociology, national history and languages, cultural history and music.
Course Aims
History is not merely an academic discipline which is the preserve of historians; it is a field of human inquiry which impacts upon everyday life and underpins several major industries and occupations. To this end, the degree has been designed to provide students with a thorough understanding of all the theoretical and methodological underpinnings of historical inquiry, and the many and varied methodologies that can be employed to shed light on the past, and to make use of that past for today’s changing world. History is also by its nature a cross-disciplinary study, and the degree is structured to provide an understanding of the multidisciplinary applications and relevance of historical study across multiple fields.
Learning Outcomes
Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:
understand history as a critical field of human inquiry, which is multifaceted and global in nature;
understand the application of historical inquiry in a variety of different occupations, industries and career-settings;
attain an appreciation for the global and multidisciplinary applicability of historical study, both as a support for other fields of human inquiry and knowledge construction, as well as in its own right;
employ a variety of methodologies and conceptual approaches in practising historical inquiry, including methods of evidence-location, evaluation, interpretation and application; and
demonstrate increased awareness of their status as global citizens, opinion-formers and knowledge-creators for the new century.
REQUIREMENTS
For direct admission into undergraduate courses offered by UNE you must have completed an educational qualification considered to be at least equivalent to completion of Year 12 in Australia. Entry requirements vary from country to country
Assumed knowledge is any two units of English.
Recommended studies is any two units of History.
An IELTS (Academic) overall score of at least 6.0 with no sub-band less than 5.5; or equivalent TOEFL score of at least 213 in the computer-based test; or at least 79 in the internet-based test with no less than 22 in the written component; or a PTE Academic minimum overall score of 57 with no skill less than 50;
EDUCATIONAL INSTITUTION
The University of New England was originally formed in 1938 as the New England University College, a College of the University of Sydney. It became fully independent in 1954. The university is located on several sites in Armidale, NSW. All the programs are offered via the four faculties: Arts; Economics, Business and Law; Education, Health and Professional Studies; and The Sciences; these faculties incorporate 18 teaching schools. Research is offered in the areas of rural science, agricultural economics, geology, educational administration, linguistics, archaeology, etc.
