History and Civilizations

Kursbeskrivning

The study of History and Civilizations seeks a deeper understanding of humanity through the study of the past. History and Civilizations is a framework for the analysis of trends, institutions and motivations that shape the world. Students learn to think with rigor, to write with clarity and precision, to organize and assess evidence, to evaluate problems and to interpret complex events.

The major in History and Civilizations at AUBG provides students with analytical tools useful for all aspects of decision-making and research in academia, government, law, journalism, business and other careers. The program offers a general program of study with a focus on course offerings in Europe and a sub-concentration in Southeastern Europe.

The program is intended to provide core historical research and reading skills. Key outcomes of the program for all graduates include:

*the ability to place existing national historical education in a larger context;
*a broad contextual knowledge of history, provided by some knowledge of the distribution areas and of a historical issue of significant contemporary importance;
*an awareness of contemporary theories and methods in the field of history;
*the ability to critically read and analyze primary materials;
*the development of very strong writing skills;
*the development of oral communication skills through discussion seminars and oral presentations;
*the ability to plan, conduct and write an original historical research project.

Graduates of the program have gone on to work for regional businesses and non-governmental organizations. The majority go on to graduate degree programs in History in the United States and Western Europe; recent graduates have gone on to doctoral work at the Central European University, Columbia University, the University of Illinois, the University of Maryland, the University of Michigan and the University of Pittsburgh.