The class will contribute significantly to the development of transferable skills. Tutorial discussion will develop presentational skills. With oral communication becoming increasingly honed by exposure to debate and the inter-change of views and evidence. The CAL Project will develop familiarity with web-based software and the accessing of information for historical and general purposes. Studying the past also involves understanding historical theories.
Different historians use different theories for understanding societies and power.
Historical debate is often founded on theoretical dispute. When historians argue about the past, they are often not arguing about what happened but about how it should be interpreted . The class will show you how theories inform historical investigation.