Normally four essays will be written for each course. Assessment Foundation half-units are assessed through coursework in the term in which they are taken . The course unit structure enables you to accumulate credit towards your final degree progressively. The class of degree achieved in the end is determined by a weighting system which ensures that marks for courses taken in the second and final years count more heavily than those taken in the first year. Careers The essential motive for studying History must be a genuine interest in the subject for its own sake.
History encompasses every state of human life and form of action in the past.
To know and understand some of this immense variety of human experience is to fertilise the imagination and stretch the intelligence. It is a great subject for self-development. It also has substantial advantages from the utilitarian point of view. An understanding of human activity in the past provides excellent training of understanding human activity in the present. Broadened perspectives and sharpened perceptions are valued attributes of History graduates.