Why Study History?
eBook - PDF

Why Study History?

  1. 208 pages
  2. English
  3. PDF
  4. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - PDF

Why Study History?

About this book

Considering studying history at university? Wondering whether a history degree will get you a good job, and what you might earn? Want to know what it's actually like to study history at degree level? This book tells you what you need to know. Studying any subject at degree level is an investment in the future that involves significant cost. Now more than ever, students and their parents need to weigh up the potential benefits of university courses. That's where the Why Study series comes in. This series of books, aimed at students, parents and teachers, explains in practical terms the range and scope of an academic subject at university level and where it can lead in terms of careers or further study. Each book sets out to enthuse the reader about its subject and answer the crucial questions that a college prospectus does not.

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Table of contents

  1. Praise for Why Study History?
  2. Half Title
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright Page
  6. Table of Contents
  7. Acknowledgements
  8. Chapter 1. Getting Started: Making the Most of History
  9. Part I. Skills and Jobs: The Results of Historical Study
  10. Chapter 2. Meeting Needs: The Reasons to Study History
  11. Chapter 3. Careers for History Graduates
  12. Part II. How History Is Structured
  13. Chapter 4. History in Time and Place: The Common Units of Historical Study
  14. Chapter 5. The History Advantage: The Dynamic Range of Historical Study
  15. Part III. Studying History at College and University
  16. Chapter 6. Evaluating History Programmes
  17. Chapter 7. Learning History as an Undergraduate
  18. Part IV. History as a Public Good
  19. Chapter 8. In Public Service: Why Society Needs History and Historians
  20. Conclusion
  21. Appendix. How Students Experience UK History Degrees
  22. Endnotes
  23. About the Authors