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- Introduction - Handbook
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- Varieties of History
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- Pros, Amateurs and others
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- Libraries and Research
- Taking Notes
- Formulating a Topic
- Compiling a Bibliography
- Primary Sources
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- Need for Recent Sources
- Where to Start
- Note-taking
- Shape of the Essay
- Style of the Essay
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Section Menu
-
- Communication and Visual Arts
- Major in Public Relations
- Major in Media Studies
- Major in Digital Journalism
- Minors in Communication
- Visual Arts
- Student Success
- Experiential Learning Opportunities
- Media Information Centre
- Our Faculty
- Contact Us
- Environment, Culture and Society
- Literatures, Languages, and Performing Arts
- Philosophy, History and Politics
- Chair's Message
- History
- Degree Options
- Courses
- Student Success
- Awards and Scholarships
- Handbook for History Students
- Introduction - Handbook
- Why Study History?
- Varieties of History
- Historian's Work
- Pros, Amateurs and others
- Careers
- Libraries and Research
- Taking Notes
- Formulating a Topic
- Compiling a Bibliography
- Primary Sources
- Secondary Sources
- Need for Recent Sources
- Where to Start
- Note-taking
- Shape of the Essay
- Style of the Essay
- Checking the Essay
- Documentation
- Bibliographies and Footnotes
- Plagiarism
- Writing Essay Examinations
- Title Pages and Formatting
- Citation Generators
- Examples
- Citation Formatting
- History Links
- Philosophy
- Politics
- Our Faculty
- Contact Us
- Psychology
- Communication and Visual Arts
History
Skills we learn
- Analyze concepts, definitions, arguments, and problems
- Apply statistical methods
- Collect, contextualize, organize, synthesize, and analyse data
- Communicate effectively in both oral and written contexts
- Compare and contrast various perspectives and information
- Conduct detail oriented research
- Develop cross cultural awareness
- Develop reasoned and research supported arguments
- Employ interdisciplinary research methods
- Evaluate historical data
- Maintain accurate records
- Manipulate numerical data and analyse results
- Observe and evaluate in a critical manner
- Present ideas through well-constructed and systematic arguments
- Recognize patterns between historical and current events
- Record keeping and report writing
- Relate theory to practice
- Solve problems and make predictions based on trends
Potential occupations
Work that involves business and/or trading, economics, communication, research and analysis, archives and heritage, journalism and media outlets, and political consulting and public relations.
- Account manager
- Advertising media planner
- Antique dealer
- Archivist assistant
- Benefits administrator
- Biographer
- Campaign worker
- Columnist
- Community relations director
- Culture and heritage director
- Document retriever/ researcher
- Editor
- Energy researcher
- Entrepreneur
- Foreign correspondent
- Government heritage officer
- Heritage assistant
- Historic interpreter
- Historic site administrator
- Human rights worker
- Immigration or customs officer
- International development
- Labour relations specialist
- Legislative correspondent
- Management consultant
- Market research/ Media analyst
- Operations research analyst
- Parliamentary clerk
- Speech writer
- Tourism guide