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Program Description The program prepares students for a wide variety of professions, including teaching, government service, museum management, and historic preservation, as well as further degree work in history, law, librarianship and business. The department encourages applications from individuals of any age interested in resuming their education. Graduate students in history develop skills in critical thinking, writing and independent research. Through history courses, students should be proficient in the following areas characteristic of critical thinking: Textual analysis. Analyze texts of a variety of types, distinguishing the various philosophical, historical, and/or literary elements. Interpretive skills. Engage with texts to develop supported meaningful readings. Context awareness. Identify the cultural, historical, and intellectual influences on a text. Ethical thinking. Recognize various ethical situations and ideas, and distinguish viable ethical positions from simple opinions or self-interest.
