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History Major (BA)

Non-Award

By studying history, you will gain an understanding of how societies experienced the past and how this shapes the world we live in today. You'll learn about the forces that have influenced the modern world, including nationalism, democracy, conflict and war, and gender and sexuality. History graduates contribute to addressing a wide range of society's most complex issues.

Key details

Degree Type

Non-Award

Course Code

MJRU-HISTR

About this course

Overview

By studying history, you will gain an understanding of how societies experienced the past and how this shapes the world we live in today.

You'll learn about the forces that have influenced the modern world, including nationalism, democracy, conflict and war, and gender and sexuality.

In this course you'll have the opportunity to study and apply various approaches to researching and writing history.

History graduates contribute to addressing a wide range of society's most complex issues. Studying history develops your skills to identify and critically interpret evidence and enables you to explain the causes and consequences of political, environmental and social change. These skills are essential for a range of careers.

History is offered as a major in the Bachelor of Arts. You can also study History as part of a specialisation and as an elective.

You can study this major as part of a Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Commerce double degree.

What you will learn

What you'll learn

demonstrate an understanding of the theoretical underpinnings of the discipline of history, and an ability to apply an historical perspective
demonstrate the ability to think critically, creatively and reflectively within the history discipline and across disciplinary boundaries
demonstrate the ability to locate and analyse information from a range of sources
demonstrate the ability to communicate effectively in writing and orally to diverse audiences in ways appropriate in history
demonstrate the ability to use a variety of technologies and to select the appropriate ones to use to solve problems or communicate information
show sustained intellectual curiosity by taking responsibility for one's own learning and intellectual development through the recognition of a range of learning strategies including small group, student-centred activities
demonstrate the capacity to understand how society has changed historically
appreciate the importance of historical knowledge in contributing to an understanding of cultural diversity and human rights
demonstrate the ability to conduct ethical research using the most relevant theories and approaches in the field of history

Career pathways

What jobs can the History course lead to?

Careers

Historian
Research officer
Archivist
Policy advisor
Heritage consultant
Data manager
Museum curator
Secondary school teacher (requires a postgraduate teaching qualification)

Industries

Non-government organisations
Local, state and federal government
Defence and security
Environmental and mining industries
Media, arts and creative industries
Education
Tourism
Consulting

Course structure

You can study this course as part of the following degrees

Bachelor of Arts
Bachelor of Commerce
Bachelor of Arts, Bachelor of Innovation

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Credit for prior study or work

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Curtin course code: MJRU-HISTR
Last updated on: 13 October 2025