University of Chichester

Key Skills and Student Support

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In addition to the considerable subject content or knowledge-based skills that you will develop as a result of studying History for three years at Chichester, our flexible approach to learning and teaching means that as a History student you will also develop a wide range of abilities and skills regarded as essential for successful employment in many professions (see our Careers Opportunities page). The following are just some of the many transferable skills that our programme aims to help you achieve, module by module and year on year:

Subject knowledge skills:

  • Familiarity with significant developments in British and European cultural, political and intellectual histories from the 15th century onwards;
  • An understanding of the complex processes of change and continuity, cause and effect in particular periods;
  • Comparative perspectives between British, French and Italian national traditions;
  • Knowledge of a range of current historical methods and approaches such as local, social, gender, religious, oral, political and intellectual histories;
  • An awareness of the problematic nature of historical knowledge and evidence.

Intellectual and practical skills:

  • The ability to summarise arguments in written and oral forms;
  • The ability to reflect critically upon the basic assumptions and practices of historians;
  • Critical and sensitive reading of texts and other source materials;
  • The ability to collate and analyse a diverse range of evidence and information;
  • The ability to apply within a working environment the intellectual skills that you have acquired as a history student.

Key transferable skills

  • Good oral and written communication skills, including presentation skills;
  • The ability to work in a team and engage socially in effective communication with others;
  • Planning and personal management skills, including management of your time;
  • Problem-solving skills such as the ability to consider and solve complex issues;
  • IT skills, including the identification, analysis and interpretation of electronic forms of information;
  • The ability to critically analyse and enhance your own personal performance;
  • The ability to work independently and to take responsibility for your own work.

For more information on Key Skills and Student Support, go to our Student Handbook web pages.