History Student Learning Outcomes 

Students will be able to:

• Interpret and evaluate primary sources (documents and other artifacts from the past) and explain their historical significance and potential use in supporting or refuting a historical narrative
• Interpret and evaluate secondary sources (historical interpretations produced by scholars); compare, contrast, and assess competing interpretations; and propose directions for new scholarship
• Form arguments about the past based on critical analysis of primary and/or secondary sources and compose logically-organized, argument-driven historical narratives that are informed by secondary sources and justified by references to primary sources
• Communicate effectively in writing    
• Communicate effectively in public speaking
• Articulate practical applications for history and job possibilities for history majors