Bachelor of Historical Inquiry and Practice

Bachelor

The Bachelor of Historical Inquiry and Practice focuses specifically on the professional development of historians.

Key details

Degree Type

Bachelor

Duration

3 years full-time, 10 years part-time

Course Code

BHistInqPrac, 072406D

Study Mode

In person, Online

ATAR

72.55

About this course

The Bachelor of Historical Inquiry and Practice focuses specifically on the professional development of historians.

As it is recommended

for professional historians to engage in the study of a cognate discipline relevant to their chosen professional speciality - and because historical inquiry is now widely accepted as elemental to various professions beyond those conventionally associated with history - this course also includes a field of study opportunity whereby the student's study and training in history may be purposefully combined with other disciplines, to facilitate education in, for example, historical fiction and writing, social history and criminology, family history and sociology, national history and languages, cultural history and music.

Entry requirements

A candidate shall be qualified for admission (see

Admission Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Coursework) Rule

and

Admission Undergraduate and Postgraduate (Coursework) Procedures

).

Assumed knowledge is any two units of English.

Recommended studies is any two units of History.

Study locations

Armidale

Online

What you will learn

Upon completion of this course, students will be able to:

understand history as a critical field of human inquiry, which is multifaceted and global in nature;
understand the application of historical inquiry in a variety of different occupations, industries and career-settings;
attain an appreciation for the global and multidisciplinary applicability of historical study, both as a support for other fields of human inquiry and knowledge construction, as well as in its own right;
employ a variety of methodologies and conceptual approaches in practising historical inquiry, including methods of evidence-location, evaluation, interpretation and application; and
demonstrate increased awareness of their status as global citizens, opinion-formers and knowledge-creators for the new century.

Career pathways

As a result of acquiring these skills, graduates are highly employable in a wide range of fields. Options include, but are by no means limited to: Teaching (especially for history and studies in religion graduates); Tourism; Publishing; Marketing and advertising; Public relations; Journalism and media; Professional writing; Heritage management; Defence and foreign service; Counselling; Museum management; Public service; Foreign affairs and diplomacy; Community and social work; Aid agencies; Libraries; Research; Legal work;

Professional history

Graduate outcomes

Graduate satisfaction and employment outcomes for Humanities, Culture & Social Sciences courses at University of New England (UNE).

90%

Overall satisfaction

82%

Skill scale

82.2%

Teaching scale

65.8%

Employed full-time

$68k

Average salary

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