History - Rhode Island College

History from Rhode Island College is a Campus Master History degree that prepares you for a Liberal Arts career. The History Department prepares its graduate students to read, write, research and think critically and analytically about the past on an advanced level. The program provides students with skills that are transferable to other disciplines and essential to success in graduate and law schools, and in careers in business, civil service, government, research and teaching. The M.A. program in History addresses a variety of student needs, offering intellectual challenging courses taught by a nationally-recognized faculty. A mix of seminars and advanced lecture courses challenge students by addressing the most recent scholarship and trends in a wide variety of historical specialties. In both the Seminar and Thesis plans, we develop student?s abilities to pursue independent research and interpretation through exposure to the widest possible range of historical writing and a variety of theoretical, investigative and pedagogical approaches. The program encourages students to explore history across a variety of chronological, regional and thematic frameworks, with particular opportunities to work in comparative history. The program offers current educators the opportunity to enhance their professional status and enrich their understanding of the past. The diverse seminars and courses are well suited to enhance the professional opportunities of teachers, to hone their research skills or to serve as continuing education credits for teaching professionals. Finally, the program welcomes students who simply seek to expand their knowledge and critical skills in specialized fields of historical study. LEARNING OUTCOMES 1. Students will have an advanced understanding of the origins of the field of History , and of the various methodological approaches to the study of History. 2. Students will be able to demonstrate an advanced understanding of the various interpretive schools of historical writing, with an emphasis on causal relations and multiple perspectives, and an advanced understanding of the role of bias in the construction of historical narratives. 3. Students will demonstrate an understanding and mastery of advanced research skills, and of how historians gather, interpret, and analyze a wide range of primary and secondary source materials. 4. Students will demonstrate a comparative understanding of world cultures and diverse peoples. 5. In the thesis track, students will demonstrate an understanding of how to research and write a major research paper based on primary. View more details on Rhode Island College . Ask your questions and apply online for this program or find other related History courses.