History is one of the most desired academic degrees amongst students when it comes to pursuing a Bachelor of Arts.
History degrees are designed to teach you to move beyond yourself and envision other worlds, to explore the interplay between material circumstances and human character. History combines the careful analysis of evidence with compelling storytelling. Moreover, History degrees aim to increase cultural sensitivity and literacy.
This degree is divided into various areas of expertise such as Classical History or Art History, which will help students gain relevant knowledge for themselves.
History is one of the most versatile undergraduate majors, due to the fact that it touches upon all forms of human endeavour from arts and languages to science and economics.
Candidates studying a History course will also be taught how to effectively collect, analyse, interpret, and arrange a wide variety of sources into persuasive arguments. Thus, having these skills will increase the chance of any graduate finding a job, no matter if it is in this field or not.
A report from Georgetown University’s Center on Education illustrates that graduates from History majors have the highest salary amongst graduates from all other humanities majors.
History courses are usually a three-year commitment and offer many academic programmes ranging from foundational courses to specialised ones. Some universities even have site excavations, through which students gain more practical knowledge.
Like most of the degrees, any History course concludes with a dissertation in any chosen area of interest.
Toronto Metropolitan University (formerly Ryerson) is a very interpersonal university and does it’s best to provide students with the necessary tools they need to succeed. This can range from writing centres for editing and for non-native speakers, to mental health awareness events and free access to platforms like Headspace (a mindfulness app). Of course, TMU is a university with a low budget, and this can be frustrating when trying to access things like the library, which is not as established as the other universities in Toronto. However, I found that the community at TMU thrives on the fact that it is a small community. I found that this was much more helpful to me as professors and advisors had more time to engage with us and provide us with extra help. As a teaching assistant at TMU currently, I can confirm that the small environment greatly aids in helping students better and getting to know them and their needs. I would whole heartedly recommend TMU to prospective students. I owe great thanks to the faculty for being my guides and mentors during tough times.
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