Skills for your CV

A degree in history develops your:

• critical reasoning and analytic skills, including the capacity for solving problems and thinking creatively;
• intellectual rigor and independence, including the ability to conduct detailed research;
• ability to construct an argument and communicate findings in a clear and persuasive manner, both orally and in writing;
• ability to work without direct supervision and manage time and priorities effectively;
• ability to discuss ideas in groups, and to negotiate, question and summarize;
• capacity to think objectively and approach problems and new situations with an open mind;
• appreciation of the different factors that influence the activities of groups and individuals in society.