History

Course summary

Why do we study history? History helps students develop the skills to look beyond the headlines, to ask questions properly, and to justify their own opinions. History helps to train the mind and teaches students how to think and process information. History encourages students to question preconceptions, evidence and sources. It helps students appreciate that people in the past were not just 'good' or 'bad', but motivated in complex and inconsistent ways. This in turn helps us understand the origins of modern and contemporary political and social problems.