Fall 2008 Course Descriptions
History Major Student Learning Outcomes
Courses taken in the Department of History at the University of Hawaii at Manoa offer students an oppurtunity to learn a particular set of skills, callled Student Learning Outcomes. Below you'll find the Student Learning Outcomes for courses in the Department of History
- Proficiency in working with and interpreting primary sources.
- Ability to master secondary literature for a specific topic; mastery of main issues in secondary literature for the student’s field of concentration (as defined by department, i.e. U.S., Asia/Pacific, Europe, Comparative/World).
- Critical thinking, ability to make a clear argument and develop it using recognized historical methods.
- Ability to write expository prose to a set specification (i.e. Chicago Manual of Style, Turabian) or the discursive equivalent in other media as determined by faculty.