Introduction:

The department presents history programs that aim to prepare graduates who are:

1-     Acquiring mental abilities such as respecting the historical context, as well as being aware of the historical events.

2-    Acquiring mental and intellectual methods in terms of historical knowledge.

3-    Understanding the problems underlying the historical record itself, and also realizing the different points of view in the interpretation of the historical material.

4-    To be aware of the historical process.

The academic standards we follow are to graduate students who are capable of:

·         Understanding the past of the humanity.

·         Understanding the historical events plus a deep awareness of the variation of traditions nowadays.

·         Representing the historical knowledge with appropriate but yet distinct form.

Mental skills:

Which means that the graduate is capable of:

·         Gaining important mental capabilities through studying history.

·         Understanding the various traditions which represent historical theories and their applications.

Professional and practical skills:

The graduate becomes capable of:

·         Reading and implementing the historical records.

·         Collecting, organizing and formulating historical data and information.

·         Awareness of research methodologies and the assumptions related to the concepts.

General skills:

The graduate becomes capable of:

·         Handling various computer applications, internet and e-mail.

·         Using statistical programs in processing the data of researches.

·         Working in teams.

·         Discussing certain results.

·         Thinking critically.

·         Dealing effectively with sources of information.