Marketable Skills Report

Liberal Arts

History

Master of Arts (M.A.) Major in History

Marketable Skills:

• Ability to synthesize and disseminate complex information and apply it to new contexts
• Ability to find solutions to problems and justify them
• Ability to respond appropriately to constructive feedback
• Ability to collaborate on projects
• Ability to identify goals/tasks and create a realistic timeline for completion
• Ability to present before groups
• Ability to think and reason ethically
• Ability to analyze complex historical material and to clearly express evidence to support interpretation and recommendations in new contexts
• Ability to conduct advanced research using primary sources from the historical field
• Ability to recognize and situate past ideas and actions within their historical contexts