Introduction to History as an Academic Discipline

Learning outcomes

Knowledge:

• The student will acquire broad knowledge of the traditions and peculiarities of History as a discipline and its place in society
• The student will acquire basic knowledge about the teaching profession, the school as an organisation, its development and role in society, as well as an understanding of the school system’s mandate
• The student will acquire basic knowledge of academic research questions, source criticism and research methods
• The student will acquire basic knowledge of children and young people in difficult situations
• The student will acquire knowledge of children’s right to education and good upbringing conditions

Skills:

• The student will show the ability to identify points of view, arguments and structures in different types of texts
• The student will show the ability to communicate academic perspectives in debates
• The student will show the ability to find, evaluate and reference academic materials, and to present them in a well-structured manner in both written and spoken form
• The student will show the ability to reflect about History as a discipline and about the teaching practice as a professional field

General competence:

• The student can communicate basic academic content such as theories, research questions and solution in both written and spoken form
• The student can communicate basic knowledge about the role of History as a discipline and the teaching profession
• The student can show an insight into what characterises academic texts, and how such texts can affect society
• The student has an insight into the academic and ethnical angles related to the production of research
• The student has an insight into the importance of perspectives of humanity, values and professional ethics within the teaching profession