Bachelor's Degree in History

Knowledge

• Identify the basic structures of human societies, taking into account their diversities and similarities (territorial, temporal, socioeconomic, cultural and political).
• Explain historical processes in all their complexity, taking into account dynamics of continuity and change, including comparative perspectives.
• Identify the diversity of historical actors including specific analytical perspectives in relation to gender and minorities.
• Identify the influence of the geographical context at different scales on historical development and its interpretation.
• Identify the methods, types of sources and basic techniques for initiation to research and construction of historiographical discourse.
• Describe the historiographical concepts and debates of the discipline in each period and its evolution through the study of the most important historiographical currents.
• Identify the necessary stages for the construction of the historiographic narrative (hypotheses, primary sources, secondary sources, organisation and hierarchy of information, writing, elaboration of results).
• Identify the basic tools for the dissemination of history.

Skills

• Use basic research techniques with material and documentary sources, understanding the procedures and ethical principles associated with historical research.
• Use the main instruments of historical analysis (databases, archival and bibliographic catalogues) for the production of historiographical syntheses.
• Interpret historical documents by applying knowledge from disciplines related to history and the humanities (codicology, palaeography, geography, anthropology).
• Use historical documents and secondary sources from a critical perspective to construct a rigorous historiographical discourse.
• Structure inclusive historical narratives that incorporate the gender perspective and are not Eurocentric.
• Explain historical processes in a synthetic and structured way in written works and oral presentations, adapted to the appropriate register, both at an academic and informative level.
• Make appropriate use of basic audiovisual and digital tools in the research of topics related to history.
• Apply basic skills for the enhancement and dissemination of topics related to history.
• Discuss the main historiographical trends in relation to their historical and ideological contexts.

Competences

• Integrate new historiographical perspectives in the analysis of historical processes, offering grounded, explanatory and/or innovative responses to the challenges of today's society.
• Act with ethical responsibility and respect for human rights, diversity and democratic values in the performance of the tasks of the discipline.
• Integrate the gender perspective in all areas of research and the transmission of History.
• Generate diverse academic works in the field of history, both individually and as a team, with a critical and analytical perspective.
• Evaluate past events and processes at various levels of analysis (socioeconomic, political, cultural and environmental impact), underlining their relevance for the understanding of the present.
• Relate historical phenomena in different contexts, establishing meaningful comparisons that contribute to the global understanding of historical processes.
• Argue your own answer to a historical problem through evidence and critical perspective.