Bachelor of Arts in History

The History major provides students with a broad background in the historical trends which have shaped the modern world and led to the development of a contemporary society, culture and politics in the Islamic world and the United Arab Emirates. The aim of the History major is transmit knowledge and understanding of history and to promote awareness of the past and to open minds to the possibilities of the future. Students who are studying history are expected to learn not only basic facts of history, but also the contemporary methodologies that historians use to reconstruct and interpret the past, in order to better understand the present and the future.