Why Study History at the University of Adelaide?
History makes sense of the present – and sense too of the other subjects you are taking at University. It empowers you for life while providing vital insights into the people and places whose languages, politics, cultures and minds you are also studying. In first year staff in the History Department at the University of Adelaide offer subjects which cover the broad spectrum of Europe, Australia, Asia and America. In later years we offer the chance to concentrate on themes and topics from the history of one or more of these areas. These subjects can form the basis for a degree which specialises in History, or history subjects also make ideal partners for other, non-history topics – and for other vocational subjects such as Law. Career Prospects for History Students History graduates have highly developed communication skills both in writing and in discussion, expertise as researchers, and thorough training in interpreting and organising a wide variety of materials. They are very well eq