Program Outcomes

The METU History Department curriculum is designed to achieve the following program outcomes:
Graduates of the department:

1. are familiar with general world historical periods and trends; demonstrate knowledge of key facts, ideas, societies, organizations, cultures, structures and processes related to a variety of historical contexts.
2. are familiar with existing scholarly literature, historiography and historical methodology; and have developed the ability to approach them critically.
3. are acquainted with interdisciplinary approaches.
4. are able to generate research questions and conduct independent historical research by locating and analyzing primary and/or secondary sources; can construct viable arguments based on source interpretation.
5. have developed sufficient English language skills; additionally, they have acquired the skill to read both printed texts and manuscripts in Ottoman Turkish.
6. are able to present research results both in oral and written form.
7. are able to work individually or as part of a team.
8. are equipped with academic ethics.
9. are aware of modern day issues and current events; have the skills and knowledge to generate informed opinions.