“The more you know about the past, the better prepared you are for the future.” Theodore Roosevelt Why study it? The answer is that history is inescapable. History is in everything we encounter. History teaches us about our lives in the present and illuminates the struggles and challenges of those who lived in the past and how they impact on our society today. This subject is for you if… • You have excellent communication skills. • You have strong literacy and oral presentation skills. • You are keen on discovering about how history has shaped the societies of today. • You are intrigued about the ideas, issues and environment of the past. Where can it lead you? Courses for which History is useful include: Politics, Philosophy, Economics, Anthropology, Sociology, Theology and History itself. Careers: common career choices include journalism, teaching, law, accountancy, museum curating, marketing and academia.