think and work with agility and attention to detail;

digest, summarise and analyse content from a wide range of different materials;

demonstrate critical awareness of the strengths and weaknesses of arguments;

develop the confidence to question and express their own views;

communicate effectively both verbally and in writing;

acquire key digital skills expected in the workplace;

work independently and as part of a team;

be highly motivated and organised.

gain awareness of the importance of change & development: different political institutions and the economy (trade, labour force, revenue, expansion);

study international relations, diplomacy, power politics;

cultivate a social historical awareness of ‘muted groups’, e.g. women, elderly, children, ‘foreigners’, slaves;

make comparative use of range of different media: literary, statistical, material, visual;

understand problems of bias, selectivity, conventions;

study conflict causes and resolutions;

appreciate different ‘leadership styles’ and organisational structures (military, political, trade): strengths & weaknesses;

understand the changing and different roles of e.g. religion in society.

be able to recognise and deploy means of persuasion: rhetoric, style, structure, devices;

understand bias, selectivity, and conventions;

be able to select appropriate communication styles for audience, reader or market;

appreciate ‘the dramatic’ and how to use it;

be sensitive to the evolution of literary forms, particularly in their wider social contexts (e.g. ‘reception’);

understand the different cultural roles of myth.

understand the importance and roles of visual cultures and ideologies;

be aware of the relation of space to function: religious, domestic, political, commercial;

appreciate the problems in handling and mishandling material evidence;

be able to collate and present statistical data successfully.