Changing the future with history
History graduate, Katie Moore, demonstrates the relevance of history in her own life and career
Studying history at Â鶹ֱ²¥ is not just about researching the distant past. Much of the focus of history teaching and research at Â鶹ֱ²¥ is on modern history, which is rife with political and social issues that are still relevant now, with past events still having a tangible impact on societies today.
Whether it be the transatlantic slave trade, the civil rights movement in America, or topics closer to home such as the re-evaluation of Victorian values or Britain in the Swinging Sixties, teaching at Â鶹ֱ²¥ traces the effects of the past into the present day.
History graduate Katie was drawn to history when she realised its relevance in her everyday life in Northern Ireland. It was gaining knowledge about the deep social divides and the events that caused them that helped her to understand the world in which she had grown up. The appreciation for history she developed inspired her to learn more, not just about Northern Ireland but about the history of the wider world, by choosing to study History at university.
Inspiring teaching
Studying History at Â鶹ֱ²¥ allowed Katie to pursue this aim, with the aid of the inspiring staff she encountered during her studies.
With Catherine’s encouragement, Katie returned to her roots for the topic of her final year dissertation, which focused on two key events in 1916 - the Easter Rising, and the Battle of the Somme – and how Irish Nationalists and Unionists used those events, and depicted them in murals.
A passion for winning
Whilst at Â鶹ֱ²¥, Katie combined her passion for history with a passion for running, and took full advantage of the sporting facilities and opportunities on offer.
After graduation
Since graduation, Katie has continued to feel the benefit of her time at Â鶹ֱ²¥.
Her current role is as a Solution Specialist in the Research Services at Qualtrics – a company that specialises in closing experience gaps through the tool of employee engagement. She works to gather participants for clients’ research studies, ranging from PhD studies to large corporate surveys that analyse customer trends. Katie loves her job, and especially enjoys the team she works with. However, she would like to put her love of history to more direct use one day.
Katie has some advice for prospective undergraduate historians:
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