Introduction to the History major

History is the study and discussion of past events, so that from the knowledge of the past, we can derive laws and lessons necessary for present and future life.Historians are researchers who study the issues of the past to understand and reconstruct past events, then analyze, evaluate, and share their accumulated knowledge with the community. Historical research is a difficult and challenging undertaking. Not everyone can become a historian without knowledge and passion. But becoming a good historian brings profound knowledge, reputation, and respect from the community. In 1956, the Department of History was established as one of the first departments of Hanoi University, now the University of Social Sciences and Humanities. To date, the Department of History has trained over 7,000 Bachelor's, Master's, and Doctoral graduates both domestically and internationally, including over 100 doctoral candidates who have successfully defended their dissertations and nearly 300 master's students who have successfully defended their theses. The faculty's training specializations include: Archaeology, Ancient and Medieval Vietnamese History, Modern and Contemporary Vietnamese History, History of the Communist Party of Vietnam, World History, Historical Theory, Anthropology, and Cultural Studies.