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The six skills clusters

A total of 70 statements of competence are divided into six skills clusters

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Knowledge & information

Humanities graduates treat and manage information and knowledge in an expert way.

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Project

Excellent organisational skills enable humanities graduates to complete projects successfully and on time.

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Communication

Excellent communication skills enable humanities graduates to collaborate and lead.

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Creativity

Humanities graduates have an artistic side and thus have a knack for coming up with new and innovative ideas.

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Language

Humanities graduates are proficient in language through their profound insight in the workings of languages.

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Interculturaility

Humanities graduates cultivate open-mindedness and empathy through in-depth reflection.

Knowledge & information

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Humanities graduates treat and manage information and knowledge in an expert way using a four-step process:  

  1. find the right information to solve a problem

  2. reflect on it distilling the abstract from the concrete

  3. synthesize it reducing large sets of information to the essence

  4. formulate findings in the most suitable way. 

Statements of competence:

  • I can accurately apply theories, models and interpretations.

  • I can link conclusions to my own research.

  • I am capable of formulating a well-reasoned hypothesis.

  • I can judge the value of research within my discipline.

  • I am keen to learn more about research.

  • I understand the benefits and drawbacks of the methods that are commonly used within my discipline.

  • I can conduct qualitative research.

  • I can interpret research findings.

  • I can formulate an accurate research question.

  • I see myself as a researcher within my discipline.

  • I can interpret facts in their historical context.

  • I know how to find the information I need for my research.

  • I can take information from a variety of sources and shape it into a coherent whole.

  • I can easily find reliable sources of information.

  • I can efficiently distil the essence of information.

  • I can quickly discover the essence of a text.

  • I can analyse concrete facts on an abstract level.

  • I can find inspiration for my own research in developments in other kinds of research.

  • I can write academic texts.

  • I can easily reduce large amounts of information to a coherent, concise whole.

  • I can take a bird’s-eye view of what I am working on and use that to gain new insights.

  • I can discover differences between elements that appear to be very similar.

  • I can devise original questions that have not previously been asked.

  • I can make a good synthesis of information.

  • I can analyse qualitative data.

  • I know that my own role as interpreter is crucial to my analyses: I always relate my understanding of truth to myself.

  • I can explain matters in such a way that my audience knows what the most important points are. 

Communication

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Excellent communication skills enable humanities graduates to collaborate and lead.

Statements of competence:

  • I can select an appropriate channel through which to communicate my message.

  • I can communicate a message in an appealing way.

  • I can resolve communication problems that arise in practice.

  • I can delegate tasks to others.

  • I do not hesitate to take the initiative myself in order to ensure the success of a project.

  • I can signal when team work is needed in order to ensure the success of a project.

  • I can communicate a message convincingly.

  • I have the right communication skills to fulfil a leadership role.

  • I have developed strategies to achieve optimal communication in a professional context.

  • I have the communication skills to defuse conflicts.

  • I can chair a meeting.

  • I can describe, interpret and critically analyse the practice of teamwork.

  • I give relevant feedback to the people around me, with the aim of achieving a positive collaboration.

  • I work well as part of a team because I can communicate well with others.

  • I am creative in finding solutions to communication-related challenges.

Language

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Humanities graduatess are proficient in language through their profound insight in the workings of languages.

Statements of competence:

  • I have above-average skills in at least one language.

  • I can think in abstract terms about linguistic structures.

  • I pay attention to how language is used in day-to-day life.

  • I see myself as a language expert.

  • I pay attention to the way in which language varies, functions and changes in my surroundings.

  • I understand the composition and structure of at least one language.

  • I understand the composition and structure of more than one language.

  • I can translate accurately from a source language into a target language.

  • I can use more than one language.

Project

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Excellent organisational skills enable humanities graduates to complete projects successfully and on time.

Statements of competence:

  • I can work towards a deadline in such a way as to meet that deadline.

  • I can work efficiently.

  • I can manage my own time and deadlines using a realistic schedule.

  • I can manage my own workload when working on a project over a long period (e.g. several months).

  • I can prioritise a list of tasks.

  • I can divide a task into achievable smaller tasks .

  • I can set my own goals.

  • I can retain a clear overview when working on multiple tasks at the same time.

Creativity

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Humanities graduates have an artistic side and thus have a knack for coming up with new and innovative ideas.

Statements of competence:

  • I am artistic.

  • I am a creative thinker.

  • I am very imaginative.

  • I can think out of the box to come up with new ideas.

  • I can develop a project creatively.

Interculturality

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Humanities graduates cultivate open-mindedness and empathy through in-depth reflection.

Statements of competence

  •  I can interpret facts in their cultural context.

  • I can reflect empathically on life in other cultures.

  • I realise that things are not just black and white: I can also think in shades of grey.

  • I can reflect on the similarities and differences between human behaviours and expressions from a variety of eras, regions and cultures.

  • I can reflect on social diversity in a nuanced way.

  • I am open to other people’s ways of thinking.

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