HIST 300 - The Historian's Craft

Description

Hours: Three hours lecture per week Description: This writing-intensive course introduces students to the methods and skills necessary for the study of history. Students will learn to distinguish between evidence from primary sources and interpretations from secondary sources. They will use a variety of primary and secondary sources to become familiar with historical analysis, assess interpretations of the past, conduct historical research, and write and revise papers based on that research. Heavy emphasis on drafting and revising various types of historical writing. Students must earn a C- or better to fulfill the Graduate Writing Assessment Requirement (GWAR).

Meeting Information

Info current as 5/15/2024
Days Times Room Meeting Dates Instructor
TTH  9:00 AM  -  10:15 AM  Sierra Hall 2344 8/26/2017 - 12/22/2017 Robin Mitchell

Status: Open
Class Number: 2612
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 8/26/2017 - 12/22/2017
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 23
Available Seats: 2
Wait List Capacity: 0
Wait List Total: 0

Textbook / Other Materials

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780192853523
Title: History: Very Short Intro
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Author: Arnold

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781472518521
Title: Writing the History of Crime
Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
Author: Knepper

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780199939817
Title: Doing History: An Introduction to the Historian's
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Author: Pojmann

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780226816388
Title: Manual for Writers
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Author: Turabian

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Enrollment Information

  • Upper Division
  • D: Social Perspectives