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
Days | Times | Room | Meeting Dates | Instructor |
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MW | 1:30 PM - 2:45 PM | Del Norte Hall 3550 | 8/26/2017 - 12/22/2017 | Amy Caldwell |
Status: Open
Class Number: 2613
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: 22
Available Seats: 3
Wait List Capacity: 0
Wait List Total: 0
Textbook / Other Materials
Status: RequiredISBN: 9780226816388
Title: Manual for Writers
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Author: Turabian
Status: Required
ISBN: 9781118745441
Title: Methods & Skills of History
Publisher: Blackwell Publishing, Incorpor
Author: Furay
Status: Required
ISBN: 9781118745342
Title: The Methods and Skills of History: A Practical Gui
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporate
Author: Salevouris
Status: Required
ISBN: 9780393937282
Title: Defining a Nation
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorp
Author: Embree
Status: Required
ISBN: 9781118515310
Title: Going to the Sources
Publisher: Harlan Davidson, Incorporated/
Author: Brundage
Status: Required
ISBN: 9781118515273
Title: Going to the Sources: A Guide to Historical Resear
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporate
Author: Brundage
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