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 5/6/2024
Days Times Room Meeting Dates Instructor
W  9:00 AM  -  11:50 AM  Online 1/23/2021 - 5/28/2021 Hanni Jalil

Status: Open
Class Number: 1551
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 1/23/2021 - 5/28/2021
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 18
Available Seats: 2
Wait List Capacity: 5
Wait List Total: 0

Textbook / Other Materials

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780226430577
Title: Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, & D
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Author: Turabian

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780807080535
Title: Silencing the Past
Publisher: Beacon Press c/o RandomHouse
Author: Trouillot

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780812224184
Title: Dispossessed Lives
Publisher: University of Pennsylvania Pre
Author: Fuentes

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780226430607
Title: A Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, a
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Author: Turabian

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Enrollment Information

  • Upper Division
  • GWAR