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 12/24/2024
Days Times Room Meeting Dates Instructor
MW  6:00 PM  -  7:15 PM  Bell Tower 2688 1/23/2016 - 5/27/2016 Amy Caldwell

Status: Open
Class Number: 1303
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 1/23/2016 - 5/27/2016
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 19
Available Seats: 6
Wait List Capacity: 10
Wait List Total: 0

Textbook / Other Materials

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780393938883
Title: Rousseau, Burke, & Revolution in France 1791
Publisher: W. W. Norton & Company, Incorp
Author: Kates

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781118745441
Title: Methods & Skills of History
Publisher: Harlan Davidson, Incorporated/
Author: Furay

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

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780226816395
Title: Manual for Writers of Research Papers, Theses, and
Publisher: University of Chicago Press
Author: Turabian

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Enrollment Information

  • Upper Division
  • D: Social Perspectives