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 12/28/2024
Days Times Room Meeting Dates Instructor
F  9:00 AM  -  11:50 AM  Bell Tower 1716 1/19/2019 - 5/24/2019 Mark Dragoni

Status: Open
Class Number: 2917
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 1/19/2019 - 5/24/2019
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 9
Available Seats: 16
Wait List Capacity: 5
Wait List Total: 0

Textbook / Other Materials

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781119262855
Title: Going to the Sources: A Guide to Historical Resear
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporate
Author: Brundage

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781119262749
Title: Going to the Sources
Publisher: John Wiley & Sons, Incorporate
Author: Brundage

Status: Required
ISBN: 9781421409887
Title: Cheese & the Worms
Publisher: The Johns Hopkins University P
Author: Ginzburg

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Enrollment Information

  • Upper Division