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 12/29/2024
Days Times Room Meeting Dates Instructor
M  9:00 AM  -  11:50 AM  Broome Library 1750 1/21/2023 - 5/19/2023 Michael Powelson

Status: Open
Class Number: 1222
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Dates: 1/21/2023 - 5/19/2023
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

Information below is 24 hours old.
Enrollment Total: 13
Available Seats: 7
Wait List Capacity: 10
Wait List Total: 0

Textbook / Other Materials

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780190269289
Title: Doing History
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Author: Mahar

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780190269289
Title: Doing History
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Author: Mahar

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780190269289
Title: Doing History
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Author: Pojmann

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

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

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

Status: Required
ISBN: 9780190269289
Title: Doing History
Publisher: Oxford University Press
Author: Mahar

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Enrollment Information

  • Upper Division
  • Includes any In Person Meeting
  • GWAR