Class Number: 3726
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).

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Days Time Date Range Location Instructor
MW 01:30 PM - 02:45 PM 08/23/2014 - 12/15/2014 Del Norte Hall 2550 Frank Barajas
Status: Open
Session: Regular Academic Session
Units: 3.00
Class Components: Lecture
Career: Undergraduate
Start Date: 08/23/2014
End Date: 12/15/2014
Grading: Letter Grade

Class Availability

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Enrollment Total: 19
Available Seats: 6
Wait List Capacity: 10
Wait List Total: 0


Textbook / Other Materials

Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 9780072994018
Title: After the Fact: The Art of Historical Detection
Author: Davidson and Lytle
Publish: McGraw Hill

Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 226065669
Title: The Craft of Research
Author: Booth et. Al
Publish: Univ. of Chicago

Textbook Status: Required
ISBN: 321227166
Title: A Short Guide to Writing About History
Author: Marius and Page
Publish: Longman

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Enrollment Information

  • Lower Division
  • D: Social Perspectives
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