HIST 300. Historical Thinking

Credits 3.00 PeopleSoft Course ID 014477 Grading Basis GRD

A seminar that introduces students to the methodological questions central to the discipline of history. Students learn how to recognize and appreciate the diversity of historical interpretation; how to identify, locate and interrogate secondary and primary sources; how to integrate critical analysis of evidence into writing; and how to employ different modes to present historical knowledge. Open to all students but required of history majors.