UR Research: History and Your Project

4.0 credits

Interested in designing an original research project? This seminar introduces students to source identification, prospectus preparation, and grant-writing techniques for historical research. To prepare for your project, we will discuss select readings on questions of memory, power, archives and our motivations as writers of History. The course is mandatory for students interested in completing the History Honors program next year. Students who are planning on developing an alternate research project are also welcome to enroll. As a 4.0 credit course, the course only meets the first eight weeks of the semester. There is a class trip to Washington, D.C., during spring break.