INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL RESEARCH IN HISTORY
Introduction to professional research in the discipline of history. Discuss recent, exemplary historical monographs and explore diverse methodological approaches. Identify how authors start from a set of questions and concerns and develop them into a full historical study. Focus on developing as ethical, conscientious, and reflexive historians.
Prerequisites & course information
Requisites: Consent of instructor Course Designation: Grad 50% - Counts toward 50% graduate coursework requirement Repeatable for Credit: No Last Taught: Fall 2026 Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate a sound understanding of fundamental ideas and concepts of the discipline. Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate knowledge of key theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of the past. Audience: Graduate 3. Position yourself as a scholar in the field of history. Audience: Graduate 4. Articulate the stages of crafting a historical study, in preparation for your second-year paper and future research projects. Audience: Graduate Learning Outcomes: 1. Demonstrate a sound understanding of fundamental ideas and concepts of the discipline. Audience: Graduate 2. Demonstrate knowledge of key theoretical and methodological approaches to the study of the past. Audience: Graduate 3. Position yourself as a scholar in the field of history. Audience: Graduate 4. Articulate the stages of crafting a historical study, in preparation for your second-year paper and future research projects. Audience: Graduate
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- Course catalogue ↗2026-2027