Historian's Craft ((3))

Catalog description

The Historian's Craft is an introductory course that teaches students about historical methods, historical inquiry, and historiography. Students will practice interpreting and integrating primary source documents into historical narratives, critically analyzing secondary sources, critiquing documentary films and/or historical films, evaluating digital history web sites, and developing skills framing historical questions and focused research topics. Students will also learn how to locate sources, form historical arguments using sources, and organize and present research in oral and written form.