Research Training: History

Catalog description

This course is part of a set of 100-level courses offered by Dietrich College departments as independent studies for second-semester freshmen and first- or second-semester sophomores in the College. In general, these courses are designed to give students some real research experience through work on a faculty project in ways that might stimulate and nurture subsequent interest in research participation. Faculty and students devise a personal and regularized meeting and task schedule. Each Research Training course is worth 9 units, which generally means a minimum for students of about 9 work-hours per week. Prerequisites/restrictions: For Dietrich College students only; minimum cumulative QPA of 3.0 (at the time of registration) required for approved entry; additional prerequisites (e.g., language proficiency) may arise out of the particular demands of the research project in question. By permission of the relevant professor and the Director of Undergraduate Studies. Students sign up for these courses through both the History Department and the Dean's Office. Current offerings: Section A: Voting Rights in the U.S., L. Tetrault; Section C: Environmental Justice and Human Rights in Latin Americ, J. Soluri; and Section E: The Art and Science of Making Medieval Manuscripts, A. Garnhart-Bushakra. Course Website: https://www.cmu.edu/dietrich/students/undergraduate/programs/research-training-program.html