THE HISTORIAN'S CRAFT: Church and State in the Carolingian Age

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The Historian's Craft introduces students to the goals, tools, and forms of analysis of the historical profession. Students will learn to distinguish between evidence and interpretation (primary and secondary sources), find relevant sources to answer historical questions, and communicate a historical argument following the scholarly conventions of professional historians. This course should preferably be taken in the sophomore year. It is a foundational methods course for BA, BS, and BSE Social Studies (history emphasis) majors and is a prerequisite for HIST 3390. Lecture, discussion, and participation in classroom assignments.