How Historians Ask and Answer

Catalog description

This course introduces current and prospective History majors and minors to how historians analyze the past. The course thus explores the different ways in which historians have asked questions about the past (methodology) and how these questions have evolved over time (historiography). Students in the course will learn to interpret primary documents, grapple with how historians construct arguments, and engage in the basics of historical research. Notes: Open to any student; required for both History majors and minors