Capstone Seminar in History

Catalog description

A research-focused course for advanced students, primarily for senior History or Studies in War and Peace majors. Each student conducts research on a significant historical question. The final product of the seminar is a polished research paper that demonstrates the student's ability to interpret primary sources and to place those interpretations in the context of previous scholarship on the question. Fields of history covered vary from semester to semester. 3 Lecture hours. Prerequisites: HI 303, HI 304, HI 319, HI 322, HI 340, HI 345 or HI 355, Grade of C or higher, and Permission of Instructor. Offered: Spring, Fall.