Professional Writing for Historians I

Catalog description

The first half of a two-semester course sequence designed to assist students in making the critical transition from being a student to becoming a scholar. The primary goals of the sequence are to orient students to professional expectations in the professorate and to develop a program of professional writing and dissertation research as efficiently and effectively as possible. More specifically, the courses aim to help students to conceptualize a dissertation, to fund a year of research from external sources, and to begin establishing a record of scholarship. As the first course in the sequence, this focuses on grant-writing and the dissertation prospectus, with the goal of having students submit at least one application for external funding and to finish the “problem section” of their prospectus. During the semester, the class also works on other professional development issues, such as networking and presenting conference papers. (Offered each Fall)