Introduction to History: Theories and Methods. (3-0) 3 Credit Hours

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This course provides students with an introduction to the discipline of history. The course considers how historians conceptualize and conduct the study of history by asking historical questions, critically analyzing primary and secondary works, conducting archival and library research (both traditional and electronic), and developing and critiquing sets of arguments. The course considers competing approaches to the study of historical processes and how historians’ categories of analysis change over time. (Students must enroll in this course in the first semester of their program.) Course Fee: GL01 $90; STLF $18.48; DL01 $75.