HIST 320 - Historiography/Historical Methods

Credit(s): 3
3 hours lecture, 3 hours contact
Prerequisite(s): ENGL 112, program approval and satisfactory completion of at least 18 major credits in history.
An introduction to historiography and historical method through guided readings in primary sources andsecondary literature. This course is organized around topics that will give the student experience in the recognition, critique, and writing of historical narrative. This course will also familiarize majors with history as a profession by requiring each student to complete a minimum of 15 hours of service learning in an approved field relevant to the study of history (i.e. education, law, museums, libraries, archives). This required course for History majors is to be taken junior or senior year after a student has completed 18 credits in history. HIST 320 may not be taken concurrently with HIST 495.