Using secondary and primary sources, students explore a topic of their choosing. Meeting weekly, this course is organized as a directed workshop and includes a combination of readings, discussions, writings, and students' joint evaluations of each other's works-in-progress. The assigned reading is light; it is intended to give a brief introduction to some of the main topics historians discuss when writing and researching. After the first month, students work independently, carrying out work in a timely fashion, as assignmnets that factor into the final product will be due periodically. Class participation includes in-class peer evaluations in which students demonstrate a general understanding of the research process through the constructive criticism of their peers' work. Individual conferences with the professor on student progress will complement the directed workshop disucssions and are integrated in the course schedule. Prerequisite: Two of the following courses completed successfully-HIST 300, HIST 301, HIST 302, HIST-303. (One course).
- Teacher: Frederick Witzig