Description
An introduction to major schools of modern historical thought, documentary research, project design, and historical writing. This course trains students to ask significant questions about the past; to locate, sift, and analyze a variety of primary and secondary sources; to understand the ethics of historical practice, including citation and peer review; and to design a research project of substantial scope. This course should be taken in the junior year to prepare for advanced research in upper-division coursework. Offered Fall.